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SPARC publishes brochures for campus distribution, position and discussion papers, guides, newsletters, and more. Most SPARC publications are freely available under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License and may be downloaded in PDF format below. To download Adobe Acrobat reader, visit the Adobe Web site. For more information, please contact sparc [at] arl [dot] org.

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The SPARC Store

We've got a lot more than brochures available to buy now! Explore the SPARC Store for posters, buttons, stickers, flyers, and those full-color brochures you know and love. And, t-shirts are on the way. All SPARC materials are available for free download and to purchase at cost.

Papers and Guides

Position papers, topic discussions, manuals, and toolkits for librarians, publishers, authors, and others.

Articles

Concepts and discussions presented on behalf of SPARC and published in industry publications.

Webcasts, video, and podcasts

Podcasts (audio) and webcasts (video) from SPARC events, including the SPARC-ACRL forum at ALA.

 

Open Access News blog

Written by Peter Suber, the OAN blog offers daily updates on the worldwide movement for open access to science and scholarship.

SPARC Open Access Newsletter & Forum

Monthly news and analysis on the worldwide open-access movement, written by Peter Suber.

SPARC enews

Our bimonthly newsletter featuring the latest SPARC activities, an industry roundup, upcoming workshops and events, as well as articles related to developments in scholarly communication.

Presentations

Papers and slides presented on behalf of SPARC at events around the world.