Publishers accommodate NIH-funded authors
For years, I've been saying (in my blog, the newsletter, public talks) that "all" or "virtually all" publishers accommodate NIH-funded authors. But it was hard to point to evidence. This problem is...
View ArticleCall for OA Research and Data as Humanitarian Assistance to Japan (from the...
As we continue to collectively look for ways to support our colleagues in Japan as they work to recover from the unprecedented events of earlier this month, SPARC would like to reinforce a request...
View ArticleDo you use the SPARC Web site a lot? Help us update it! 2011 redesign underway
It’s that time again. The five-year calendar has rolled over and we’re looking to bring the SPARC site into the new digital era (how things have changed!). We’ve got plenty of usage statistics and...
View ArticleTake Action: Oppose H.R. 3699, a new bill to block public access to publicly...
A new bill, The Research Works Act (H.R.3699), designed to roll back the NIH Public Access Policy and block the development of similar policies at other federal agencies has been introduced into the...
View ArticlePrime Time for Public Access
Over the past several months, a remarkable series of events have conspired to bring the issue of access to publicly funded research squarely to the forefront of the public consciousness.
View ArticleSponsors and Supporters back away from Research Works Act
Earlier today, Elsevier issued a statement withdrawing its support of the Research Works Act (RWA), a bill designed to overturn the popular NIH Public Access Policy, and prohibit the adoption of...
View ArticleSPARC’s First Open Access Meeting a Success
SPARC just wrapped up a very successful first-ever Open Access (OA) Meeting in Kansas City, MO. This meeting built on the foundation established by the popular SPARC Digital Repositories meeting, and...
View ArticleFRPAA in the Spotlight: Public Access Bill featured in Congressional...
Fresh on the heels of yesterday’s well-attended Congressional briefing on the issue of public access to the results of taxpayer funded research, 24 new bipartisan co-sponsors have officially been...
View ArticleFPRAA takes Center Stage at Congressional Hearing
Open access issues are clearly on the minds of U.S. lawmakers. Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight conducted a hearing on the topic “Examining...
View ArticleBipartisan Federal Research Public Access Act (FRPAA) Continues to Gain...
Good news for supporters of open access to the results of taxpayer funded research this week, as Members of Congress continue to express their support for the proposed legislation.
View ArticleSign the White House Petition on Open Access to Research Today!
We now have a brief, critical window of opportunity to demonstrate that we as a community firmly believe should be a high priority for the Administration to act on right now. To help accomplish this,...
View ArticleWikimedia Endorses OA Petition and Next Steps
Just four days into the White House’s “We the People” Petition over 17,000 people have signed, calling on the Obama Administration to “require free access over the Internet to journal articles arising...
View ArticleAdvocates Set Ambitious Goal: Setting the Default to Open Access in Ten...
Ten years ago, a small group of activists convened in Budapest to discuss ways for the academic community to come together and work to make all research articles in all academic fields freely...
View ArticleSUNY Potsdam Takes Tough Stand Against American Chemical Society Prices
Many of you have heard about the SUNY-Potsdam library's recent experiences in trying to navigate continued price increases to the American Chemical Society journals' subscriptions. SPARC's Caralee...
View ArticleOpen Access Week 2012 in Full Swing
Open Access Week 2012 is underway, and we here at SPARC are watching with delight as the buzz from the announcements, events, contests, launches, and just plain cool activities underway in the...
View ArticleR2RC Partners with PhD Comics for Open Access Week Video!
To close Open Access Week 2012, we’re excited to announce our video collaboration with PhD Comics to produce “Open Access Explained!”. The comic-style animated video is a great resource to explain...
View ArticleSCOAP3 Project Progresses
After an intense period of behind-the-scenes effort, CERN's open access, library, purchasing, and legal staff, along with the SCOAP global Steering Committee and Technical Working Group, secured with...
View ArticleHonoring an "Open" Activist by Taking Action
By Heather Joseph As we struggle to digest the news of the loss of Aaron Swartz, a brilliant intellect, a passionate activist, and a very human 26-year-old, I am, as I suspect we all are, wrestling...
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