With 20 years of action in the Open space, SPARC Europe is embarking on a year-long process to create a broader open agenda by connecting Open Science and Open Education. Making … Read More
The richness of Diamond Open Access (OA) publishing is characterised by its diversity: from the wide-ranging disciplines it serves in multiple languages to the types of organisations and networks involved in … Read More
A new report from the DIAMAS work package that SPARC Europe leads looks at understanding how institutional publishing is sustained today. Institutional publishers and service providers are diverse due to their … Read More
It has been a busy year for SPARC Europe. Key highlights from the year include: Continuing to support over 20 national OS policymakers by facilitating CoNOSC: sharing knowledge on research assessment, … Read More
LIBRARIANS AS AGENTS OF CHANGE: New SPARC Europe strategy for Open Education 2024-2026 We are pleased to announce a new Open Education strategy for 2024-2026, Librarians as Agents of Change. We … Read More
This helper includes key resources on rights retention for institutions and researchers: including examples of rights retention policies, support documents and guidelines and a key reading list. EXAMPLES OF RIGHTS RETENTION … Read More
Today we publish “Insights into developments in European Open Education institutional policymaking” report. Drawing on insights from leading policymakers, participants of the 2021 and 2022 SPARC Europe Open Education surveys, and … Read More
At SPARC Europe, we are keen to better understand the topic of copyright for Open Access at research institutions across Europe. We are therefore calling for European academic institutions to complete … Read More
Project Retain. Enabling the dissemination of knowledge. Europe has seen a significant growth in activity to establish and advance open access (OA) policies over the last decade. However, copyright has been … Read More