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SPARC is a nonprofit advocacy organization that supports open systems for research and education that enable everyone, everywhere to access, contribute to, and benefit from the knowledge that shapes our world.
Join us one week from now for the Collections & #OpenAccess webinar on Wed, Aug. 12 @ 2pm ET. Open to all working in academic institutions. Register here: sparcopen.org/event/collec...
Collection Strategies as Scholarly Infrastructure - SPARC
Building on our popular “Open Access 101” events, SPARC is pleased to announce a new series, Collections & Open Access: Resourcing Open Scholarship, that will dive deeper into topics at the intersecti...
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As you promote events for #OAWeek 2026, download graphics from the #OpenAccess Week website here: www.openaccessweek.org/resources Please add your event to our public calendar: www.openaccessweek.org/submit-event
Keep up on the latest with #OpenEducation #OER in the July edition of #OpenEd Digest! www.opened.org/posts/2026/o...
OpenEd Digest - July 2026 — Open Education Association
This month’s roundup of open education news, opportunities and events.
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The #OpenEd26 program is out! So many sessions, so many great speakers! Look over the lineup & register by Aug. 31 for the early-bird discount. opened26.sched.com
Find out how @mit.edu & @uvadatascience.bsky.social have modeled what it takes to promote #OpenResearch #OpenScience #OpenData #OpenAccess. Our profiles provide hope for improving the scholarly communication ecosystem to accelerate discovery & benefit all. www.heliosopen.org/campus-rpt-r...
Campus Case Studies — Higher Education Leadership Initiative for Open Scholarship
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Register for our Aug. 13 webinar with @authorsalliance.bsky.social! Get a better understanding of how the Federal Purpose License & campus IP policies support compliance with #OpenAccess & #PublicAccess policies. sparcopen-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Legal Pathways to Open Access: Federal Public Access Policy, Its Legal Foundations, and Institutional IP Policies. After registering, you will receive a con...
Federal public access policy rests on a legal architecture that most authors and institutions never see: the Federal Purpose License, the Uniform Guidance at 2 CFR Part 200, and the agency policies bu...
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Meet librarians who have walked away from publisher packages & products. Our exit interview series describes how institutions decided to leave, preparation involved, alternative access options, next steps & advice. It's easier than many thought possible! #OpenAccess sparcopen.org/our-work/exi...
Exit Interviews: Leaving Big Deals & Proprietary Products - SPARC
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SPARC webcasts on #OpenAccess #OpenEducation #OpenScience #PIDs & more are archived for you to watch anytime. Go to our YouTube channel to view. www.youtube.com/channel/UCwl...
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Our Collections & #OpenAccess series for librarians continues! Join us Aug. 12, to learn about strategy, scholarly infrastructure & open publishing. sparcopen.org/event/collec... The Sept. 1 webinar will focus on power, equity & the future of open. Register now! sparcopen.org/event/power-...
Collection Strategies as Scholarly Infrastructure - SPARC
Building on our popular “Open Access 101” events, SPARC is pleased to announce a new series, Collections & Open Access: Resourcing Open Scholarship, that will dive deeper into topics at the intersecti...
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SPARC recently weighed in on OMB's proposed changes to the way federal grants are administered. We're closely following how the rule treats publication costs and what that means for #publicaccess to taxpayer-funded research. sparcopen.org/news/2026/sp...
SPARC Submits Comments to OMB on Proposed Revisions to Federal Financial Assistance Rules - SPARC
SPARC's comments to OMB on proposed Uniform Guidance revisions urge clear, no-cost pathways for public access compliance—rejecting the myth that federal grants require paying publisher APCs.
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SPARC commissioned market analyst Claudio Aspesi to produce an updated 2026 Financial Landscape Analysis covering the largest scholarly publishing and research analytics companies: RELX/Elsevier, Springer Nature, Wiley, and Clarivate. Click here to download: sparcopen.org/our-work/lan...
SPARC Landscape Analyses - SPARC
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Learn about the legal agreements behind automatic textbook billing. Look through our contract library to find out what's happening on your campus with "inclusive access" & be an effective advocate for student choice. #OER #OpenEducation. sparcopen.org/our-work/aut...
Textbook Billing Contract Library - SPARC
"Inclusive access" comes with a lot of fine print. Explore the details of more than 70 contracts for automatic textbook billing from U.S. institutions.
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The NIH is hosting a free, online event tomorrow, July 21, for the public on innovative approaches to biomedical data sharing. SPARC's Carly Robinson will be among the panelists discussing how open practices can strengthen reproducibility & accelerate discovery. Register here: www.nei.nih.gov/sindex
NIH S-Index Innovation Event | National Eye Institute
Registration: http - July 21, 2026
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Let us know your plans for #OAWeek 2026! Submit your event and we'll add it to the public calendar. www.openaccessweek.org/submit-event
OMB has proposed major changes to how federal grants are administered under 2 CFR Part 200. SPARC submitted comments - see full text here: sparcopen.org/news/2026/sp...
SPARC Submits Comments to OMB on Proposed Revisions to Federal Financial Assistance Rules - SPARC
SPARC's comments to OMB on proposed Uniform Guidance revisions urge clear, no-cost pathways for public access compliance—rejecting the myth that federal grants require paying publisher APCs.
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We can help you navigate U.S. federal agencies public access requirements. SPARC has developed a resource that enables users to easily compare key elements of publication and data policies here: sparcopen.org/our-work/pub...
Core Elements of Federal Public Access Policies - SPARC
To support you in tracking, comparing, and understanding U.S. federal agencies public access requirements, SPARC has developed this Core Elements of Federal Public Access Policies Resource to distill…
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ICYMI: There's a new profile of UVA posted on the HELIOS Open website. It shows how the School of Data Science has incentivized faculty to use open practices in research & community outreach. www.heliosopen.org/campus-rpt-r...
University of Virginia: School of Data Science Embraces Open Practices in Faculty Research and Evaluation — Higher Education Leadership Initiative for Open Scholarship
When the University of Virginia established a School of Data Science (SDS), founding dean Phil Bourne focused on openness as a core value to be woven through all its work. From his arrival at UVA…
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Register now for the #OpenEd26! The virtual gathering of #OpenEd community Oct 26-29 brings together students, practitioners & researchers from around the world to discuss #OER, open pedagogy & #openeducation initiatives. openeducationconference.org
Open Education Conference
Call for Proposals is Due Friday May 27th!
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Among our popular resources...information for authors to modify your copyright transfer agreements with non-open access journal publishers. It's your work. Know your rights! sparcopen.org/our-work/aut...
Author Rights & the SPARC Author Addendum
SPARC provides a full set of resources, including an author addendum, to teach authors about their rights, and to help effectively manage copyright.
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Check out & share our #OAWeek video! International #OpenAccess Week is coming up Oct 19-25, 2026.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has a new draft of its Guidance on Financial Assistance - formerly known as PAPPG. Public comments on the changes are welcome until Aug. 24. Details here: www.regulations.gov/docket/NSF-2....
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SPARC follows laws, regulations, funding & endorsements made by U.S. states related to Open Educational Resources. Use our map to click on a state to see #OER policies that have been enacted in recent years. Contact us with info on any state policies we've missed. sparcopen.org/our-work/sta...
OER State Policy Tracker - SPARC
Stay up to date on OER policy in your state with SPARC's tracker, updated weekly. Also be sure to check out our State Policy Playbook!
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Building on our OA 101 events, we're excited to announce a new webcast series, Collections & Open Access: Resourcing Open Scholarship. We will take a deep dive into topics at the intersection of library collections and #OpenAccess. The series kicks off July 22! sparcopen-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Access Transformation in a Shifting Landscape. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Resourcing Open Access is a three-part webinar series designed for collections-focused librarians and others engaged in this work. This first session, Access Transformation in a Shifting Landscape,...
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Our new HELIOS Open case study focuses on the pioneering work of the UVA School of Data Science @uvadatascience.bsky.social under the leadership of Phil Bourne. Read how #OpenScholarship policies have affected faculty research & positively impacted the community. www.heliosopen.org/campus-rpt-r...
University of Virginia: School of Data Science Embraces Open Practices in Faculty Research and Evaluation — Higher Education Leadership Initiative for Open Scholarship
When the University of Virginia established a School of Data Science (SDS), founding dean Phil Bourne focused on openness as a core value to be woven through all its work. From his arrival at UVA ...
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We asked librarians at Sorbonne University about exiting several big deals & replacing Web of Science w/ free, community-driven tools. Our profile explains how they worked collaboratively & had campus-wide conversations the value of #OpenResearch #OpenData #OpenAccess. sparcopen.org/our-work/exi...
Exit Interview: Sorbonne University - SPARC
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“If you think about the big challenges for #highereducation today – student debt, graduation rates, and quality of student learning – #OER speaks to all three of those,” - C. Edward Watson of AAC&U. Read about OER being named a high-impact practice & the data behind it. sparcopen.org/news/2026/ne...
New Research Supports OER as a High-Impact Practice by AAC&U - SPARC
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The U.S. government's rulebook on how costs are charged to federal awards may be changing. We have a new resource to help you understand the impact of the recent OMB proposal on libraries. sparcopen.org/our-work/202...
2026 OMB Proposed Updates to 2 CFR Part 200: Frequently Asked Questions - SPARC
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Happening today! It's not too late to sign up for the US Repository Network community call on electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) Monday, June 29 @ noon ET. Register here: sparcopen-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Big news on the #OpenEd front: A large-scale national study shows #OER clearly improves student outcomes in #highered & @aacu.org adds #OER to its list of high-impact practices. We just posted a story about the findings & recommendations for campuses. sparcopen.org/news/2026/ne...
New Research Supports OER as a High-Impact Practice by AAC&U - SPARC
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See how open practices work! We have examples of #OER improving student success & making college more affordable, #OpenScience, #OpenData #OpenAccess accelerating research & leveling the playing field for scholars. Download & share our case studies: sparcopen.org/impact-stori...
Impact Stories Archive - SPARC
Open Access, Open Data, and Open Education have already resulted in significant advancements in disease prevention, economic development, crisis management, improved education, researcher career devel...
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