SPARC
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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.
Coming up today, Feb 2 at Noon ET: US Repository Network community conversation on how institutional & data repositories are preparing digital content to meet ADA accessibility requirements. Register now: sparcopen-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
February 2, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Coming up today, Feb 2 at Noon ET: US Repository Network community conversation on how institutional & data repositories are preparing digital content to meet ADA accessibility requirements. Register now: sparcopen-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
SPARC's Federal Policy Publications and Data Sharing Resources include new policies from the NSF PAPPG. See the NSF and other agencies' public access requirements: researchsharing.sparcopen.org
January 29, 2026 at 9:18 PM
SPARC's Federal Policy Publications and Data Sharing Resources include new policies from the NSF PAPPG. See the NSF and other agencies' public access requirements: researchsharing.sparcopen.org
Colorado is an #OpenEducation leader! With a track record of saving students $$$ millions, the state is considering funding the #OER program for 5 more years. Bill summary here: leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1.... More on the state's #OpenEd success in SPARC impact story: sparcopen.org/impact-story...
January 28, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Colorado is an #OpenEducation leader! With a track record of saving students $$$ millions, the state is considering funding the #OER program for 5 more years. Bill summary here: leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1.... More on the state's #OpenEd success in SPARC impact story: sparcopen.org/impact-story...
Due to the severe weather conditions affecting much of the East Coast, we are postponing today’s scheduled USRN Community Call. Our priority is everyone’s safety & ability to participate fully. We hope to reschedule for Mon., Feb. 2 @ 12pm ET. Stay tuned for more info!
January 26, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Due to the severe weather conditions affecting much of the East Coast, we are postponing today’s scheduled USRN Community Call. Our priority is everyone’s safety & ability to participate fully. We hope to reschedule for Mon., Feb. 2 @ 12pm ET. Stay tuned for more info!
All are welcome to join the free US Repository Network community conversation on Mon, Jan. 26 @ 12pm ET. An expert panel will discuss how institutional & data repositories are preparing digital content to meet ADA accessibility requirements. Register now: sparcopen-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
January 21, 2026 at 1:32 PM
All are welcome to join the free US Repository Network community conversation on Mon, Jan. 26 @ 12pm ET. An expert panel will discuss how institutional & data repositories are preparing digital content to meet ADA accessibility requirements. Register now: sparcopen-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
We've updated our publication & data sharing policy resources with new analysis for Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Administration for Community Living (ACL), Census Bureau, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), USGS & NSF. Click here for more:
researchsharing.sparcopen.org
researchsharing.sparcopen.org
January 14, 2026 at 3:38 PM
We've updated our publication & data sharing policy resources with new analysis for Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Administration for Community Living (ACL), Census Bureau, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), USGS & NSF. Click here for more:
researchsharing.sparcopen.org
researchsharing.sparcopen.org
Scientific findings will be shared with the public sooner in 2026, thanks to funders including the Howard Hughes Medical Institute @hhmi-science.bsky.social. HHMI's Immediate Access to Research Policy went into effect on Jan. 1, 2026. Details here: hhmicdn.blob.core.windows.net/policies/Imm...
January 8, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Scientific findings will be shared with the public sooner in 2026, thanks to funders including the Howard Hughes Medical Institute @hhmi-science.bsky.social. HHMI's Immediate Access to Research Policy went into effect on Jan. 1, 2026. Details here: hhmicdn.blob.core.windows.net/policies/Imm...
Hats off to the some of the team behind #OpenEd25: Hailey Babb, Christina Riehman-Murphy, Ash Barber, Nicholas Swails, Rosario Rogel-Salazar, Nicole Allen, Pranjal Saloni, Amanda Larson, Aishah Abdullah, Gabby Hernandez & Annika Many. Go to openeducationconference.org for more on #OpenEd26!
December 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Hats off to the some of the team behind #OpenEd25: Hailey Babb, Christina Riehman-Murphy, Ash Barber, Nicholas Swails, Rosario Rogel-Salazar, Nicole Allen, Pranjal Saloni, Amanda Larson, Aishah Abdullah, Gabby Hernandez & Annika Many. Go to openeducationconference.org for more on #OpenEd26!
Greetings from the SPARC Steering Committee & SPARC team, together IRL for our annual meeting! We extended a warm welcome to those new to the committee & a fond farewell to our departing members. We are so thankful for their guidance, expertise & time. sparcopen.org/people/#steer
December 11, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Greetings from the SPARC Steering Committee & SPARC team, together IRL for our annual meeting! We extended a warm welcome to those new to the committee & a fond farewell to our departing members. We are so thankful for their guidance, expertise & time. sparcopen.org/people/#steer
It was our honor & pleasure to end 2025 together w/ SPARC members in DC today. The support you’ve shown to one another & our team has sustained us in this challenging year. We've all come out stronger & are committed to continuing our work to advance open practices & be catalysts for change in 2026!
December 11, 2025 at 1:48 AM
It was our honor & pleasure to end 2025 together w/ SPARC members in DC today. The support you’ve shown to one another & our team has sustained us in this challenging year. We've all come out stronger & are committed to continuing our work to advance open practices & be catalysts for change in 2026!
Tune in tomorrow, Dec. 4, at 1pm ET to hear SPARC's @hjoseph.bsky.social chat w/ author Samuel Moore about Publishing Beyond the Market, a book about a more ethical, non-commercial approach to #OpenAccess publishing. Sign up for the free @archive.org event here: www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-...
December 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Tune in tomorrow, Dec. 4, at 1pm ET to hear SPARC's @hjoseph.bsky.social chat w/ author Samuel Moore about Publishing Beyond the Market, a book about a more ethical, non-commercial approach to #OpenAccess publishing. Sign up for the free @archive.org event here: www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-...
Check out our recap of #OpenEd25! Takeaways from students, researchers, professors & administrators on what inspired them connecting w/ the #OpenEducation community last month in Denver. Save the date for virtual #OpenEd26 Oct 27-29, 2026. sparcopen.org/news/2025/op...
November 26, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Check out our recap of #OpenEd25! Takeaways from students, researchers, professors & administrators on what inspired them connecting w/ the #OpenEducation community last month in Denver. Save the date for virtual #OpenEd26 Oct 27-29, 2026. sparcopen.org/news/2025/op...
Find out about exciting events that took place during #OAweek 2025 (sparcopen.org/news/2025/in...) & organizations supporting #OpenAccess in our series of profiles (www.openaccessweek.org/theme-profiles). Glad to highlight the good work of Anna Liakopoulou at IFMSA & others in advancing open.
November 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Find out about exciting events that took place during #OAweek 2025 (sparcopen.org/news/2025/in...) & organizations supporting #OpenAccess in our series of profiles (www.openaccessweek.org/theme-profiles). Glad to highlight the good work of Anna Liakopoulou at IFMSA & others in advancing open.
Colorado's continued commitment to #OpenEd is benefiting students statewide. Learn how state grants are funding the expansion of #OER & zero textbook cost degrees from open champions Chealsye Bowley, Nicholas Swails, Emily Ragan in our impact story here: sparcopen.org/impact-story...
November 6, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Colorado's continued commitment to #OpenEd is benefiting students statewide. Learn how state grants are funding the expansion of #OER & zero textbook cost degrees from open champions Chealsye Bowley, Nicholas Swails, Emily Ragan in our impact story here: sparcopen.org/impact-story...
"Who Owns Our Knowledge?" Learn about what Felicia Nkrumah Kuagbedzi has to say about this year's #OAWeek theme - plus more on the background & mission of the Association of African Universities in our profile here: www.openaccessweek.org/theme-profil...
October 24, 2025 at 10:20 AM
"Who Owns Our Knowledge?" Learn about what Felicia Nkrumah Kuagbedzi has to say about this year's #OAWeek theme - plus more on the background & mission of the Association of African Universities in our profile here: www.openaccessweek.org/theme-profil...
Be inspired this #OAweek by Anna Liakopoulou & the next generation of #OpenAccess advocates. The International Federation of Medical Students Associations is committed to advancing open practices. Read a profile of IFMSA & her take on "Who Owns Our Knowledge?" www.openaccessweek.org/theme-profil...
October 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Be inspired this #OAweek by Anna Liakopoulou & the next generation of #OpenAccess advocates. The International Federation of Medical Students Associations is committed to advancing open practices. Read a profile of IFMSA & her take on "Who Owns Our Knowledge?" www.openaccessweek.org/theme-profil...
Who Owns Our Knowledge? We asked thought leaders around the world how the #OAweek theme resonates with their work. Thanks to Angela Holzer & Michaela Bilic-Merdes from the German Research Foundation for sharing their insights. Learn more in our profile here: www.openaccessweek.org/theme-profil...
October 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Who Owns Our Knowledge? We asked thought leaders around the world how the #OAweek theme resonates with their work. Thanks to Angela Holzer & Michaela Bilic-Merdes from the German Research Foundation for sharing their insights. Learn more in our profile here: www.openaccessweek.org/theme-profil...
Check out details on new federal publication and data sharing requirements. Search by agency to get the latest on what you need to do to comply & help research results be shared widely. researchsharing.sparcopen.org and sparcopen.org/our-work/202...
October 8, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Check out details on new federal publication and data sharing requirements. Search by agency to get the latest on what you need to do to comply & help research results be shared widely. researchsharing.sparcopen.org and sparcopen.org/our-work/202...
We've gathered details on new federal publication sharing requirements in one place. Search by agency to find out what's happening at the CDC, FDA, NIH & more here: researchsharing.sparcopen.org/publications/
#OpenAccess #OpenScience #OpenData #OpenResearch #PublicAccess.
#OpenAccess #OpenScience #OpenData #OpenResearch #PublicAccess.
September 8, 2025 at 11:47 AM
We've gathered details on new federal publication sharing requirements in one place. Search by agency to find out what's happening at the CDC, FDA, NIH & more here: researchsharing.sparcopen.org/publications/
#OpenAccess #OpenScience #OpenData #OpenResearch #PublicAccess.
#OpenAccess #OpenScience #OpenData #OpenResearch #PublicAccess.
The U.S. Repository Network (USRN) is advancing collaboration among US repositories. The initiative includes repositories hosted by higher education institutions, research centers, nonprofit organizations & those using open source or vended platforms. Learn more here:
sparcopen.org/our-work/us-...
sparcopen.org/our-work/us-...
September 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The U.S. Repository Network (USRN) is advancing collaboration among US repositories. The initiative includes repositories hosted by higher education institutions, research centers, nonprofit organizations & those using open source or vended platforms. Learn more here:
sparcopen.org/our-work/us-...
sparcopen.org/our-work/us-...
Louisiana is leveraging #OER to help boost student success and make college more affordable. Check out our impact story to see how investments in #OpenEducationalResources are paying off. sparcopen.org/impact-story...
September 2, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Louisiana is leveraging #OER to help boost student success and make college more affordable. Check out our impact story to see how investments in #OpenEducationalResources are paying off. sparcopen.org/impact-story...
Keep up to speed on new federal publication sharing requirements. We've organized details of polices by agency - NIH, CDC, NASA, Dept of Ed., NSF & more. Download & compare here: researchsharing.sparcopen.org/publications/ sparcopen.org
August 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Keep up to speed on new federal publication sharing requirements. We've organized details of polices by agency - NIH, CDC, NASA, Dept of Ed., NSF & more. Download & compare here: researchsharing.sparcopen.org/publications/ sparcopen.org
The federal Open Textbook Pilot grants sparcopen.org/our-work/ope... are making a difference! Read how students in Louisiana are savings $$$ w/ #OER & doing better in class. Our impact story has details on the good work of LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network! sparcopen.org/impact-story...
August 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The federal Open Textbook Pilot grants sparcopen.org/our-work/ope... are making a difference! Read how students in Louisiana are savings $$$ w/ #OER & doing better in class. Our impact story has details on the good work of LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network! sparcopen.org/impact-story...
We've updated our resource chock-full of information on federal agencies’ publication sharing requirements. It includes revised analysis for new NIH & DOE publication policies now in effect. Search here for details by agency: researchsharing.sparcopen.org/publications/
July 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
We've updated our resource chock-full of information on federal agencies’ publication sharing requirements. It includes revised analysis for new NIH & DOE publication policies now in effect. Search here for details by agency: researchsharing.sparcopen.org/publications/