Our members – mainly academic libraries and research institutes – are the driving force in our work. They provide us with focus and direction while ensuring that there is broad support for our strategy and initiatives.
* indicates a founding member
Austria
- University of Vienna, Vienna University Library and Archive Services
Belgium
- Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Universiteitsbibliotheek*
- Universite Catholique de Louvain (UCL), Libellule*
- Universiteitsbibliotheek Gent*
- VOWB vzw – ELEKTRON vzw (Flemish Research Libraries Council)*
Bulgaria
- Hikari Ltd, Open Access Publisher, Ruse, Bulgaria.
Denmark
- Aalborg Universitet, Aalborg Universitetsbibliotek
- Copenhagen Business School – Handelshøjskolen
- Denmark’s Electronic Library (DEFF)
- Det Kongelige Bibliotek (The Royal Library)*
- Roskilde Universitetsbibliotek
- Statsbiblioteket (State and University Library)*
- Syddansk Universitetsbibliotek (University of Southern Denmark, Library)
Estonia
- University of Tartu (Tartu Ülikoolis)
Finland
- National Library of Finland*
- Aalto University, Library
- Åbo Akademi University, Library
- Hanken School of Economics, Hanken Library
- Jyväskylä University, Library
- Lapland University, Library
- Lappeenranta University of Technology, Library
- Oulu University, Library
- Tampere University, Main Library
- Tampere University of Technology, Library
- Turku University, Library
- UKK Institute
- University of Eastern Finland, Library
- Helsinki University Library
- Vaasa University, Tritonia Academic Library
- VATT – Government Institute for Economic Research
France
- Couperin, Consortium Universitaire des Publications Numériques
- Direction de la Documentation et de l’Edition de l’Université de Lorraine
- Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse
- Université Jean Monnet Saint-Etienne
- Open Edition , Open Access Publisher
Germany
- Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
- Max Planck Digital Library
- Universität Bielefeld, Universitätsbibliothek Bielefeld
- Universität Göttingen, Niedersächsische Staats-und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen*
- WWU Münster, Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek*
- Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, IBIT Bibliotheksdienste*
Greece
- National Documentation Centre (EKT – Εθνικό Κέντρο Τεκμηρίωσης)
Ireland
- Dublin City University, Library*
- University College Cork, Boole Library
- National University of Ireland, James Hardiman Library
- Trinity College Library Dublin
Italy
- CASPUR (Inter-University Consortium for the Application of Super-Computing for Universities and Research)
Lithuania
The Netherlands
- CWI – Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica*(Foundation Centre for Mathematics and Computing)
- Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, University Library
- Groningen University, Library*
- KB – Koninklijke Bibliotheek (National Library of The Netherlands)
- Universiteit van Amsterdam, UvA Library
- Universiteit Utrecht, Library*
- Vrije Universiteit, Universiteitbibliotheek VU
- Wageningen UR, Library*
Norway
- Bergen University, Library
- Oslo University, Library
- Telemark University College, Library
- Tromso University, Library
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU, Library
Poland
- Nicolaus Copernicus University Library (Biblioteka Uniwersytecka)
Spain
- Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Library
- Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Servei de Biblioteques i Documentació
Sweden
- Chalmers University of Technology, Chalmers Library
- KTH Royal Institute of Technology, KTH Library
- Lund University Libraries
- National Library of Sweden
- Stockholm University Library
Serbia
Switzerland
- Zentral- und Hochschulbibliothek Luzern
- Bibliothèque Cantonale et Universitaire Lausanne
- Frontiers, Open Access Publisher, Lausanne, Switserland
Turkey
- ANKOS, Anadolu Universite Kutuphaneleri Konsorsiyumu (Anatolian University Libraries Consortium)
United Kingdom
- SCONUL*
- Cambridge University, Library
- Edinburgh University, Information Services
- Glasgow University, Library
- Huddersfield University Library Services
- Imperial College London Library
- Leeds University, Library
- Leicester University, Library
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- Loughborough University, Library
- Nottingham University, Information Services
- Oxford Brookes University, Library*
- Queen Mary, University of London, Library
- Royal Holloway, University of London
- Sheffield University, Library
- Surrey University, Library*
- The London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
- The Open University, OU Library*
- UCL, University College London
- University of St Andrews, Library
- Warwick University, Library
- York University Library and Archives
- University of London Libraries Committee:
- Birkbeck, University of London
- Courtauld Institute of Art
- Goldsmiths, University of London
- Heythrop College
- Institute of Education
- King’s College London
- The Royal Veterinary College
- The School of Pharmacy
- The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
- School of Advanced Study
The founding support of SURF, the Research Libraries UK (RLUK), and the JISC is gratefully acknowledged.
See a list of North American and international supporting SPARC members.


