SPARC Europe highlights of 2022
We are very excited to announce the publication of our 2022 Annual Report. Last year was an eventful year for SPARC Europe, and we were pleased to reconnect with our network … Read More
Open Education
Just released — new insights into OE in European Libraries of Higher Education 2022
We are pleased to announce the publication of our report, Open Education in European Libraries of Higher Education: Implementing the UNESCO Recommendation on OER. The report presents the findings of the … Read More
Librarians make a difference! Help us open up education
Academic librarians are crucial actors in implementing OE policy, practice and principles and they have played a pivotal role in advancing them, developing Open Access, Open Scholarship and Open Science policies … Read More
Thirteen Open Education ambassadors share their stories: The OE Champions project just launched
How can we draw attention to the importance of Open Education? SPARC Europe thought that one of the best ways would be to talk to OE experts and practitioners themselves and … Read More
Hot off the press: SPARC Europe’s report on Open Education in European Libraries of Higher Education.
SPARC Europe has just released a long-awaited report Open Education in European Libraries of Higher Education. This report is the 2021 version of the 2020 report under the same title, which … Read More
Librarians in Action for Open Education: Strategy just out
The European Network of Open Education Librarians ((ENOEL) is helping implement the UNESCO Open Educational Resources (OER) Recommendation as ambassadors and facilitators of Open Education. How it plans to support it … Read More
Stories of innovation and change in academic career assessment
“You feel better, more fair, inclusive and transparent with more relevant assessment. It brings you back to society and out of your ivory tower.” This month, SPARC Europe, the San Francisco … Read More
SPARC Europe publishes new strategy 2021-2024
SPARC Europe’s new strategy continues to strive to make Open research and education the default for the Higher Education community, research, education, industry, and society as a whole. We will dedicate … Read More
New in-depth OA look at copyright and licensing practices among journal publishers
Today, SPARC Europe is releasing an anticipated new report: Open Access: An Analysis of Publisher Copyright and Licensing Policies in Europe, 2020. This analysis, which presents the results of a research … Read More