Today, SPARC Europe formally responded to Plan S on its implementation guidelines. We address a range of issues including the need for reform in research evaluation, publication costs and ensuring financial … Read More
SPARC Europe’s 2018 Annual Report, which highlights the work we have done and achieved to advance Open in Europe, has been published. The report touches on critical efforts to influence policy … Read More
An updated analysis of Open Data and Open Science policies across Europe reports a continued increase in the growth of related policies and an increase in uptake in countries where no … Read More
Today we are releasing a briefing paper looking at two central concepts commonly found in research funder and government data sharing policies: FAIR and Open Data. As many people confuse and … Read More
As of this month, institutions now have a new means at their disposal to aid them in assessing their research data management initiatives, the Evaluating RDM Tool. A collaborative creation, … Read More
We are happy to share a document with the library community that suggests ways in which the Plan S Implementation Task Force can benefit from academic and national libraries when planning … Read More
A coalition of library and research community representatives, comprised of EBLIDA, DCC, IFLA and SPARC Europe, recently submitted our position and proposed amendments to the Directive 2003/98/EC on the reuse of … Read More
Earlier this week, the European Parliament voted on its proposed amendments to the draft directive of the controversial Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market. At this point, following this … Read More
/News Release/ The Global Sustainability Coalition for Open Science Services, an initiative aimed at stabilising a vital infrastructure of freely available open science (OS) services, has just gained a key new … Read More