SPARC Europe is pleased to announce that it will coordinate a new initiative with the Université de Lorraine. The Open Science Monitoring Initiative (OSMI) strives to provide a common, global framework … Read More
With 20 years of action in the Open space, SPARC Europe is embarking on a year-long process to create a broader open agenda by connecting Open Science and Open Education. Making … Read More
It has been a busy year for SPARC Europe. Key highlights from the year include: Continuing to support over 20 national OS policymakers by facilitating CoNOSC: sharing knowledge on research assessment, … Read More
The Coronavirus and Open Science: Our reads and Open use cases As many of us find ourselves working from home we would like to suggest some pertinent reading connecting work on … Read More
Taking action to make Data Open or FAIR Our efforts around Open / FAIR Data centre on arming policy-makers with the information they need, providing much-needed guidance on multiple fronts – … Read More
Taking concrete steps to make Open Access the default Continuing the push to make Open the default demands a multi-dimensional approach that takes into consideration the various stakeholders, from policy-makers to … Read More
Recommendations for researchers and authors Strive to retain your copyright for publication with no restrictions as recommended by Science Europe in its New Science Europe Principles on Open Access Publisher Services … Read More
Recommendations for universities Have your library establish an Institutional Repository (IR) with necessary resources and support to pursue optimal communication and promotion Develop an Open Access or publishing policy From a … Read More