A Plan S for books? The community has spoken
At the end of March 2021, the Open Access Books Network (OABN), of which SPARC Europe is one of the founding organizations, kicked off the series of workshops Voices from the … Read More
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Our Open Access Work
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
Funders taking OA action
Recommendations for funders What policies already exist? An overview of current funder mandates can be found in the The Registry of Open Access Repository Mandates and Policies (ROARMAP) When implementing an … Read More
Libraries taking OA action
Recommendations for research libraries Appoint a Scholarly Communications Manager who can make the case for Open Access throughout the entire university Lobby for an Open Access policy at your research institution … Read More