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
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
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
Open Access brings opportunities to various stakeholders Libraries Libraries form the ultimate locus for pushing out the case for Open Access and address to universities, funders, research institutes and publishers. Librarians often … Read More
SPARC Europe’s strategic plan 2021-2024 (english | français | español) The scope SPARC Europe promotes and works for Open Science/Open Scholarship and Open Education in Europe. We focus on policy development … Read More
SPARC Europe’s new briefing paper addresses the issue of research evaluation, which is at the core of scholarly communication. It looks at alternative metrics for the more effective assessment of research. … Read More