At SPARC Europe, we are keen to better understand the topic of copyright for Open Access at research institutions across Europe. We are therefore calling for European academic institutions to complete … Read More
Project Retain. Enabling the dissemination of knowledge. Europe has seen a significant growth in activity to establish and advance open access (OA) policies over the last decade. However, copyright has been … Read More
SPARC Europe has been selected to deliver the first project sponsored under the Knowledge Rights 21 (KR21) programme. KR21 seeks to strengthen access to knowledge in particular through libraries and archives. … Read More
SPARC Europe is thrilled to be a part of the Knowledge Rights 21 (KR21) project which launched today. Stichting IFLA Foundation signed an agreement for a €3m Arcadia grant to launch … Read More
“For so many years researchers have been confused about what they can and can’t do with respect to copyright …We can make the life of the author easier!”: these were some … Read More
Webinar: International and national copyright policy action for OA Monday, 8 March 2021, 14-16 CET. A joint webinar between SPARC Europe and EIFL Target audience Open Science policymakers, Research Funding Organizations … Read More
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
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