Our strategy
SPARC Europe’s Strategy 2025-2028 The vision Our vision is that European education and research are open by default for the Higher Education community, research, education, industry, and for society as a … Read More
SPARC Europe’s Strategy 2025-2028 The vision Our vision is that European education and research are open by default for the Higher Education community, research, education, industry, and for society as a … 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
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
Key organisations in our network SPARC Europe acts in a dynamic context that is characterised by several collaborative efforts which aim to promote and support Open Access, Open Science and Open … Read More
Our members provide us with focus and direction while ensuring that there is broad support for our strategy and initiatives. Austria University of Vienna (Universität Wien), Vienna University Library and Archive … 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 The scope SPARC Europe promotes and works for Open Science/Open Scholarship and Open Education in Europe. We focus on policy development and advocacy whilst working to … Read More
Last week, SPARC Europe convened a meeting with a number of high-level stakeholders from the international funding, research and library communities to discuss how to sustain some of the world’s important OA … Read More
SPARC Europe commissioned this toolkit to help those thinking of starting an OA journal. A business plan toolkit for OA journals addresses how to describe the business venture, the market context, how … Read More