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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
AbbreviationSPARC
Formation1998;26 years ago(1998)
FocusOpen access publishing
HeadquartersWashington, D.C.,U.S.
Official language
English
LeaderHeather Joseph
SubsidiariesAlliance for Taxpayer Access
Coalition of Open Access Policy Institutions
AffiliationsSPARC Europe
SPARC Japan
SPARC Africa
Websitesparcopen.org
sparceurope.org

TheScholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition(SPARC) is an international alliance of academic and research libraries developed by theAssociation of Research Librariesin 1998 which promotesopen accessto scholarship.[1]The coalition currently includes some 800 institutions[1]inNorth America,Europe,Japan,ChinaandAustralia.

Richard Johnson served as director 1998–2005.[2]Heather Josephbecameexecutive directorin 2005.[3][4]

History[edit]

A video released by SPARC in support ofAccess2Research,a 2012 petition foropen-access mandatesin the USA.

The idea of SPARC was presented at the 1997 annual meeting of theAssociation of Research Libraries.[5][6]Kenneth Frazier,[7]librarian at the University of Wisconsin, proposed that attendees at the meeting develop a fund to create a new publication model for academic journals wherein many libraries contributed to that fund, and from that fund, the contributors would create new publications on some model which lowered the costs of all journals.[5]As founding director, Rick Johnson led the establishment of SPARC in 2002 as a result of so many librarians expressing the desire for reform.[5]

Logo of SPARC Europe

SPARC Europe was established withLIBERin 2001.[8]David Prosser became director in 2002.[9]

Starting in 2006 the SPARC Innovators Award has been given semi-annually to recognize an individual, institution, or group exemplifying SPARC principles.[10]

SPARC has established itself as an international alliance of academic and research libraries working "to correct imbalances in the scholarly publishing system". Its focus is to stimulate the emergence of new scholarly communication models that expand the dissemination of scholarly research and reduce financial pressures on libraries. Action by SPARC in collaboration with stakeholders – including authors, publishers, and libraries – builds on the opportunities created by the networked digital environment to advance the conduct of scholarship. Leading academic organizations have endorsed SPARC.SPARC Europe Seal for Open Access Journalsoffers certification for journals choosing the CC-BY license (Creative Commons) and provide theDirectory of Open Access Journals(DOAJ) withmetadataon article level.[11]

SPARC Author Addendum[edit]

SPARC publishes an addendum which authors may use to negotiate with academic publishers.[12]The form provides a templated request by authors to add to thecopyright transfer agreementwhich the publisher sends to the author upon acceptance of their work for publication. Authors which use the form typically retain the rights to use their own work without restriction, receive attribution, and toself-archive.The form gives the publisher the right to obtain a non-exclusive right to distribute a work for profit and to receive attribution as the journal of first publication.[13][14]

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References[edit]

  1. ^abDavid J. Brown; Richard Boulderstone (2008).Impact of Electronic Publishing: The Future for Publishers and Librarians.Germany:K.G. Saur.pp. 200–201.ISBN978-3-598-44013-7– via Google Books.
  2. ^"Plan for Low-cost Journals Online".Publishers Weekly.244(29). US. July 20, 1998.
  3. ^"SPARC at Ten: A Decade Later, Organization Still Aims to Be Part of The Solution",Library Journal,January 18, 2007, archived fromthe originalon December 2, 2008
  4. ^"SPARC Staff".SPARC.Archived fromthe originalon 5 September 2015.Retrieved11 September2013.
  5. ^abcGroen, Frances K. (2007).Access to medical knowledge: libraries, digitization, and the public good.Lanham, Mar.: Scarecrow Press. pp. 218–220.ISBN978-0-8108-5272-3.
  6. ^"Will journal publishers perish?",The Economist,UK, May 11, 2000
  7. ^Carol Kaesuk Yoon (December 8, 1998),"Soaring Prices Spur a Revolt in Scientific Publishing",New York Times
  8. ^"About Us".SPARC.Archived fromthe originalon 16 May 2015.Retrieved11 September2013.
  9. ^"SPARC Europe Hires Director".Library Journal.August 30, 2002.
  10. ^"Former SPARC Innovators".sparcopen.org.Retrieved2021-05-09.
  11. ^"Europe and North America - Global Open Access Portal".UNESCO.Retrieved2017-05-11.
  12. ^"Using the SPARC Author Addendum".SPARC.Retrieved2021-02-07.
  13. ^"Author rights".SPARC.2013.Retrieved2021-02-07.
  14. ^"Access-Reuse Addendum to Publication Agreement"(PDF).SPARC.Retrieved2021-02-07.

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