SPARC: Creating Innovative Models and Environments for Scholarly Research and Communication

Autor/in	Joseph, Heather
Titel	SPARC: Creating Innovative Models and Environments for Scholarly Research and Communication
Quelle	In: Policy Futures in Education, 6 (2008) 1, S.39-42 (4 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1478-2103
DOI	10.2304/pfie.2008.6.1.39
Schlagwörter	Information Needs; Research Libraries; Periodicals; Public Policy; Educational Policy; Electronic Publishing; Access to Information; Program Descriptions; Scholarship; Communication (Thought Transfer); Technology Integration; Academic Discourse; Researchers; Nonprofit Organizations; Change Strategies; Copyrights; Information Dissemination; Publishing Industry; Educational Cooperation; Federal Programs; Financial Problems; Costs; Information Technology + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Information need; Informationsbedürfnis; Periodical; Journal; Zeitschrift; Fachzeitschrift; Periodikum; Öffentliche Ordnung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Elektronisches Publizieren; Scholarships; Stipendium; Communication; thought; Kommunikation; Gedanke; Discourse; Diskurs; Researcher; Forscher; Nonprofit-Organisation; Lösungsstrategie; Informationsverbreitung; Education; cooperation; Kooperation; Cost; Kosten; Informationstechnologie
Abstract	The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC), a strategic initiative founded by the Association of Research Libraries, is a catalyst for promoting a scholarly communication environment that is more open, financially tenable, and supportive of the current research and information needs of academe. Established in response to imbalances in the scholarly publishing system and the skyrocketing costs of commercial peer-reviewed journals, SPARC is successfully leveraging digital technology and collaboratively finding ways to facilitate the access, sharing and use of scholarly information. This article explores three of SPARC's major programmatic areas (education, incubation, advocacy), and examines how the organization is playing an active role in developing alternate scholarly communication models while constructively influencing public policy in the service of libraries and university communities. (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10