Review of SPARC’s Work
Bas Savenije. University Librarian at Utrecht University, presented a paper titled The SPARC Initiative: A Catalyst for Change at the "The Digital Library and e-Publishing for Science, Technology and Medicine" Conferenece, TICER, Geneva, June 15, 2004.
Abstract: SPARC was started in 1997 by a number of large research libraries in the US. Its main goal was to restore a competitive balance of the STM journals publishing market. Over the last two years SPARC has put a special emphasis on Open Access, including institutional repositories. This paper gives an overview of the activities of SPARC and its partners in these areas. The results are evaluated and compared with the measures defined in 1997. Finally, the paper describes the possibilities for libraries to contribute to the realization of SPARC’s goals.
Read his presentation at: http://www.library.uu.nl/staff/savenije/publicaties/ticer2004.htm
