Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
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The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition is an international alliance of academic and research libraries developed by the Association of Research Libraries in 1998 which promotes open access to scholarship. They currently have over 800 institutions in North America, Europe, Japan, China and Australia. SPARC Europe was established with the Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes de Recherch in 2001.
Current executive director is Heather Joseph.
[edit] Endorsements
Founding organizations:
- Association of American Universities (AAU)
- Association of American University Presses (AAUP)
- Big 12 Chief Academic Officers
Later endorsements:
- Association of College & Research Libraries
- Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
- Australian Vice-Chancellors Committee
- Canadian Association of Research Libraries
- Joint Information Systems Committee, U.K.
- National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges
- Standing Conference of National and University Libraries
