SPARC Europe is heading to #OER26! 🌍
This year's theme – Openness Reimagined – invites us to reflect on shared visions of the future of openness. Our Senior #OpenEducation Expert Paola Corti takes the stage with a contribution on #ConnectingTheOpens.
Find us there! 👋
#ENOEL #OpenScience
🌍 Open science & education are reshaping how knowledge is created and shared – and research libraries are at the heart of it. We are heading to @libereurope.bsky.social Conference to explore key challenges and opportunities together!
Stop by our Networking Power Session (2 July, 17:00) for a chat!
📢 Save the date! Join us for the 10th European Rights Retention Community of Practice event!
📅 Tuesday, 9 July 2026 | 12:00–13:30 CEST
🔍 Topic: Rights Retention and Academic Freedom
🎙️ Speakers: Ana Lazarova, Lionel Maurel, Sam Moore
👉 Register now us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
⏰ One week to go!
@almasiproject.bsky.social is hosting its 2nd discussion series on scholar-led publishing:
📖 From Preprints to Publication: How Community-Driven Models Are Reshaping Scholarly Communication
🗓️ 11 June 2026 · 16:30 CEST
👉 Programme and registration: u2l.fr/th3dc8
#OpenScience
Exciting news from SCOSS - The Global Sustainability Coalition for Open Science Services! 🌱
The spring & summer 2026 newsletter is out, packed with engaging stories and inspiring updates from the #SCOSSfamily.
👉 mailchi.mp/scoss/news_s...
Don't forget to subscribe to receive the next edition!
🇪🇸 ¡Ahora en español!
Thanks to our colleagues from @rebiun.org, two #ProjectRetain resources are now available in Spanish:
📄 Construyendo puentes hacia el acceso abierto
🎓 Retain OER. Políticas de Retención de Derechos
Both are part of our Rights Retention Helper 👉 sparceurope.org/rights-reten...
5 reasons #openeducation matters:
💰 Cost savings
🧠 Independent & interdisciplinary learning
🤝 Collaborative pedagogy
⚖️ Social justice
🎨 Versatility & creative use
But how is it embedded across European higher education? 👉 Take the #OEsurvey to help us understand: www.surveymonkey.com/r/29W993M
#OpenEducation has a history stretching back centuries – from miners' community libraries to MOOCs enrolling 160,000+ learners at a time.
But what does it look like inside today's academia?
If you work in or around higher education, please share your experience 👉 www.surveymonkey.com/r/29W993M
⏰ Reminder: register today for the 10th European Rights Retention Community of Practice
📅 Tuesday, 9 July 2026 | 12:00–13:30 CEST
🔍 Topic: Rights Retention and Academic Freedom
👉 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#RightsRetention #OpenAccess #AcademicFreedom #OpenScience
Aligning and Mutualizing Nonprofit Open Access Publishing Services Internationally
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This helper includes key resources on rights retention for institutions and researchers: including examples of rights retention policies, support documents and guidelines and a key reading list.…
