SPARC Europe
Advocating change in scholarly communications for the benefit of researchers and society
Our work
SPARC Europe is an alliance of European research libraries, library organisations and research institutions. We provide a voice for the community, and the support and tools it needs in order to bring about positive change to the system of scholarly communications.
Support us
Join SPARC Europe and become part of a new wave of thinking in scholarly communications. Your support is vital in enabling us to continue our work in challenging the status quo and encouraging the exploration of new ways of sharing and distributing knowledge.
Open Scholarship
Open access and the development of institutional repositories are transforming scholarship and bringing new opportunities and challenges for researchers, librarians and publishers. Through this site you can explore the major issues, contribute to the debate, and discover what you can do to help create a better and fairer system for sharing and developing knowledge. Discover more about supporting us...
