About us
SPARC Europe is a voice for the European research library community and we provide the support and tools it needs in order to bring about positive change to the system of scholarly communications
Our members
SPARC Europe membership is comprised of many of the leading research and educational institutions within Europe. By working together, through SPARC Europe, individual organizations can play a critical role in bringing positive change to scholarly communications.
We welcome new members. By joining us you can be a part of transforming how information is made available for research and education.
SPARC Europe Members
* indicates a founding member
International Members
Belgium
- Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Universiteitsbibliotheek*
- Universite Catholique de Louvain (UCL), Libellule*
- Universiteitsbibliotheek Gent*
- VOWB vzw - ELEKTRON vzw (Flemish Research Libraries Council)*
Denmark
- Aalborg Universitet, Aalborg Universitetsbibliotek
- Copenhagen Business School - Handelshøjskolen
- DEff - Denmark´s Electronic Research Library
- Det Kongelige Bibliotek (The Royal Library)*
- Roskilde Universitetsbibliotek
- Statsbiblioteket (State and University Library)*
- Syddansk Universitetsbibliotek (University of Southern Denmark, Library)
Estonia
- Tartu Ülikooli Raamatukogu (Tartu University Library)
Finland
- National Library of Finland*
- Aalto University, Library
- Åbo Akademi University, Library
- Hanken School of Economics, Hanken Library
- Jyväskylä University, Library
- Lapland University, Library
- Lappeenranta University of Technology, Library
- Oulu University, Library
- Tampere University, Main Library
- Tampere University of Technology, Library
- Turku University, Library
- UKK Institute
- University of Eastern Finland, Library
- Helsinki University Library
- VATT - Government Institute for Economic Research
France
- Couperin, Consortium Universitaire des Publications Numériques
- Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse
Germany
- Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
- Max Planck Digital Library
- Universität Bielefeld, Universitätsbibliothek Bielefeld
- Universität Göttingen, Niedersächsische Staats-und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen*
- WWU Münster, Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek*
- Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, IBIT Bibliotheksdienste*
Greece
Ireland
- Dublin City University, Library*
- National University of Ireland, James Hardiman Library
- Trinity College Library Dublin
- University College Cork, Boole Library
- University College Dublin, Library
- University of Limerick, Glucksman Library
Italy
- CASPUR (Inter-University Consortium for the Application of Super-Computing for Universities and Research)
The Netherlands
- CWI - Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica*(Foundation Centre for Mathematics and Computing)
- Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, University Library
- Groningen University, Library*
- KB - Koninklijke Bibliotheek (National Library of The Netherlands)
- Universiteit van Amsterdam, UvA Library
- Universiteit Utrecht, Library*
- Vrije Universiteit, Universiteitbibliotheek VU
- Wageningen UR, Library*
Norway
Spain
- Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Library
- Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Servei de Biblioteques i Documentació
Sweden
- Chalmers University of Technology, Chalmers Library
- Lund University Libraries
- National Library of Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
- ANKOS, Anadolu Universite Kutuphaneleri Konsorsiyumu (Anatolian University Libraries Consortium)
United Kingdom
- Cambridge University, Library
- Edinburgh University, Information Services
- Glasgow University, Library
- Huddersfield University Library Services
- Imperial College London Library
- Leeds University, Library
- Leicester University, Library
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- Loughborough University, Library
- Nottingham University, Information Services
- Oxford Brookes University, Library*
- Queen Mary, University of London, Library
- Royal Holloway, University of London
- Sheffield University, Library
- Surrey University, Library*
- The London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
- The Open University, OU Library*
- UCL, University College London
- University of St Andrews, Library
- Warwick University, Library
- York University Library and Archives
- University of London Libraries Committee:
The founding support of SURF, the Research Libraries UK (RLUK), and the JISC is gratefully acknowledged.
See a list of North American and international supporting SPARC members.