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 being about positive change to the system of scholarly communications.

Our members represent over 100 of Europe’s leading academic and research institutions. Membership is open to national and academic libraries, library organizations and research institutions in the region. Please show your support and commitment to bringing positive change to scholarly communications by joining us.

SPARC Europe collaborates with the international SPARC organisation based in Washington D.C. We develop Europe-focused initiatives under the direction of a Board of Directors and the SPARC Europe Director. Membership of SPARC Europe is open to national and academic libraries, library organizations and research institutions in the region.

Day-to-day management of SPARC Europe is under the care of the Director, who is also responsible for implementing the strategy of SPARC Europe. Strategy is agreed with the SPARC Europe Board, an eminent group well-known within the European library community. The members are:

• Paul Ayris, Library Services Director / Copyright Officer, UCL - University College London, UK
• Emilija Banionyte, President Lithuanian Research Library Consortium and Director Vilnius Pedagogical University Library, Lithuania
• Paola Gargiulo, eInformation Resources Specialist, CASPUR Consortium, Italy
• Heather Joseph, Executive Director, SPARC, USA
• Norbert Lossau, Director, Gottingen State and University Library, Germany
• Jean-François Lutz, Head of Digital Library, SCD Nancy-Université, France
• Christopher Pressler, Director, Senate House Library, University of London Research Library Services, UK
• Bas Savenije (Chair), Director General, National Library of the Netherlands, Netherlands
• Sylvia van Peteghem, Chief Librarian, Ghent University Library, Belgium
• Caroline Sutton, Sales & Marketing Director Co-Action Publishing / OASPA President, Norway

Membership of the Board is formed from representatives of some national consortia and other supporting organisations, and includes members of both the academic and library communities. We hope that a balance has been struck to make the Board small enough to be effective but sufficiently representative.