
SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) is an international alliance of academic and research libraries working to create a more open system of scholarly communication. SPARC is focused on three main areas: open access to scholarly and scientific research articles, open data, and open education resources. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of nearly 800 member institutions from around the world.
Their website provides up to date news in scholarly communications and information about events around the world.