Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
| Abbreviation | SPARC |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1998 |
| Focus | Open access publishing |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Official language | English |
| Leader | Heather Joseph |
| Subsidiaries | Alliance for Taxpayer Access Coalition of Open Access Policy Institutions |
| Affiliations | SPARC Europe SPARC Japan SPARC Africa |
| Website | sparcopen.org sparceurope.org |
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) is an international alliance of academic and research libraries developed by the Association of Research Libraries in 1998 which promotes open access to scholarship. The coalition currently includes some 800 institutions in North America, Europe, Japan, China and Australia.
Richard Johnson served as director 1998–2005. Heather Joseph became executive director in 2005.