CREATE CHANGE is a response to the serious crisis in scholarly communication.
A number of factors, chiefly the dramatic increases in journal costs and the
increasing commercialization of scholarly publishing, have decreased scholars'
access to essential research resources all over the world--SPARC 5/25/00.
SPARC is a worldwide alliance of research institutions, libraries and organizations
that encourages competition in the scholarly communications market. SPARC
introduces new solutions to scientific journal publishing, facilitates the
use of technology to expand access, and partners with publishers that bring
top-quality, low-cost research to a greater audience. SPARC strives to return
science to scientists--SPARC 6/12/00.