Aims and Objectives COAR… …enhances the visibility of research outputs, paves the road to interoperability, fosters knowledge exchange on repository issues, and strengthens international open access implementation COAR will focus on the following activities: Lobby for repositories, their networks and repository based e-Infrastructures at the national and international level Coordinate global collaborative efforts towards high-quality OA content and interoperable systems Develop strategic partnerships for research infrastructure related initiatives worldwide Promote a joint global data store of OA repositories to enable and support the open re-use of data by service and portal providers Act as a reference point for repository standardization efforts and a forum for information exchange Develop and support of interoperable standards for national aggregation of research content in OA repositories Promote increased rates of self-archiving with as little burden as possible on the researcher Advocate for consistent policy formulation on institutional repository development Promote the repository manager profession Support the implementation of OA mandates by research funders and institutions Maintain, develop and expand the COAR international confederation, including regional and subject-based networks of OA repositories
