COAR e.V.
The aim of COAR is to enhance the visibility, reliability, and impact of research outputs through a global network of open repositories based on international collaboration and interoperability. The Stichting COAR exclusively pursues not‐for‐profit common public interest objectives.
COAR e.V. was founded in 2009 and is hosted by Göttingen State and University Library.
COAR e.V. Articles of Association
Strategic Directions
Five strategic directions guide COAR’s activities:
- Advocate for the important role of a distributed, international network of open repositories in advancing open science and bibliodiversity
- Provide support for strengthening and modernizing repositories and repository networks
- Promote alignment and interoperability across repositories, repository networks, and between repositories and other systems and services
- Define and advance the adoption of new behaviours, technologies and roles for repositories and their interaction with other value added services
- Increase the sustainability and effectiveness of the organization and strengthen the COAR brand
For more information about our work, please read our latest workplan.
Board of Directors
Chairperson: Martha Whitehead, Harvard Library, United States
Vice Chairperson: Kazu Yamaji, National Institutes of Informatics, Japan
Treasurer: William Nixon, United Kingdom
Advisory Group
- Bianca Amaro
- Virginia Barbour
- Isabel Bernal
- Iryna Kuchma
- Omo Oaiya
Mailing Address
COAR e.V.
c/o Göttingen State and University Library
Platz d. Göttinger Sieben 1, 37073 Göttingen, Germany
Contact us by email at: [email protected]
Stichting COAR
The Stichting COAR (COAR Foundation) is registered with the Netherlands Chamber of Commerce – CCI Number: 89809165
Tax Identification Number or RSIN Stichting COAR – 865118164
The Stichting COAR was created on April 3, 2023 in accordance with the Netherlands Civil Code (Art. 2:285 et seq.). It has its seat in Amsterdam.
The Stichting COAR was set up to continue the aims and mission of COAR e.V. beginning in 2025.
Stichting COAR Deed of Association – April 3, 2023
Address
The Stichting COAR is based at the:
COAR
c/o Royal Library in the Hague
Prins Willem-Alexanderhof 5, 2595 BE, Den Hague, Netherlands
Board of Directors
- Chairperson: Martha Whitehead, Harvard Library, United States
- Vice Chairperson: Kazu Yamaji, National Institutes of Informatics, Japan
- Treasurer: William Nixon, RLUK, Scotland
Directors shall not receive remuneration. The board may resolve that directors shall be reimbursed for the expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties, with due consideration of the ANBI requirements.
Work Plan
Each year, the COAR Executive Board will develop a work plan, which will be published in January.
The previous work plan for 2022-2023 for the COAR e.V. is available here
Financial Statements
The first financial statement (Standaardformulier publicatieplicht ANBI Algemeen) will be available in early 2024. Previous financial statements from the COAR e.V. are available in our Annual Report to members.
Editor Responsible for the Content of this Website
Responsible editors for the contents of the website of COAR with regard to media law:
Kathleen Shearer, COAR Executive Director | kathleen.shearer [at] coar-repositories.org
License
All content on this website is licensed under the Creative Common Share Alike License except for images.
Disclaimer
Contributions marked by name do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the association.