Regional Initiatives
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New report on the state of repositories in Europe
Open Science is ushering in a new paradigm for research; one in which all researchers have unprecedented access to the full corpus of research for analysis, text and data mining, and other new research methods. A prerequisite for achieving this vision is a strong and well-functioning network of repositories that provides human and machine access…
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US Repository Network launches pilot to enhance discoverability of content in repositories
COAR has been working with the US Repository Network (USRN) to connect and strengthen the position of repositories in the US. With the advent of the recent OSTP Memorandum requiring Ensuring Free, Immediate, and Equitable Access to Federally Funded Research – which directs government research funders and agencies to adopt policies that require adopt immediate…
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Persistent Identifiers: Addressing the challenges of global adoption
The aim of this blog post is to raise awareness about certain issues related to the adoption of persistent identifiers (PIDs), which especially impact developing countries and to propose an alternative approach that will enable greater global inclusiveness and more widespread adoption of PIDs across the world. Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) are an important part of…
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OpenAIRE, LIBER, SPARC Europe and COAR Launch Joint Strategy to Strengthen the European Repository Network
Open science is ushering in a new paradigm for research; one in which all researchers have unprecedented access to the full corpus of research for analysis, text and data mining, and other novel research methods. A prerequisite for achieving this vision is a strong and well-functioning network of repositories that provides human and machine access…
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A global call for OpenDOAR updates!
Calling all repositories! Jisc and COAR – along with regional networks LA Referencia (Latin America), LIBSENSE (Africa) and OpenAIRE (Europe) – are calling on all repositories to update their records in OpenDOAR during this Open Access Week. Repositories are important infrastructure for open science. They advance equity and diversity in scholarly communications because they are localized and can respond to different users’ needs. They…
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LIBER and COAR Join Forces to Strengthen the Role of Repositories in Europe
August 19, 2021 – LIBER and COAR have signed a partnership agreement with the aim of strengthening the role of repositories in Europe. This new agreement provides a framework for joint strategic actions that will reinforce the important role of libraries in sustaining and advancing open repositories in the region. “Repositories are critical infrastructure components…
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COAR launches strategy to modernize the global repository network
The trend towards open science / open scholarship is strengthening and expanding. The COVID-19 pandemic has made open scholarship a top priority for governments and the research community around the world and there is a growing recognition about the need for greater equity in scholarly communications, as underscored in the UNESCO draft recommendations which were…
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Catalyzing the Creation of a Repository Network in the US
Image courtesy of Sharon & Nikki McCutcheon, Creative Commons License COAR and SPARC have a shared vision of creating a global, open knowledge sharing system that centers diversity, equity, and inclusion, and we believe repositories play a central role in achieving this vision. This is an important moment in time, in which open scholarship is more visible…
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Towards a global knowledge commons – COAR advances interoperability and alignment internationally
Since the launch of COAR in 2009, a major strategic priority for the organization has been the alignment of repository networks across the world. In 2015 these efforts were expanded through the support of the European Commission-funded OpenAIRE2020 and OpenAIRE Advance project. COAR’s Alignment Activities Capacity Building Metadata / Vocabularies Network Interoperability Innovation The aim…
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Africa and Latin America agree to closer collaboration around open science
Today, LA Referencia, RedCLARA and the three African regional research and education networks – ASREN, WACREN and UbuntuNet Alliance – signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formalize their relationship as the two continents seek to ramp up their open science activities. The aim of the collaboration is to advance open science policies, services and…
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