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Rome, March 24, 2014
Communiqué: Major repository infrastructure initiatives agree to align their
networks
In a meeting in Rome on March 20-21, 2014 representatives from several major
regional repository networks sat down to develop a strategy to better align
their activities. The meeting brought together delegates from Australia,
Canada, China, Europe, Latin America and the United States.
As research becomes increasingly global, it is critical to create
infrastructure that can connect across geographic boundaries. Recently there
have been significant efforts around the world to develop repository networks.
These networks represent an important content layer within the research
infrastructure system: They provide access to the products of research such as
articles, data, and other content to researchers and to the world. They are
also becoming an important source of information for governments, funding
agencies and institutions about the impact of the research they support.
Regional repository networks have evolved within their specific local contexts
and currently differ in a number of ways. Aligning networks will enable the
exchange of data between them, greatly improve access to content across
regions, and allow us to extract maximum value from the products of research.
“This is a significant step forward for all regions”, says Prof. Norbert Lossau
(Vice-President Göttingen University), chair of the meeting and chairman of the
Confederation of Open Access Repositories, “it will enable us to identify
global best practices and avoid regional silos.”
In Rome, delegates identified several key elements that will be addressed
immediately and agreed to work together on an ongoing basis on other issues to
further align their repositories. It was also established that these activities
will take place under the auspices of the Confederation of Open Access
Repositories (COAR), an international alliance of repository initiatives.
For more information please contact Kathleen Shearer, Executive Director,
Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR),
[email protected] or visit the COAR website
www.coar-repositories.org
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There will be more information about next steps in the coming weeks.
Kathleen
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