(Sorry for the cross-posting)
The theme for OA week this year is “Open for Whom? Equity in Open Knowledge”
Diversity is an important characteristic of any healthy ecosystem, including
scholarly communications. Diversity in services, platforms, funding mechanisms,
and evaluation measures will allow the ecosystem to accommodate the needs of
different research communities and support a variety of workflows, languages,
scholarly outputs, and research topics. Diversity also contributes to equity
and inclusion.
As we continue on the path towards full and immediate open access (and open
scholarship more broadly) we need to create the conditions that allow diversity
to exist and flourish.
During Open Access Week 2019, COAR <http://www.coar-repositories.org/>
reiterates our support for the Jussieu Call
<https://jussieucall.org/jussieu-call/>, which promotes bibliodiversity and
innovation in scholarly communication.
At COAR we recognize and celebrate the diversity of our community. At the same
time, we understand that diversity cannot thrive unless it is fostered in an
intentional way, through strong coordination.
In the coming months, COAR will work with our community and other stakeholders
to explore new pathways and models that will help to establish the conditions
for a diverse, inclusive and healthy ecosystem for scholarly communications.
If your organization is interested in working with us, please get in touch
<mailto:off...@coar-repositories.org>!
All the best,
Kathleen
Kathleen Shearer
Executive Director
Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR)
www.coar-repositories.org <http://www.coar-repositories.org/>
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