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The Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) is pleased to announce the launch of its new website at: http://www.coar-repositories.org. The website includes fresh content, added Web2.0 functionality, and an updated look and feel.
The site reflects a great deal of input from members. In particular, it includes:
- Online discussions hosted by working groups such as the Interoperability Forum
- Published documents by COAR working groups, such as The Case for Interoperability for Open Access Repositories, a new Open Access briefing paper
- A global map of COAR’s members and partners
- Announcements of upcoming events
- Links to the COAR Facebook page and Twitter presence
- RSS feeds to new content
Norbert
Lossau, chairperson of COAR, comments “We are delighted to
launch the new COAR
website. We feel that the new infrastructure will be extremely
valuable as COAR
expands its membership and leaves us better prepared to meet
future needs.”
If you are interested in collaborating with COAR please contact the COAR Office at [log in to unmask].
About COAR
COAR,
the Confederation
of Open Access Repositories, is a young association of
repository initiatives
launched in October 2009, uniting over 60 members and partner
organisations
from 24 countries from throughout Europe, Latin America, Asia,
and
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