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El 27/06/2012 10:42, Alicia López Medina escribió: > > Dear colleagues, > > Wednesday, June 27, 2012: The Confederation of Open Access > Repositories (COAR) is pleased to announce the formation of the Open > Access Agreements and Licenses Task Force. > > This is a multi-stakeholder Task Force initiated and supported by COAR > (Confederation of Open Access Repositories), with members representing > a number of different types of organizations (libraries, licensing > agencies, library associations, and open access groups) with a common > interest in promoting sustainable and effective practices for open > access. The Task Force aims to review and assess the growing number of > open access agreements being implemented between publishers and > research institutions. > > As the momentum for open access grows, publishers and libraries are > developing new mechanisms to support open access. "In this rapidly > evolving environment, it can be challenging to keep up with the range > of open access agreements available", says Kathleen Shearer, Canadian > Association of Research Libraries and Chair of the Task Force. "We > hope that this Task Force will help the scholarly community gain a > better understanding of the current landscape and assist them in > making the best choices when considering entering into open access > agreements with publishers." > > The Task Force aims to have preliminary recommendations available for > October 2012. More information about the Task Force is available on > the COAR website: > http://www.coar-repositories.org/working-groups/repository-content/licenses-task-force/ > > > Best wishes, > > Alicia López Medina > COAR Executive Director > http://www.coar-repositories.org/ > > Katharina Müller (Head of Office) > Göttingen State and University Library > Platz der Göttinger Sieben 1 > 37073 Göttingen > Germany > Tel.: +49 551 39-22215 > Fax: +49 551 39-5222 > E-Mail: office[at]coar-repositories[dot]org > >