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Of possible interest to members of this list:
The Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) announces the publication
of the report, Incentives, Integration, and Mediation: Sustainable Practices
for Populating Repositories. The report profiles a variety of successful
practices for populating repositories collected from around the world.
There is an active, thriving community of open access repositories worldwide
and their visibility is rising as funding agencies and governments implement
open access policies. Still, repositories must continue to adopt strategies
that demonstrate their value to the wider research community. The aim of this
report is to assist the global repository community in implementing sustainable
methods for recruiting content. The profiles were gathered from organizations
across the globe, and represent a mixture of approaches involving the
introduction of incentives/mandates; integration of the repository with other
institutional services; and mediation of the deposit process. The practices
reflect a tradition of innovation and openness in the repository community, and
are characterized by creative approaches to staffing, imaginative software
developments, and adoption of novel policies.
The report will also be available soon in Spanish.
COAR is a young, fast growing association of repository initiatives with a
membership of over 100 institutions worldwide from 35 countries and 4
continents. Its mission is to enhance the visibility and application of
research outputs through a global network of open access digital repositories.
For more information about COAR, please visit the website
www.coar-repositories.org
Kathleen Shearer
Executive Director, COAR
http://www.coar-repositories.org/
[email protected]
@KathleeShearer
Skype: kathleen.shearer2
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