COAR, the Confederation of Open Access Repositories, is a young association of repository initiatives launched in October 2009, uniting over 80 institutions in 24 countries from throughout Europe, Latin America, Asia, and North America. Its mission is to enhance greater visibility and application of research outputs through global networks of Open Access digital repositories.
COAR promotes infrastructure interoperability and a joint global data store of Open Access repositories to enable and support the re-use of data by service and portal providers. Currently, COAR has three working groups, each with its own set of responsibilities, objectives, and related activities.
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Joining COAR at the early stage of its development means that you will be able to contribute to shaping the organization‘s objectives of interoperability, raising awareness and promoting OA repositories, supporting the repository community and working with partners in related fields such as research management and publishing.
COAR offers various forms of participation including single and group memberships as well as the opportunity to become a partner.