[Irtalk] The Current State of Open Access Repository Interoperability - New COAR Report

[Abby Clobridge]

**Apologies for Cross Posting**

The Confederation of Open Access Repositories
<http://www.coar-repositories.org/>(COAR) is pleased to announce
publication of the report, *The Current State of Open Access Repository
Interoperability (2012)*. The report provides an overview of the current
interoperability landscape in terms of the types of services that are now
possible because of recent research and development efforts from throughout
the Open Access community, and it presents interoperability initiatives in
connection to these services. ****

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The intended audience includes institutions and repository managers
operating at different points in terms of infrastructure, resources, and
institutional support. For institutions new to Open Access and
repositories, the report aims to provide guidance for getting started and
indicates which interoperability initiatives are necessary to implement in
order to achieve specific services. For institutions and repository
managers already involved in OA and repositories, the report may provide
ideas for additional functionality to add to your repository or further
services that are possible to provide to your community.


The report covers seven areas of focus for current
interoperability initiatives, and it provides overviews of nineteen key
interoperability initiatives.

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Click here to read the full report,  available for download from the COAR
website. <http://bit.ly/CSOASRI>



*About COAR:*  COAR, the World Confederation of Open Access Repositories,
is a young association of repository initiatives launched in October 2009,
uniting over 90 members and partners from 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. More information about COAR and
its members is available on the COAR web site <http://www.coar
-repositories.org>.



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