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What is the Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR)?

COAR is a young association which unites organisations from across the world. Its core mission is to enhance greater visibility and application of research outputs through global networks of Open Access digital repositories. Moreover, COAR aims to enable every citizen in the world to get access to – and be able to benefit from – knowledge produced from publicly-funded research.

What are the main objectives of COAR?

• Enhance the visibility of research outputs through OA repositories.
• Lobby for repositories, their networks, and repository-based e-Infrastructures at the national and international levels.
• Identify and promote strategies to fill repositories with content and facilitate agreements with publishers.
• Work closely with the repository community towards repository standardization and interoperability.
• Provide professional advice and networking opportunities for repository managers and practitioners.