COAR Strategy 2016-2018 and COAR Work Plan 2016-2017

"COAR – Strategy 201 6 - 2018 _____________________________________________________________ ______ _____________________________ COAR Office at Goettingen State and University Library P latz der Göttinger Sieben 1 , D - 37073 Göttingen, Germany, Tel. +49 551 39 22215, Fax +49 551 39 5222 office@coar - repositories.org COAR STRATEGY 201 6 - 2018 Who We A re The Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) is an international association with over 100 members and partners from around the world representing libraries, universities, research institutions, government funders and others. COAR brings together the repository community and major repository networks in order build capacity, align policies and practices, a nd act as a global voice for the repository community. Vision A sustainable , g lobal knowledge commons based on a network of open access digital repositories Mission To enhance the visibility and application of research outputs through a global network of o pen a ccess repositories based on international collaboration and interoperability ."

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