U.S. Repository Network Launches to Meet Critical Research Infrastructure Need - SPARC

"Repositories have long played a critical role in providing equitable access to scholarly outputs, and SPARC is working in partnership with Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) on an initiative to strengthen ties between professionals who operate institutional repositories in the United States. The goal of the initiative is to create an inclusive community that will collaborate and broaden access to research in ways that are both equitable and sustainable. Nearly 70 representatives from a variety of institutions have stepped forward to help with the effort. The U.S. Repository Network (USRN) held its inaugural steering group meeting in September, organized by SPARC’s Visiting Program Officer Tina Baich and co-chaired by Vicki Coleman of North Carolina A&T State University and Martha Whitehead of Harvard University...."