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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face="Gill Sans MT"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'>*Apologies for Cross
Posting*<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Gill Sans MT"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'>Dear Open Access &
Digital Repository Managers, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Gill Sans MT"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'>The </span></font><font
size=2 face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'><a
href="http://coar-repositories.org/"
title="blocked::http://coar-repositories.org/"><span lang=EN-GB><span
title="blocked::http://coar-repositories.org/">Confederation of Open Access
Repositories (COAR)</span></span></a></span></font><font size=2
face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'> <span
lang=EN-GB>is facilitating a discussion about interoperability among Open
Access repositories within the global context. To kick off this process, COAR
has released a briefing paper, “The Case for Interoperability for Open
Access Repositories,” an overview of interoperability and selected
current issues. The paper is available here: </span></span></font><font size=2
face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'><a
href="http://coar-repositories.org/interoperability"
title="blocked::http://coar-repositories.org/interoperability"><span
lang=EN-GB><span title="blocked::http://coar-repositories.org/interoperability">http://coar-repositories.org/interoperability</span></span></a></span></font><font
size=2 face="Gill Sans MT"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Gill Sans MT"'>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Gill Sans MT"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'>The next step is to collect
and analyze stakeholder input about the current interoperability environment.
We invite you to participate and submit your thoughts about current and
anticipated interoperability challenges, problems for the research community
that might be addressed by interoperability guidelines, barriers to progress,
and other related issues. Questions to start the dialogue are posted on the
COAR Interoperability web site at </span></font><font size=2 face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'><a
href="http://coar-repositories.org/interoperability"
title="blocked::http://coar-repositories.org/interoperability"><span
lang=EN-GB><span title="blocked::http://coar-repositories.org/interoperability">http://coar-repositories.org/interoperability</span></span></a></span></font><font
size=2 face="Gill Sans MT"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Gill Sans MT"'>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Gill Sans MT"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'>We encourage participants
to raise new questions, respond to the posted questions, and respond to
others’ comments. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Gill Sans MT"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'>The discussion will be
available on the COAR web site until approximately 22-October 2011. After that,
we will review input and define and draft the COAR Roadmap for Global Open
Access Repository Interoperability (estimated timeframe: 4<sup>th</sup> quarter
2011, 1<sup>st</sup> quarter 2012). <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Gill Sans MT"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'>We look forward to a lively
discussion. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Gill Sans MT"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'>Regards, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Gill Sans MT"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'>Eloy Rodrigues<br>
COAR Interoperability Working Group Chair<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'>by COAR e.V. Office<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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and University Library<br>
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Phone: +49 551 39-22215<br>
Fax: +49 551 39-5222<br>
E-Mail: <a href="mailto:office@coar-repositories.org"
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