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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Gill Sans MT"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'>*** Apologies for
cross-posting***<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Gill Sans MT"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'>In January 2012, COAR
submitted a brief in response to the White House Office of Science and
Technology Policy (OSTP) public consultation on Public Access to Federally-Funded
Research. The COAR position focused on demonstrating that there is an expanding
global network of repositories available to support open access policies. The
brief emphasized that Open Access is an international movement with strong momentum
across the world, and outlined the importance of repository interoperability
across institutions and borders.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'>Other topics addressed in
the brief include: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font face="Gill Sans MT"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'>Evidence about the economic
benefits of providing open access to research outputs.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
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lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'>The costs and benefits of
federally mandated Open Access policies.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font face="Gill Sans MT"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'>Specific recommendations about
the type and nature of Open Access policies to be implemented. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Gill Sans MT"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'>The full text of the letter
is available <a
href="http://www.coar-repositories.org/files/ResponseToTheOfficeOfScience_2012-011.pdf"
title="blocked::http://www.coar-repositories.org/files/ResponseToTheOfficeOfScience_2012-011.pdf">here</a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>***</span></font><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Katharina Mueller</span></font><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Göttingen</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
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and University Library</span></font><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>electronic publishing - project administration</span></font><span
lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>phone: +49 (0)551- 39 5242</span></font><span
lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>mail: katharina.mueller@sub.uni-goettingen.de</span></font><span
lang=FR> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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