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<p class=berschrift2ohne style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font
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9.0pt;font-weight:normal'>***apologies for cross-posting***<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=berschrift2ohne style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font
size=3 color="#0f1e47" face="Gill Sans MT"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
12.0pt'>COAR - News digest <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=berschrift2ohne style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font
size=3 color="#0f1e47" face="Gill Sans MT"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Spring 2012<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></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"'>We are delighted to present
some recent news and developments about COAR:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'><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"'>New Executive Director starting
in April 2012 - our congratulations to Alicia López Medina of Universidad
Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Spain</st1:country-region></st1:place>!<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"'>A warm welcome to all new members
and groups!<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"'>“A Roadmap for Open Access
Repository Interoperability” is currently drafted by members of the
Working Group on Interoperability. Watch out for more news in the coming weeks!
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;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"'>An international task force on
licenses is currently set up bringing together experts and practitioners,
coordinated by COAR. It aims to improve the uptake of </span></font><font
face=Calibri><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:Calibri'>open access through
direct agreements with publishers</span></font><font face="Gill Sans MT"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'>. <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"'>Find useful information on
National Helpdesks worldwide and reading resources on the COAR website compiled
by the Working Group on Repository Support and Training. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'><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"'>Read more about
COAR’s activities in the Spring newsletter at <a
href="http://www.coar-repositories.org/news-and-events/newsletter/"
title="blocked::http://www.coar-repositories.org/news-and-events/newsletter/">http://www.coar-repositories.org/news-and-events/newsletter/</a>
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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"'>To learn more about COAR,
please visit our website at <a href="http://www.coar-repositories.org/"
title="blocked::http://www.coar-repositories.org/">http://www.coar-repositories.org/</a>
or contact <a href="mailto:office@coar-repositories.org"
title="blocked::mailto:office@coar-repositories.org">office@coar-repositories.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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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"'>***</span></font><font
face="Gill Sans MT"><span lang=EN-GB style='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:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'>Katharina Mueller</span></font><font
face="Gill Sans MT"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font size=2
face="Gill Sans MT"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Gill Sans MT"'>Göttingen</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font size=2
face="Gill Sans MT"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 face="Gill Sans MT"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Gill Sans MT"'> and University Library</span></font><font face="Gill Sans MT"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'>electronic
publishing - project administration</span></font><font face="Gill Sans MT"><span
lang=EN-GB style='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:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'>phone: +49 (0)551- 39 5242</span></font><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Gill Sans MT"><span lang=FR
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'>mail:
katharina.mueller@sub.uni-goettingen.de</span></font><font face="Gill Sans MT"><span
lang=FR style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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