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europe starts to build an OA network.(Brief article)

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Byline: Tracey Caldwell

Europe starts to build an OA network

Tracey Caldwell

The EU is to network research papers across Europe to create a free public information resource.

The Driver project will use simple internet-based infrastructures to make accessible scientific and technical reports, research articles, experimental and observational data, rich media and other digital objects.

The European Commission's research infrastructure unit will fund the 18-month project. During this time Driver (Digital Repository Infrastructure Vision for European Research) will prepare for the future expansion and upgrade of the infrastructure across Europe and aim to ensure the widest possible user involvement. Ten international partners are supporting the project.

Driver will help countries to create networks of open access (OA) repositories. It will build on existing institutional ...

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