COAR is an international association and world leader in open science. COAR brings together individual repositories and repository networks in order to build capacity, align policies and practices, and act as a global voice for the repository community.https://bsky.app/profile/coar-repositories.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/coar-repositories.bsky.social/post/3mpfhmcakyc2tThere is an update on our website about the the PRC Alliance. publish-review-curate.org. We hope to officially launch in October 2026 and are seeking "founding members" who are already engaged in publish, review, curate. This effort is jointly coordinated by @asapbio.bsky.social and COAR. https://publish-review-curate.org/29 Jun 2026 02:41 +0000at://did:plc:ivpttpqurtdvy4s2cmctpeg3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpfhmcakyc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/coar-repositories.bsky.social/post/3mogbcq3dmc2aWhy repositories matter more than ever? Read COAR's new "Narrative Series" that present a. number of compelling, evidence-based portrayals of the power of repositories for public access, digital sovereignty, multilingualism, and research integrity https://coar-repositories.org/what-we-do/new-narratives-for-repositories/16 Jun 2026 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:ivpttpqurtdvy4s2cmctpeg3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mogbcq3dmc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/coar-repositories.bsky.social/post/3mg6bzpvu222kSee our statement published today articulating some tricky issues for repositories, "Navigating the Uneasy Interdependence of AI and Open Science" https://coar-repositories.org/news-updates/navigating-the-uneasy-interdependence-of-ai-and-open-science/03 Mar 2026 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:ivpttpqurtdvy4s2cmctpeg3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6bzpvu222khttps://bsky.app/profile/coar-repositories.bsky.social/post/3mcuacd5bls2sSee our most recent resource on how repositories can mitigate the impact of AI bots. Spoiler alert, there is no silver bullet if you want to keep your repository open!!! https://coar-repositories.org/news-updates/mitigating-the-impact-of-ai-bots/20 Jan 2026 13:12 +0000at://did:plc:ivpttpqurtdvy4s2cmctpeg3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcuacd5bls2shttps://bsky.app/profile/coar-repositories.bsky.social/post/3m6ofynp7qk2xRead our "Strategic Analysis of the Scholarly Communications Landscape" and discussion about how repositories can respond: https://coar-repositories.org/news-updates/strategic-analysis-of-the-scholarly-communicationslandscape/28 Nov 2025 07:58 +0000at://did:plc:ivpttpqurtdvy4s2cmctpeg3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6ofynp7qk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/coar-repositories.bsky.social/post/3m6m62mec6c27Our public forum at University of Cambridge is officially *sold out* Looking forward to interesting discussions around the future of publishing with @ludowaltman.bsky.social and others @peercommunityin.bsky.social @elife.bsky.social @metaror.bsky.social - https://coar-repositories.org/news-updates/publish-review-curate-turning-scholarly-publishing-on-its-head/27 Nov 2025 10:30 +0000at://did:plc:ivpttpqurtdvy4s2cmctpeg3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6m62mec6c27https://bsky.app/profile/coar-repositories.bsky.social/post/3m4xpuwf33c24Today we published a concept paper proposing a new approach to discoverability of multilingual content in the scholarly commons called Semantic Multilingual Search. We want your opinions! https://coar-repositories.org/news-updates/can-semantic-multilingual-search-for-scholarly-content-improve-the-accessibility-of-research-outputs-across-languages-a-coar-proposal/06 Nov 2025 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:ivpttpqurtdvy4s2cmctpeg3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4xpuwf33c24https://bsky.app/profile/coar-repositories.bsky.social/post/3lydvtxnjxc2nRead our new blog post outlining COAR's proposed new approach to multilingual discoverability across the global repository network: "Breaking language barriers in science through semantic multilingual search" https://coar-repositories.org/news-updates/breaking-language-barriers-in-science-through-semantic-multilingual-search/ Very exciting!!!!08 Sep 2025 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:ivpttpqurtdvy4s2cmctpeg3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lydvtxnjxc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/coar-repositories.bsky.social/post/3lvqcc6mdss2uCOAR Notify now available to ePrints users https://coar-repositories.org/news-updates/coar-notify-now-available-to-eprints-users/06 Aug 2025 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:ivpttpqurtdvy4s2cmctpeg3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvqcc6mdss2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/coar-repositories.bsky.social/post/3lt35lo3ovk2iThe COAR Power Networking session at #LIBER2025 was especially popular since I was joined by COAR Executive Board member, Nathalie Fargier from HAL and CCDS. Repos are going to be more important than ever in the new world of AI. Join the COAR community in charting our path forward!03 Jul 2025 16:29 +0000at://did:plc:ivpttpqurtdvy4s2cmctpeg3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt35lo3ovk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/coar-repositories.bsky.social/post/3lt2ccs4dak2dNo surprise that AI is a prime topic at #liber2025. Many projects using AI to improve resource curation. But, nothing ground breaking. On the other hand, interesting conversations over lunch about the potential disruptions ahead for traditional publishing model @rmounce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy03 Jul 2025 08:21 +0000at://did:plc:ivpttpqurtdvy4s2cmctpeg3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt2ccs4dak2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/coar-repositories.bsky.social/post/3lsxqapdpq22e@libereurope.bsky.social From the opening keynote at #LIBER2025 Conference. Is the web too polluted to train AI? Yes! COAR believes that to have really valuable AI services we need to curate our resources and scope data providers appropriately, especially for science.02 Jul 2025 07:53 +0000at://did:plc:ivpttpqurtdvy4s2cmctpeg3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsxqapdpq22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/coar-repositories.bsky.social/post/3lsj4lrcs6225Push back: "Unfair publisher fees for deposit into repositories highlight the need for authors to exercise their rights" https://coar-repositories.org/news-updates/unfair-publisher-fees-for-deposit-into-repositories-highlight-the-need-for-authors-to-exercise-their-rights/ @coalitions-oa.bsky.social @sparcopen.bsky.social @sparc-eu.bsky.social @carl-abrc.bsky.social @libereurope.bsky.social @wacren.bsky.social26 Jun 2025 12:24 +0000at://did:plc:ivpttpqurtdvy4s2cmctpeg3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsj4lrcs6225https://bsky.app/profile/coar-repositories.bsky.social/post/3lrv7sqjras2sAnd next is Richard Jones presenting the code libraries at #OR2025 they have developed for COAR Notify. All openly available for the community. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Jun 2025 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:ivpttpqurtdvy4s2cmctpeg3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrv7sqjras2shttps://bsky.app/profile/coar-repositories.bsky.social/post/3lrv747zne22sCOAR Notify is becoming so well-recognized in the community it even has its own session at #OR2025. First up, Will Fyson from Co-Sector introducing the ePrints implementation18 Jun 2025 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:ivpttpqurtdvy4s2cmctpeg3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrv747zne22shttps://bsky.app/profile/coar-repositories.bsky.social/post/3lrstuibwn22gAnd more implementations of the COAR Resource Type vocabulary at #OR2025 - yay! It is now available in many languages. This vocabulary enables the entire repository community to use the same word to mean the same thing!17 Jun 2025 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:ivpttpqurtdvy4s2cmctpeg3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrstuibwn22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/coar-repositories.bsky.social/post/3lrq3rs2nbs2fGetting a sneak peek of the Zenodo / Invenio RDM implementation of COAR Notify at #OR2025, presented by Richard Jones from Cottage Labs. It will be available soon n upcoming versions. thanks to Arcadia Fund for their support!16 Jun 2025 13:33 +0000at://did:plc:ivpttpqurtdvy4s2cmctpeg3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrq3rs2nbs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/coar-repositories.bsky.social/post/3lp74kplbas2eLast day of #COAR2025 and we close with Petr Knoth (CORE) and Martin Klein (COAR Notify) presenting some very interesting ideas for where we go next with the global network of OArepositories. Exciting times with lots of potential, and super helpful for crafting COAR's new vision in the coming months15 May 2025 08:41 +0000at://did:plc:ivpttpqurtdvy4s2cmctpeg3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp74kplbas2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/coar-repositories.bsky.social/post/3lp4ckberhk2eWinding down (or up) for the day #COAR2025 with a discussion of the potential of AI tools in repositories. Imagine what we could build with AI on the full corpus of OA knowledge available in the world's repositories @rmounce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy @investinopen.bsky.social @sparcopen.bsky.social14 May 2025 05:50 +0000at://did:plc:ivpttpqurtdvy4s2cmctpeg3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp4ckberhk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/coar-repositories.bsky.social/post/3lp3hymxb4s2uOne of the several international panels sharing about #openaccess #repositories at #COAR2025. Tons of momentum in Canada, Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe. Now we just need to connect it all together! @investinopen.bsky.social @wacren.bsky.social @openaire.bsky.social @carl-abrc.bsky.social13 May 2025 21:55 +0000at://did:plc:ivpttpqurtdvy4s2cmctpeg3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp3hymxb4s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/coar-repositories.bsky.social/post/3lp3ctilsj22uLot's of interesting discussions @COAR2025 in Tokyo. 23 countries represented with several common themes emerging: (1) strong repository-friendly policies for immediate OA; (2) national infrastructure for repositories, PIDs/ARKs, diamondOA, and; (3) research assessment reform - while AI looms large https://coar-repositories.org/news-updates/coar-annual-conference-2025/13 May 2025 20:23 +0000at://did:plc:ivpttpqurtdvy4s2cmctpeg3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp3ctilsj22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/coar-repositories.bsky.social/post/3logqvbmxxs2iRead our update: Expanding the COAR Notify Ecosystem: https://coar-repositories.org/news-updates/the-expanding-coar-notify-ecosystem-project-update/05 May 2025 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:ivpttpqurtdvy4s2cmctpeg3/app.bsky.feed.post/3logqvbmxxs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/coar-repositories.bsky.social/post/3lklze7fe6224Don't miss our recently published "Action Plan for Open Repositories in Europe: IMPACT-REPO" https://coar-repositories.org/news-updates/action-plan-for-open-repositories-in-europe-impact-repo/ It outlines what repositories need to do in the coming years to take them to the next level. Thanks @libereurope.bsky.social @sparc-eu.bsky.social @openaire.bsky.social17 Mar 2025 20:42 +0000at://did:plc:ivpttpqurtdvy4s2cmctpeg3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lklze7fe6224