Our Activities

COAR supports repositories today and positions them to play a key role in the future.

Read about the role COAR has played in advancing open science:

Bridging the Digital Divide: How Repository Networks Are Shaping the Future of Open Science

  • COAR Controlled Vocabularies

    COAR Controlled Vocabularies

  • COAR International Repository Directory

    COAR International Repository Directory

  • COAR Notify

    COAR Notify

  • Events and Meetings

    Events and Meetings

  • Good Practices in Repositories

    Good Practices in Repositories

  • Multilingual and Non-English Content

    Multilingual and Non-English Content

  • Publications, Tools, and Other Resources

    Publications, Tools, and Other Resources

  • Regional Initiatives and Alignment

    Regional Initiatives and Alignment

  • Repositories and Publishing

    Repositories and Publishing

Join forces with major institutions and organizations from around the world to build an open, sustainable and inclusive system for scholarly communications!

A Global Repository Network

COAR is an international association with over 150 members and partners from around the world, representing libraries, universities, research institutions, government funders and others.