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Press Release - DRIVER and eIFL.net sign Memorandum of Understanding
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DRIVER and eIFL.net sign Memorandum of Understanding
PRESS RELEASE
September 29, 2008
DRIVER and eIFL.net - Electronic Information for Libraries - have
identified demand for cooperation in order to progress and
enhance the provision, visibility and application of European
research outputs through digital repositories.
DRIVER is a joint initiative of European stakeholders,
co-financed by the European Commission, to establish a flexible,
robust, and scalable infrastructure for all European and
world-wide digital repositories, managing scientific information
in an Open Access model increasingly demanded by researchers,
funding organisations and other stakeholders. DRIVER's mission is
to expand its content base, supporting the global research
community with high quality research output, including textual
research papers and complex forms of scholarly electronic
publication.
Rima Kupryte, Director of eIFL.net, said 'eIFL.net and DRIVER
share the vision that research institutions should contribute
actively and cooperatively to a global, interoperable, trusted
and long-term data and service infrastructure based on Open
Access digital repositories. This agreement includes joint
approaches to consolidation of national communities for the
European repository network and active joint dissemination of
best practices of Open Access scholarly communication in
countries and regions without such formal policy.'
Norbert Lossau, Scientific Coordinator of DRIVER and Director of
the Goettingen State and University Library commented: "DRIVER
can only be successful through collaborating with all relevant
stakeholders and by including all countries. eIfL has an
excellent track record in supporting developing countries.
Cooperation with eIFL will contribute to the joint vision through
an established communication network and enthusiastic pioneers in
many countries."
Further information:
Rima Kupryte, Director
Electronic Information for Libraries (eIFL.net)
c/o ADN Kronos, Piazza Mastai 9
00153 Rome, Italy
Tel: +(39)(06)5807216/17
E-mail: info@eifl.net
http://www.eifl.net/
Notes for Editors
eIFL.net is an international foundation that enables access to
knowledge through libraries, supports and advocates for the wide
availability of electronic resources in more than fifty
transition and developing countries. This global network embraces
millions of users in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, the former
Soviet Union and the Middle East.
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