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ΜΕDOANET: Mediterranean Open Access Network

Programme

7th Framework Programme

Funding European Commission 
Duration 2011-2013
Description - Objectives
The MedOANet project addresses the necessity for coordinated strategies and policies in Open Access to scientific information. The project will enhance existing policies, strategies and structures for Open Access and will contribute towards the implementation of new ones in six Mediterranean countries, namely Greece, Turkey, Italy, France, Spain, and Portugal.

It will also ensure the effective exchange of experiences and technical knowledge, as well as an efficient communication among the Mediterranean countries. Finally, it will produce guidelines for policy-makers for the effective implementation of the Commission's recommendations on Open Access and will engage key policy-makers and stakeholders for Open Access, increasing awareness on key issues that require action.

MedOANet is coordinated by the National Documentation Centre (EKT) and is an initiative both in the context of its institutional role for collection, organisation and distribution of scientific and technological information in transnational level, and in the context of reinforcing Open Access, a practice adopted and supported by EKT via a variety of developmental actions.  The role of EKT is to guide and coordinate strategic collaborations among the six countries, which will aspire to successful adoption and application of the policies for Open Access.

The consortium consists of institutions from 9 European countries: EKT (National Documentation Centre, Greece), CASPUR (Consorzio Interuniversitario per le Applicazioni di Supercalcolo Per Universita e Ricerca, Italy), CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France), FECYT (Fundacion Espagnola par la Ciencia y la Technologia, Spain), Minho University (Portugal), Hacettepe University (Turkey), LIBER (Ligue des Bibliotheques Europeennes de Recherche, The Netherlands), The University of Nottingham (United Kingdom), ENCES (European Network for Copyright in Support of Education and Science, Germany).
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