COAR Announces Launch of the International Repositories Directory (IRD)
From a Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) Announcement:
On July 8, 2025, COAR officially launched the COAR International Repository Directory (IRD). The IRD will act as an authoritative source of information about repositories, providing the community with an accurate and timely record of the current repository landscape. This is more important than ever now that many countries are moving rapidly to widespread open science and the development of value added services based on open content in repositories.
The difference between the COAR IRD and other registries / directories is that it is community curated.
July 8 was a soft launch at which COAR provided a demo of the IRD to COAR members. However, there is still much work to be done. In the next six months, COAR will start on-boarding responsible organisations to curate the records within their purview. In addition, we will use the rest of 2025 to:
- Improve the interface and navigation based on feedback from the community
- Undertake some automated testing
- Develop documentation and FAQs to support the community
- Form an Advisory Group with several representatives from ROs
- Track resourcing requirements for COAR to manage the IRD on an ongoing basis
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About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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