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OpenAIRE is pleased to announce the OpenAIRE Guidelines
version 2.0.<br>
The public news item can be found at: <a href="http://www.openaire.eu/en/component/content/article/9-news-events/427-openaire-releases-version-20-of-the-openaire-guidelines" target="_blank">
http://www.openaire.eu/en/component/content/article/9-news-events/427-openaire-releases-version-20-of-the-openaire-guidelines</a>.
Please disseminate this message through all relevant channels.<br>
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The OpenAIRE Guidelines 2.0 provide the OpenAIRE compatibility
to repositories and aggregators.
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By implementing these Guidelines, repository managers are
facilitating the authors who deposit their publications in the
repository in complying with the EC Open Access requirements.
For developers of repository platforms, the Guidelines provide
guidance to add supportive functionalities for authors of
EC-funded research in future versions.<br>
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In comparison with previous versions of the Guidelines,
version 2.0 introduces two main changes:<br>
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<li>Support for aggregators to become OpenAIRE compatible in
order to expose their metadata to the OpenAIRE
infrastructure.<br>
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<li>Extended namespace for project identification. The
extended namespace is intended to support a generic way of
expressing project information, allowing its use not only
for EC/FP projects, but ideally for any funder and project
(national or international). Although the use of the
extended namespace is recommended, repositories and
journals that are already OpenAIRE compatible will remain
compatible with no additional work, by using only the
mandatory parts (which are the same as in the OpenAIRE
Guidelines 1.1).</li>
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Regarding this second point, to express project information,
in future versions of the Guidelines more sustainable
solutions will be sought. This may include the introduction of
vocabularies for funders and funding programmes, the
presentation of this information in a linked data fashion and
compatibility with the CERIF standard.<br>
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If you have comments or experiences with the implementation of
the Guidelines, we would like to receive them. Please send
your feedback to Eloy Rodrigues (UMINHO, <a href="mailto:eloy@sdum.uminho.pt" target="_blank">eloy@sdum.uminho.pt</a>).<br>
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