# Confederation of Open Access Repositories #  COAR is an international association with 162 members and partners from around the world representing libraries, universities, research institutions, government funders and others. COAR brings together individual repositories and repository networks in order to build capacity, align policies and practices, and act as a global voice for the repository community. Our mission: To enhance the visibility and application of research outputs through collaboration across the global repository network. Our vision: A sustainable, inclusive and trusted global knowledge commons based on a network of open access digital repositories. For more information [visit the Confederation of Open Access Repositories website ](https://www.coar-repositories.org/ and https://www.coar-repositories.org/about-coar/ ) **Focus Areas and Topics** [[Education and Skills]], [[Environment]], [[Children and Youth]], [[Emerging Technologies]], [[Data Governance]], [[Data Infrastructure]], [[Multilingual Data]], [[Metadata]] **Projects and Programs** Programs: https://www.coar-repositories.org/what-we-do/ **Funders and Partners** For more information about the [Funders](https://www.coar-repositories.org/members/#WB) and Partners, please visit [Confederation of Open Access Repositories](https://www.coar-repositories.org/ and https://www.coar-repositories.org/about-coar/) **People and Careers** Visit the LinkedIn page to find out more about the [people]() working at Confederation of Open Access Repositories and the [career opportunities]() currently available. **Languages** [[English]] **Classification and Geography** Confederation of Open Access Repositories is classified as a [[Coalition]] and has headquarters located in various locations. We are still reviewing information about the geographic scope of work. Current data indicate the scope is [[Global]] <iframe width="640" height="480" style="border:0" loading="lazy" allowfullscreen src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed/v1/search?q=Confederation+of+Open+Access+Repositories+Various&zoom=6&key=AIzaSyARt3Dr0fdqIk6h-e8oTQe84Ln2J3u5HaI"></iframe> >[!info]+ Contact Information and Public Communications Channels *Website* https://www.coar-repositories.org/ and https://www.coar-repositories.org/about-coar/ *Twitter / X* https://twitter.com/coar_ev *Contact E-mail* [email protected] Confederation of Open Access Repositories --- Exported from the Datasphere Observatory Database : 4 April 2025 For more information about the data collection and review processes, please see the Datasphere Atlas [[Methodology]]. If you would like to share information with us to help update this profile, please make a [suggestion](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdldzt15HVYekbX1ZyDi-oLiDxozFL-wiAPPmEs3S4IlCRXpQ/viewform) or [[contact our research team]]. The Datasphere Atlas and Observatory are projects of The Datasphere Initiative