Argentina
Sistema Nacional de Repositorios Digitales
Partner country of LA Referencia, it has developed national initiatives on Repositories and Open Access, including the National System of Digital Repositories in Science and Technology and the Open Access Law. It is a signatory to LA Referencia’s main agreements.
- Political Institution: Subsecretaría de Ciencia y Tecnología. Secretaría de Innovación, Ciencia y Tecnología. Jefatura de Gabinete de Ministros
- Board of Directors: Paula Nahirñak and Alberto Apollaro.
- Technical Committee: Alberto Apollaro
Argentina is the second country in Latin America to approve national legislation related to Open Access and Institutional Repositories.
Argentina Node
Sistema Nacional de Repositorios Digitales - SNRD
The SNRD promotes open access in Argentina and the sharing of the scientific and technological output produced in the country. It is an interoperable network of digital repositories in science and technology in Argentina, established through the implementation of common policies, standards, and protocols for all members of the system. Currently, the system contains more than 400,000 digital objects from 44 Argentine repositories. This initiative is led by the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation in collaboration with the Interinstitutional Council of Science and Technology (CICyT) through its representatives on the Advisory Council of the Electronic Library of Science and Technology.
Is your institution located in Argentina and would you like to be part of the node?
Get in touch with the Argentine authorities to join
Phone
Tel/Fax: (54-11) 4899-5000 Ints. ints. 2190, 2204, 2198 y 2184
repositorios@jefatura.gob.ar
Address
Godoy Cruz 2320, 2º piso (C1425FQD) Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires - República Argentina.