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LA Referencia joins the Barcelona Declaration as an adherentLA Referencia has joined the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information as Adherent, strengthening shared efforts to promote open and interoperable research information ...
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LA Reference updates its management structureWithin the framework of the process of consolidation and institutional and technological growth of LA Reference, and as a result of joint work between the Board of Directors and...
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LA Reference receives the IOI Fund for Network AdoptionInvest in Open Infrastructure (IOI) announced that THE Reference is one of the inaugural winners of theIOI Network Adoption Fund. It was selected from more than 100 applications...
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ReSA, RDA and LA Referencia announce new collaboration that promotes open science in Latin AmericaThe Research Software Alliance (ReSA), the Research Data Alliance (RDA) and the Latin American Open Science Network (LA Referencia) are pleased to announce a collaboration to in...
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LA Referencia/RedCLARA and OpenAIRE sign a new Memorandum of UnderstandingStrengthening collaboration in Open Science and the academic link between Europe and Latin AmericaOpenAIRE, a leading European infrastructure in supporting Open Science, togethe...
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We are hiring: JAVA Programmer - DSpace - Project to Strengthen Open Access Repositories in Latin America (LA Reference / Lyrasis)Location: RemoteType of Contract: Part-timeFlexibility: Flexible work arrangements will be considered.About the Project:This project, led by LA Reference in collaboration with L...
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LA Referencia and Lyrasis collaborate to improve the management of DSpace repositories in Latin America and SpainLA Referencia and Lyrasis are proud to announce the launch of a joint project that began on January 1, 2025. This project is focused on improving the capacity, accessibility and...
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We are hiring. LA Reference-Lyrasis project coordinator: Strengthening DSpace repositories in Latin America and SpainLocation: Remote, with preference for candidates based in Latin America or Spain.About the project:This collaborative initiative between LA Reference and Lyrasis aims to strengt...
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LA Referencia elects new president and vice presidentThe Board of Directors of LA Referencia, made up of representatives of the countries that make up the network, elected Robinson Zapata-Pino (SENACYT - Panama) as its president a...
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Webinar: Transforming Research Evaluation into Reality: Concrete Advances in Open Science in Latin America and EuropeLA Referencia and LIBER are organizing a joint webinar on May 13, 2024 (16:00 CEST: 8 a.m. Costa Rica/Mexico. 9 a.m. Panama/Colombia/Ecuador/Peru. 11 a.m. Argentina/Brazil/Urugu...
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Argentina creates the Diamond Program: program to strengthen Argentine open access scientific publicationsIn line with the Open Science and Open Access policies that the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation has been carrying out since 2010, a new dimension is now being add...
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Webinar recording Monitoring Open Science in Europe
On Tuesday, October 3, UNESCO, LA Reference and LIBER organized a joint webinar with the aim of providing a state-of-the-art analysis of the Open Science monitoring methods and ...
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Webinar Recording Monitoring Open Science in EuropeOn Tuesday, October 3, UNESCO, LA Reference and LIBER organized a joint webinar with the aim of providing a cutting-edge analysis of the Open Science monitoring methods and tool...
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Monitoring open science in Europe: Webinar sponsored by LIBER, UNESCO and LA ReferenciaUNESCO, LA Referencia and LIBER will host a joint webinar this Tuesday, October 3 (16:00 CEST: 8 a.m. Costa Rica/Mexico, 9 a.m. Panama/Peru/Colombia/Ecuador, 10 a.m. Chile, 11 a...
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Open Science Monitoring in Europe: A LIBER, UNESCO and LA Referencia Webinar
UNESCO, LA Referencia and LIBER are hosting a joint webinar on Tuesday 3rd October (16:00 CEST: 8 a.m. Costa Rica/México, 9 a.m. Panamá/Perú/Colombia/Ecuador, 10 a.m. Chile, 11 ...
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Research Data Training Programs 2023LA Referencia, together with the Research Data Alliance Nodo Costa Rica and the National Council of Rectors (CONARE) of Costa Rica, will offer two training programs on the topic...
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LA Reference/RedCLARA and Latindex sign cooperation agreement for a Regional Open Science EcosystemIn a session in which representatives of several countries of the Regional Online Information System for Scientific Journals of Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal ...
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LA Reference will hold Open Science Week from June 19 to 23LA Reference, together with its National Nodes, will carry out the LA Reference Open Science Week 2023. The activity will have more than 20 presentations that will expose the de...
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Declaration 10 years of LA Reference: Towards a Non-Commercial Open Science ecosystemLA Reference, Federated Network of Institutional Repositories of Scientific Publications, is led by science, technology and innovation organizations from Latin America, the Cari...
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Nodo de Argentina launches the portal “More and better democracy”40 years after the return to democracy, the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation launches the portal [“More and better democracy”] (https://masymejordemocracia.mincyt....
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We are hiringWe are looking for part-time software developers to strengthen our technical team.On this occasion we require two profiles to work on the development of our platform for harvest...
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Andrea Mora from the Costa Rica node is elected president of LA ReferenceIn a unanimous vote by the LA Reference nodes, Andrea Mora, representative of the Costa Rica node, was elected the new president of LA Reference for the next 2 years.Andrea Mora...
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Panama Node launched the “CONECTO” platformThe National Secretariat of Science, Technology and Innovation (Senacyt) presented the “CONECTO” platform, a system of science and technology profiles, with the vision of being ...
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Node of Argentina presents its Civil Society Studies Portal (PESoC)In an articulated effort of the National System of Digital Repositories of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MINCYT) and the Undersecretary of Relations with C...
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LA Reference/RedCLARA and ASREN expand LIBSENSE collaboration through a service provision agreementTrieste, Italy, June 16, 2022 – After rounds of discussion and extensive technical evaluation sessions, LA Reference/RedCLARA and ASREN (Arab States Research and Education Netwo...
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LA Reference signs cooperation agreement with REDALYCFOR A REGIONAL OPEN SCIENCE ECOSYSTEM: AN ALLIANCE OF THE GREEN WAY AND THE DIAMOND PATH OF OPEN ACCESSThe Redalyc Scientific Information System (Mexico), the Federated Network ...
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COAR receives support of 4 (USD) million for the Notify projectCOAR obtained a $4 million grant from Arcadia, a fund from Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin. The 4-year funding will go to the Notify project, which is developing and implementi...
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THE Reference signs Declaration of support for the UNESCO Open Science RecommendationsLA Reference together with Redalyc-AmeliCA, CLASO and Latindex signed a declaration of support and recognition to UNESCO for the Recommendation on Open Science, which was approv...
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Research Data Training ProgramsLA Referencia, together with the National Secretariat of Science, Technology and Innovation of Panama, the ABC platform (Access to Scientific Bibliography), the Research Data Al...
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Survey for repositories: Modernization of the regional repository networkLA Reference, COAR and Lyrasis (DSpace) collaborate on policies to support institutional repositories in the Latin American region to face the necessary technological update in ...
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Global call for OpenDOAR updatesCalling all repositories!Jis and COAR – together with the regional networks LA Referencia (Latin America), LIBSENSE (Africa) and OpenAIRE (Europe) – call on all repositories to ...
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The Mexican Network of Institutional Repositories (REMERI) rejoins LA ReferenceLatin American Open Science adds good news with the reincorporation of theMexican Network of Institutional Repositories (REMERI) to LA Reference. This addition strengthens the o...
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LA Referencia and RedCLARA sign memorandum of understanding with RDA United StatesLa Reference, RedCLARA and the Research Data Alliance of the United States (RDA-US) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that formalizes their relationship. The three orga...
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DSpace launches its version 7.0DSpace version 7.0 is now available. This version presents a new user interface (Angular) that brings together the best of the JSPUI and XMLUI interfaces, reworking all the feat...
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LA Reference co-organizes the 3rd. OPEN SCIENCE FAIR 2021LA Reference is part of the organizers of the 3rd. Open Science Fair, a key OpenAIRE initiative in the dissemination and construction of Open Science.Open Science Fair will take...
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NI4OS-Europe & LA Referencia - The beginning of an interregional collaborationIn support of the Internationalization of EOSC, an online meeting was held on Friday 06/04/2021 between the two regional projects of NI4OS-Europe for Southeast Europe and LA Ref...
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Citizens will be able to consult articles about COVID-19 on the RedCol platformThrough the Colombian Scientific Information Network -RedCol, the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation makes available to the country a complete collection of resear...
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FECYT publishes the 4th edition of the Guide for the evaluation of institutional research repositoriesThe Guide is primarily aimed at professionals involved in the management of scientific repositories: managers, administrators, managers, technicians and support staff. The ob...
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FECYT makes a service available to national open access repositories to report the source of funding for research results.The Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT) makes available to national open access repositories a service that allows them to link investment in R&D projects ...
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Africa and Latin America agree to closer collaboration around open scienceApril 12, 2021 - Today, LA Reference, RedCLARA and the three African regional research and education networks - ASREN, WACREN and UbuntuNet Alliance - signed a memorandum of und...
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LA Reference signs joint position on "Selection of data repositories: criteria that matter"Three years ago, a group of editors developed, facilitated by the FAIRsharing initiative, the so-called “Selection criteria for data repositories that matter”, a set of aspects ...
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LA Reference is one of the winners of the JROST fund for the development of open projects and technologiesInvest in Open Infrastructure (IOI), an initiative dedicated to improving funding and resources for open technologies and systems that support research, announced the winners of...
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LA Reference: Bianca Amaro is re-elected as president and Lautaro Matas is the new executive and technical secretaryThe Board of Directors of LA Reference, made up of the member countries, has unanimously re-elected Bianca Amaro as president for two more years. Likewise, it has appointed Laut...
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FECYT-Spain joins as a new member of LA ReferenceThe agreement was signed by the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT), a public foundation dependent on the Ministry of Science and Innovation of the Europ...
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COAR Community Framework for Good Practices in RepositoriesPublic Version 1- October 8, 2020The framework will be reviewed annually. Please send feedback tooffice@coar-repositories.orgDownload PDF Version (English)PurposeThe purpose of ...
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With immense and deep pain we announce the death of Alberto CabezasAlberto was the executive secretary of LA Reference since 2013, leading the process that converted the original project into a stable regional network. No one did so much for ou...
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Bianca Amaro, president of LA Reference: “We are achieving visibility as a region that we did not have before”For Bianca Amaro, president of LA Reference, the work carried out during her administration is summarized in different attempts for other countries in the region to enter the Ne...
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Survey on Big Deals indicates that Latin America spends a little more than USD 100 million a year on information resources· 11 countries from the Latin American region participated· 82% of countries surveyed say their expectations about Big Deal negotiations have been transformed by the importance ...
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Patricia Muñoz: “what is financed with public resources must be available for the generation of new knowledge”Interview on the Open Access Policy proposed by the National Research and Development Agency (ANID), Chile.LA Referencia spoke with Patricia Muñoz, in charge of the Scientific...
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The OCTS-OEI presents an explorer on Latin American research on COVID-19The Ibero-American Observatory of Science, Technology and Society (OCTS) made available information on Latin American research on Covid-19 based on real-time monitoring of activ...
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The survey conducted by COAR found no barriers for repositories to comply with Plan SIn 2019, the group of funders known as cOAlition S adopted Plan S, a series of principles and requirements to make peer-reviewed scientific publications resulting from research ...
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LA Reference presents special search on regional investigations about COVID-19Recently the Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) presented its recommendations for resources on COVID-19 in repositories. COAR emphasized the need for repositories ...