Peru launches RENARE, a national network of open access repositories

On March 11, 2016 Peru launched its National Network for Open Access Repositories, RENARE, which connects 49 institutions and provides access to almost 50,000 publications and datasets. The national network is managed and hosted by CONCYTEC, the Peruvian National Council for Science, Technology and Innovation. The launch was organized in conjunction with a conference, V Congreso Internacional de Bibliotecas Universitarias, CIBU 2016. Eloy Rodrigues, COAR chairman, presented COAR’s activities and international perspectives.  CONCYTEC is a member of LA Referencia, the Latin-American network of repositories from nine countries, and a COAR member.