Frank Manista reports from the General Assembly for OpenAire Advance and Legal Entity meeting held in Hungary in January. 34 members of the OpenAire Advance group were updated on the progress being made with the 10 work packages associated with the groups project. Several of these align with Jisc Services such as IRUS-UK; Sherpa Romeo and OpenDoar.

The National Open Access Desks (or NOADS) support Horizon 2020 funded projects. They provide project coordinators with help and advice regarding policy compliance helping to ensure Horizon 2020 funded projects meet the open access deposit and embargo periods (6 months for STEM and 12 months for SSH). Following on from Pasteur4OA, OpenAIRE became the main point of contact for those projects regarding policy and mandate requirements.

To find out more read the full post at https://scholarlycommunications.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2019/02/11/the-general-assembly-for-openaire-advance-and-the-legal-entity/