1. Open Archives Forum Project number: IST-2001-32015 Project acronym: OAF Open Archives Forum is an Accompanying Measure for Key Action III Multimedia Content and Tools, Action Line: IST-2000-8.1.1

2. Open Archives Forum. Project no.: IST-2001-32015, acronym: OAF, Accompanying Measure for Key Action III Multimedia Content and Tools, Action Line: IST-2000-8.1.1 Objectives The objectives of the project are 1.to provide a European-based focus for dissemination of information about European open archive activity 2.to stimulate building of an open archive infrastructure in Europe 3.to encourage new service provision 4.to exploit synergies between projects and reinforce the combined efforts of projects

3. Open Archives Forum. Project no.: IST-2001-32015, acronym: OAF, Accompanying Measure for Key Action III Multimedia Content and Tools, Action Line: IST-2000-8.1.1 Activities Activities in support of objectives are a series of workshops an interactive web site with information on OAI implementations related projects the open archive approach publications and presentations liaison with OAI in USA and beyond commissioned expert reviews

4. Open Archives Forum. Project no.: IST-2001-32015, acronym: OAF, Accompanying Measure for Key Action III Multimedia Content and Tools, Action Line: IST-2000-8.1.1 Participants University of Bath - UKOLN, United Kingdom Humbolt-Universitaet zu Berlin - Computing Centre, Germany Istituto per la Scienza e la Tecnologia dellInformazione - CNR, Italy

5. Open Archives Forum. Project no.: IST-2001-32015, acronym: OAF, Accompanying Measure for Key Action III Multimedia Content and Tools, Action Line: IST-2000-8.1.1 Organisation Total cost & Community funding EUR703,933 - 100% Community funded Start date & duration 1 October 2001, 24 months Coordinators contact details Rachel Heery Research and Development Team Leader UKOLN, University of Bath Claverton Down, BA2 7AY, Bath, UK Tel: +44 1225 386724 Fax; +44 1225 826838 Email address: r.heery@ukoln.ac.uk