"The Open Archives Initiative develops and promotes interoperability standards that aim to facilitate the efficient dissemination of content. The Open Archives Initiative has its roots in an effort to enhance access to e-print archives as a means of increasing the availability of scholarly communication."

See http://www.openarchives.org/

Also see OpenContent, PublicLibraryOfScience, BudapestOpenAccessInitiative, and CreativeCommons.
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