DL.org Policy & Quality Presentations on 6 July at Open Repositories 2010 (OR2010), 6-9 July 2010, Madrid, Spain - “Interoperability for digital repositories: towards a policy and quality framework” The presentation, which will be led by Giuseppina Vullo, University of Glasgow and coordinator of DL.org Quality Working Group, is scheduled at 16:45 within the General Session 3.B (Room 2). The talk is co-authored by Perla Innocenti, University of  Glasgow and coordinator of the Policy Working Group and Prof. Seamus Ross, University of Toronto, and will be focusing on:

• Policy and quality within the DELOS Digital Library Reference Model, an expanded and enhanced version of which was published in November 2009
• Core policy and quality aspects affecting digital repositories
• The DL.org policy and quality interoperability frameworks
• Real-world cases and surveys on policy and quality interoperability

On Wednesday 7 July, a Birds of Feather Session is dedicated to an open discussion about the DL.org project focus and outcomes (Room Reino Unido A, 11.00-12:30). This BoF Session is hosted by DL.org partners - Glasgow University & Trust-IT with the support of Working Group members.

The Open Repositories Conference brings together individuals and organisations responsible for the conception, development, implementation, and management of digital repositories, as well as stakeholders who interact with them for achieving the widest possible integration in theoretical, practical, and strategic matters.

Special thanks are owed to Wolfram Horstmann, Bielefeld University - Conference Programme Chair and Alicia Lopez Medina, conference host organisation, for their support.