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| University of Vienna Digital Repository | |
|---|---|
| Name | University of Vienna Digital Repository |
| Native name | Digitale Sammlungen der Universität Wien |
| Established | 2006 |
| Location | Vienna, Austria |
| Institution | University of Vienna |
| Type | institutional repository |
| Access | open access / restricted items |
University of Vienna Digital Repository The University of Vienna Digital Repository is the institutional repository operated by the University of Vienna for preservation and dissemination of scholarly outputs. It serves as a central node linking faculty, students, and researchers across faculties such as Faculty of Law, University of Vienna, Faculty of Medicine, University of Vienna, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Vienna and connects collections to international systems like Europeana, OpenAIRE, and the Directory of Open Access Repositories. The repository aggregates theses, articles, datasets, and cultural heritage materials from partners including the Austrian National Library, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, and museums such as the Kunsthistorisches Museum.
The repository emerged during digital preservation initiatives influenced by projects like DAREnet and policy developments in the European Commission and alongside national programs led by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research. Early collaborations involved institutions such as University of Graz, University of Innsbruck, and the Technical University of Vienna (TU Wien), reflecting trends set by repositories at Harvard University, Stanford University, Max Planck Society, and Wellcome Trust. Milestones include adoption of metadata standards championed by groups like the Open Archives Initiative and interoperability work with DANS and Zenodo. The repository’s growth paralleled international initiatives such as the Budapest Open Access Initiative, the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities, and recommendations from the European Research Council.
Collections encompass doctoral dissertations from the Doctoral School of the University of Vienna, habilitation theses, peer-reviewed articles from faculties and institutes including the Institute for Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies, preprints from research groups like the Vienna BioCenter, research datasets from projects funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF), digitized manuscripts from the Austrian Academy of Sciences, and images from the Museum of Natural History, Vienna. Holdings include works by scholars affiliated with named entities such as Sigmund Freud collections digitized in cooperation with the Sigmund Freud Museum, correspondence related to figures like Ludwig Wittgenstein and Erwin Schrödinger, and historical maps connected to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The repository indexes items tied to research programs such as Horizon 2020, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, and collaborations with institutions like ETH Zurich, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, Sorbonne University, Charles University, Jagiellonian University, and University of Zurich.
Access policies enable open access distribution consistent with mandates from funders like the European Research Council and publishers including Elsevier, Springer Nature, Wiley, and Taylor & Francis. Services include DOI assignment in partnership with registration agencies such as DataCite and cross-referencing via CrossRef. The repository provides metadata harvesting via OAI-PMH to aggregators such as BASE, Google Scholar, and Scopus via collaborations with Clarivate. User services include submission workflows for authors from units like the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Vienna and assistance from library units such as the Vienna University Library and its special collections staff working with curators at the Belvedere Museum.
The platform is built on repository software influenced by systems like DSpace, Fedora Commons, and integrates tools from DSpace-CRIS and harvesters used by Europeana. It uses persistent identifiers from systems like ORCID for researcher identification and Handle System for object resolution. Preservation workflows reference standards from organizations such as National Information Standards Organization and formats recommended by UNESCO and use storage solutions akin to those deployed by the HathiTrust Digital Library. Interoperability involves protocols and schemas such as Dublin Core, METS, PREMIS, and Schema.org to facilitate discovery through platforms like OpenAIRE and national services run by the Austrian National Library.
The repository operates under copyright and licensing frameworks including the Creative Commons suite, Austrian copyright law administered in part by directives from the European Union and case law influenced by the Court of Justice of the European Union. Deposit and embargo policies reflect funder mandates from agencies such as the Austrian Science Fund (FWF), the European Research Council, and institutional policies endorsed by governing bodies like the University Council (Austria). Legal liaison occurs with entities such as the Austrian Patent Office and intellectual property offices at partner universities including University of Vienna, Faculty of Law.
The repository supports research visibility for scholars affiliated with prominent names and centers such as the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology (IMBA), the Max Perutz Labs, and the Center for Translation Studies, University of Vienna. Its holdings contribute to bibliometric analyses by providers like Scopus and Web of Science and to altmetrics aggregators such as Altmetric and PlumX. The repository underpins open science training linked to initiatives like Plan S and informs policy reports by organizations including the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the European University Association. Usage metrics demonstrate downloads and citations impacting collaborations with partners including Mediterranean Universities Union and networks like the League of European Research Universities.
Governance involves the Vienna University Library, the University of Vienna Rectorate, and advisory committees with representatives from faculties such as Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna and Faculty of Computer Science, University of Vienna. Funding sources include institutional budgets, grants from the Austrian Science Fund (FWF), project funding from the European Commission under frameworks like Horizon Europe, and collaborative investments with cultural partners such as the Austrian National Library and the Austrian Academy of Sciences.
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