Repository

Repository is a digital platform that ingests, stores, manages, preserves, and provides access to digital content. A repository should support a commonly accepted metadata standard and have a protocol enabling metadata exchange. 

Repositories are usually classified into: 

  • subject/disciplinary, 
  • institutional and 
  • generalist repositories

It is recommended to deposit research outputs in a trusted repository, i.e. in a repository that operates in accordance with relevant standards and best practice, provides long-term access and preservation, and ensures compliance with the FAIR principles. Trusted repositories include certified or community-recognised repositories, stable institutional repositories and generalist repositories (such as Zenodo).

Practical advice:

Repository registries:
Source: https://www.openaire.eu/how-to-comply-with-horizon-europe-mandate-for-rdm (Glossary)

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