Concept
Repository software
Repository software is a program that lets an institution set up and run its own digital repository without building it from scratch.
How it connects
What it is
- CKAN is a kind of Repository software. A platform that organisations install to run their own data portal.
- Dataverse is a kind of Repository software.
- DSpace is a kind of Repository software.
- InvenioRDM is a kind of Repository software.
Related to
- Repository software relates to Digital Commons. Hosted commercial service that provides the repository software.
- Repository software relates to Research repository. Repository software is the program that runs a repository; choosing a platform is an early step in setting one up.
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Details
Description
Repository software is the program, such as DSpace or InvenioRDM, as opposed to a hosted service that runs it for you. The same software can power many separate repositories.
Attributes
| url | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115249952 |
|---|---|
| identifiers | wikidata: Q115249952 |
| status | active |
| governance | Not applicable |
| prominence | extended |
| type | Concept |
| Tags | function: deposit, region: global |
Sources
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115249952(opens in a new tab) (accessed 2026-11-12)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institutional_repository(opens in a new tab) (accessed 2026-11-12)
Last reviewed: 2026-11-12
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