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Copyleft

Copyleft – a form of licensing that makes a creative work freely available to be modified, and requiring all modified and extended versions of the creative work to be free as well. Open Access does not require works to be…

AARC

The Authentication and Authorisation for Research and Collaboration (AARC) initiative was first launched in May 2015 to address the increased need for federated access and for authentication and authorisation mechanisms by research and e-infrastructures. Running for two years, AARC was…

FOSTER

FOSTER Plus (Fostering the practical implementation of Open Science in Horizon 2020 and beyond) is a 2-year, EU-funded project, carried out by 11 partners across 6 countries. The primary aim is to contribute to a real and lasting shift in…

HuMetricsHSS

HuMetricsHSS is an initiative for rethinking humane indicators of excellence in academia, focused particularly on the humanities and social sciences (HSS). Comprised of individuals and organizations from the academic, commercial, and non-profit sectors, HuMetricsHSS endeavors to create and support a…

EOSCpilot

The European Open Science Cloud will offer 1.7 million European researchers and 70 million professionals in science and technology a virtual environment with open and seamless services for storage, management, analysis and re-use of research data, across borders and scientific…

LIBER

EUROPE’S RESEARCH LIBRARY NETWORK In collaboration with our network of 400+ research libraries in over 40 European countries, LIBER is Powering Sustainable Knowledge in the Digital Age. We have a strong vision for the role of research libraries in 2022,…

HykuDirect

HykuDirect is a web-based, digital content repository service that provides robust deposit workflows, standards-based metadata management, convenient collection organization, preservation support, as well as integrated search, discovery, and access capabilities, all within a completely managed hosting environment. HykuDirect handles all…

DuraCloud Vault

DuraCloud Vault is a hosted service offered through a partnership between DuraSpace and Chronopolis that provides an end-to-end solution for long-term access and preservation services of academic and scholarly data for members of the Digital Preservation Network (DPN).

DuraCloud

DuraCloud is an open source, hosted service that makes it easy to control where and how your organization preserves content in the cloud. DuraCloud enables your institution to store content with expert cloud storage providers while adding lightweight features that…

DSpace Direct

DSpaceDirect is a quick and cost effective hosted DSpace repository service from DuraSpace. DSpaceDirect allows institutions of all sizes to store, organize, and manage their repository content in the cloud. With a DSpaceDirect subscription your organization has a streamlined and…

DSpace

DSpace is the software of choice for academic, non-profit, and commercial organizations building open digital repositories. It is free and easy to install “out of the box” and completely customizable to fit the needs of any organization. DSpace preserves and…

Fedora

Fedora is a robust, modular, open source repository system for the management and dissemination of digital content. It is especially suited for digital libraries and archives, both for access and preservation. It is also used to provide specialized access to…