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The aim is to showcase developments and trends in open-source repository platforms and their adaptation to the changing research landscape.

June 22, 2026Open Access

Repository Showdown 3

Key Points

The aim is to showcase developments and trends in open-source repository platforms and their adaptation to the changing research landscape.
Three presentations on different repository platforms: DSpace, EPrints3, and InvenioRDM.
Discussion of community-driven development and contributions from various stakeholders.
Analysis of emerging trends in research assessment and data archiving.
DSpace is evolving to merge with the DSpace CRIS community by its 25th anniversary, enhancing its usability.
EPrints3 highlights community contributions in response to changes in the research ecosystem, with significant updates.
InvenioRDM supports FAIR practices and enhances research transparency, showcasing successful collaborations worldwide.

Abstract

3 presentations:DSpaceErik Moore, University of Minnesota, United States of AmericaDSpace is one of the most widely adopted open source repository platforms with over 3,300 recorded installations. Currently, at the version 10 major release, DSpace is positioned to merge the DSpace and DSpace CRIS communities in time for its 25th anniversary in 2027. This presentation will review DSpace history, its growth, and potential as it expands and supports more ways to convey and share information.EPrints3: Continuous Developer and Community Driven Repository Development in an Ever-changing Research LandscapeWill Fyson, Rory McNicholl, Eleanor DumbillCoSector, University of London, United KingdomThe repository showdown contribution will demonstrate some of the key development highlights from the last year of EPrints3 development with contributions from both the main EPrints3 service providers and developers as well as the wider community. Development of the EPrints3 platform continues to represent emerging trends in the open research ecosystem as repositories both co-exist and co-develop alongside CRIS platforms, as well as data-archiving and preservation solutions. EPrints3 has also responded to changes in the research landscape including the growing prominence of research assessment exercises and the transitions of third party services such as IRUS-UK to OpenAIRE PROVIDE. The last year also sees a major development with EPrints becoming EPrints3 - a rebranding of the platform to truly reflect the breadth and pace of development as new versions of EPrints3 are released.InvenioRDMNicola Tarocco (1) , Alexandros Ioannidis (1) , Sara Gonzales (2)(1) CERN, Switzerland; (2) Northwestern University, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center, Chicago, IL, USAInvenioRDM, is a next-generation, sustainable, modular, turnkey repository and research data management platform supporting FAIR practices, research transparency, and discovery of a wide range of research outputs. Both the back-end of Zenodo.org and a free, community-supported open source software, InvenioRDM meets user needs by employing powerful search features, DataCite metadata fields, ORCiD- and ROR-enhanced creator and contributor fields, and much more. Partners in this project include developers, librarians, administrators, and other professionals in Europe, Africa, Asia, and North America.

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