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title: SONAR "Institutional Repository as a Service" features
tags: [sonar, ' IRaas']

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title: SONAR "Institutional Repository as a Service" features
tags: sonar, IRaas
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# SONAR "Institutional Repository as a Service" features
20.02.2020


## Common features:

- The interface is available in English, German, French and Italian
- Allows direct depositing of documents by scholars or students, with a validation worflow
- Supports SWITCH edu-ID and ORCID authentication
- Every deposited document is assigned a persistent identifier (DOI or ARK)
- Access embargos can be defined (up to 1 year)
- Metadata associated with a document include:
    - DOI, ARK, PMID and other identifier schemes
    - ORCID identifiers for authors
    - funding information (research projects)
- RESTful APIs for dealing with public content
- and others


## Shared Repository

- Documents are searchable and accessible in the SONAR global portal https://sonar.ch
- The documents of each client institution are grouped within a dedicated collection, with the following features:
	- a permalink of the kind `https://sonar.ch/communities/[institution]`
	- a landing page with a brief description
	- an entry in the "Institution" filter/facet
- An [OAI-PMH set](http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/openarchivesprotocol.html#SelectiveHarvesting) allows selective harvesting of all the documents of the institution
- Each deposited document:
	- is a scholarly publication
	- is "open access", i.e  includes the full text (a 1-year embargo is admitted)
	- has an authorship link to the institution, meaning at least one of the authors is affiliated to the institution
- Basic support is provided


## Dedicated Repository

- The documents are searchable and accessible in an independent portal behind a custom URL `https://[institution domain]`. Open access documents are visible in the SONAR global portal as well https://sonar.ch
- The portal has custom branding (logo, styles)
- Content and access statistics are available
- Account grouping: submission and validation accounts can be grouped by department or by any other institutional subdivision
- Each document:
	- can be of any kind, not necessarily scholarly - meaning that the portal can become a versatile "digital library"
	- can be entered without the full text (metadata only)
	- can be made private to the institution (hidden full text)
- Bulk document upload is possible 
- Custom collections
- Custom [OAI-PMH sets](http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/openarchivesprotocol.html#SelectiveHarvesting) allow selective harvesting of parts of the institution's documents (per document type, per custom collection)
- 3 custom metadata fields can be defined and associated with predefined value lists (e.g. list of faculties)
- 3 custom facets can be activated to exploit custom metadata fields
- RESTful APIs are provided for manipulating private content (using an API key)
- Extended support is provided
- Custom developments and customizations are possible (quote provided on request)
