Institutional open repositoryRDL Open
An open-access and data repository for universities
An open-access repository that publishes a university's publications, theses and research data under the institution's own name. Records are populated from trusted sources with review, get persistent links and become visible in international indexes.
- A portal of its own, under the institution's name
- Publications, theses and datasets in one archive
- Reviewed imports from OpenAlex, Crossref, ORCID and DSpace
- Persistent RDL Links and Google Scholar-ready item pages
- OAI-PMH harvesting compatible with OpenAIRE and BASE
RDL OpenExample University
Open Access Repository · RDL Open
- Faculty of Engineering3.214 items
- Graduate School5.902 items
- Research Data418 items
Overview
RDL Open opens a separate portal for each institution: publications, graduate theses and research datasets live in one archive with the institution's name, logo and community tree. Item pages are Google Scholar-ready; every record gets a persistent RDL Link, shown together with its DOI when it has one.
The archive does not have to be filled by hand: the institution's records are pulled from OpenAlex, Crossref, ORCID and ROR, and existing DSpace repositories migrate with their persistent links. Every incoming record lands in a review queue first, marked as new, update or duplicate, and is never published without approval. Records are opened to OpenAIRE, BASE and national indexes through an OAI-PMH harvesting address.
See the features up close
Every feature is shown from the real interface with sample data.
The institution's own portal
The archive opens with the institution's name and logo. A community tree by faculty, graduate school and research unit, plus search and browse, gets visitors to records quickly.
Example University
Open Access Repository · RDL Open
- Faculty of Engineering3.214 items
- Graduate School5.902 items
- Research Data418 items
Item pages with persistent links
Every record gets a persistent RDL Link; DOI, access status, full text and citation details on one page, published the way Google Scholar expects.
Carbon sequestration in coastal wetland ecosystems
Yılmaz, A. · Kaya, M. · Demir, S.
Journal of Coastal Research · 2025
Indexed by Google Scholar
Reviewed population from trusted sources
Records from OpenAlex, Crossref, ORCID, ROR and DSpace gather in a review queue, split into new, update and duplicate, and never overwrite information entered by hand.
- New
Deep learning for seismic risk maps
OpenAlex
- Update
Soil moisture under drought stress
Crossref
- Duplicate
Urban heat islands in mid-size cities
ORCID
International discoverability
The OAI-PMH harvesting address serves Dublin Core and OpenAIRE 4; the archive is opened to indexes such as OpenAIRE, BASE, OpenDOAR and CORE.
Harvesting endpoint
ornek-rdlopen.rawdatalibrary.net/oai/request
Metadata formats
Listed in
- OpenAIRE
- BASE
- Google Scholar
- OpenDOAR
- CORE
From application to a visible archive in three steps
Open the portal, populate the archive, open it to the world.
- 1
The institution portal opens
After the partner application, a portal under your institution's name and an administrator account are set up.
- 2
The archive is populated
Records are pulled from trusted sources and your current repository, and published after approval in the review queue.
- 3
Discoverability is switched on
The harvesting address is registered with international indexes; records with persistent links show up in searches.
Frequently asked questions
How is RDL Open used?
Each institution gets its own portal; administrators sign in at their portal address and visitors reach records without signing in.
Can we migrate our current repository?
Yes. DSpace repositories migrate with their structure, records, files and persistent links, and a verification report is produced after the migration.
Where do the records show up?
The OAI-PMH harvesting address serves OpenAIRE and Dublin Core formats; the archive is opened to indexes such as OpenAIRE, BASE, OpenDOAR and CORE, and item pages are Google Scholar-ready.