OpenAIRE4 

OpenAIRE4 is a set of guidelines and standards designed to ensure that repositories are interoperable with the OpenAIRE infrastructure, which supports open access to research outputs across Europe. Here's how OpenAIRE4 works in DSpace versions 7 and 8:

OpenAIRE4 Overview
OpenAIRE4 guidelines focus on enhancing metadata quality and interoperability. They include specific requirements for metadata elements, controlled vocabularies, and the exposure of metadata through OAI-PMH (Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting). The guidelines aim to ensure that repositories can effectively share metadata with the OpenAIRE infrastructure.

Implementing OpenAIRE4 in DSpace 7 and 8
Prosentient Systems can assist you to make a DSpace repository compliant with OpenAIRE4, several steps and configurations are required:

1. Configurable Entities
OpenAIRE4 compliance in DSpace relies on the Configurable Entities feature, which allows for the creation and management of complex metadata entities such as publications, persons, projects, and organizations. This feature must be enabled and configured in your DSpace instancehttps://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/DSDOC7x/OpenAIRE4+Guidelines+Compliancy.

2. Metadata Fields and Submission Forms
You need to configure specific metadata fields and submission forms to capture the required OpenAIRE entities and their relationships. This involves modifying the submission-forms.xml and item-submission.xml files to include OpenAIRE-specific fieldshttps://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/DSDOC7x/OpenAIRE4+Guidelines+Compliancy.

Example configuration in item-submission.xml:

<name-map collection-handle="123456789/2" submission-name="openAIREPublicationSubmission" />
<name-map collection-handle="123456789/3" submission-name="openAIREPersonSubmission" />
<name-map collection-handle="123456789/5" submission-name="openAIREProjectSubmission" />
<name-map collection-handle="123456789/4" submission-name="openAIREOrganizationSubmission" />

3. Loading OpenAIRE Entities and Metadata
To load the OpenAIRE entities model and required metadata fields, run the following commands:

[dspace]/bin/dspace initialize-entities -f [dspace]/config/entities/openaire4-relationships.xml
[dspace]/bin/dspace registry-loader -metadata [dspace]/config/registries/openaire4-types.xml

These commands initialize the entities and load the necessary metadata fields for OpenAIRE compliancehttps://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/DSDOC7x/OpenAIRE4+Guidelines+Compliancy.

4. OAI-PMH Interface
 

The OAI-PMH interface must be configured to expose metadata in the OpenAIRE format.  

 The OpenAIRE-specific OAI-PMH endpoint can be accessed at:

http://[dspace-server-url]/oai/openaire4?verb=ListRecords&metadataPrefix=oai_openaire

This endpoint will expose metadata in the OpenAIRE format, including additional virtual metadata if configuredhttps://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/DSDOC7x/OpenAIRE4+Guidelines+Compliancy.

Benefits of OpenAIRE4 Compliance
•  Enhanced Interoperability: Ensures that your repository's metadata can be seamlessly integrated with the OpenAIRE infrastructure.

•  Improved Metadata Quality: Adheres to standardized metadata elements and controlled vocabularies, enhancing the quality and consistency of metadata.

•  Increased Visibility: Makes your repository's content more discoverable through the OpenAIRE portal, increasing the reach and impact of your research outputs.

We can assist you in the path to making your DSpace repository compliant with OpenAIRE4 guidelines, facilitating better integration and interoperability with the OpenAIRE infrastructure.