Integration · 4Science / Lyrasis
DSpace-CRIS (open-source)
DSpace-CRIS · 4Science / Lyrasis
DSpace-CRIS is an open-source Current Research Information System built as an extension of DSpace, the most widely-deployed institutional-repository platform. Developed and maintained primarily by 4Science within the DSpace community (governed by Lyrasis), it adds research-entity layers — researcher profiles, projects, organisations, and funding — on top of DSpace's repository core. Being open-source and standards-led, it supports ORCID, OAI-PMH, and increasingly CRediT-style contributor roles, making it a natural fit for the CASRAI Dictionary's open RDF / JSON-LD vocabulary bundles.
What to use from CASRAI
Touchpoints
- 01Configurable entity + metadata model — add CASRAI contributor-role fields to item and person entities
- 02ORCID integration for researcher-profile authority + publication claiming
- 03OAI-PMH endpoint exposes metadata (including contributor roles) to harvesters
- 04JSON-LD / RDF Dictionary bundles align with DSpace-CRIS' open metadata approach
Setup
Integration steps
- 1Enable and configure the ORCID integration in DSpace-CRIS for researcher authority
- 2Extend the item submission form / metadata schema to capture CRediT contributor roles
- 3Map CASRAI Dictionary terms into your configured metadata fields and authority lists
- 4Expose contributor-role metadata through the OAI-PMH interface for harvesting
- 5Where DOIs are minted, ensure CRediT roles flow into DataCite metadata on deposit
