OA@INAF is now live with DSpace-CRIS. OA@INAF is the institutional repository of the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF). It was born in 2019 with the purpose of collecting, archiving and disseminating the scientific outputs of public funded research in accordance with the European requirements of Open Access. INAF is Italy’s primary public research organization dedicated to astronomy and astrophysics. It also collects the cultural and historical heritage of Italian astronomical observatories. INAF’s research covers the full spectrum of astronomical sciences, collaborating with other Italian and international bodies such as the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA.
Born from a clear mandate to support Open Access policies at the national and European levels, OA@INAF plays a central role in aligning publicly funded research in astrophysics with the European Commission’s Open Science agenda.
OA@INAF is now live with DSpace-CRIS. OA@INAF is a strategic repository enhancing the visibility of Italian astrophysical research and enabling knowledge sharing in the academic community.
The solution: DSpace-CRIS
OA@INAF is based on DSpace-CRIS that extends the capabilities of the basic DSpace platform. DSpace-CRIS offers a powerful and flexible solution for managing not only research outputs, but also rich contextual information about projects, funding, organizational units, people, and collaborations.
These enhanced functionalities have been essential for OA@INAF to fully capture the complexity of astrophysical research at INAF.
Thanks to DSpace-CRIS, OA@INAF can offer advanced reporting, improve metadata quality, and support interoperability with national and international research infrastructures.
4Science: our role
4Science provided not only technical implementation and customization, but also guidance on repository governance, metadata standards, and integration with systems such as ORCID, OpenAIRE, and national databases.
Looking Ahead
Today, OA@INAF stands as a model for institutional repositories in the field of astrophysics and research. It embodies INAF’s commitment to Open Science freely accessible to all.