In the DABAR system repositories, a total of over 250,000 digital objects have been published in January 2024, and this number continues to grow consistently every day. The majority of the published objects are final theses, undergraduate theses, and specialist papers, with over 212,800 of them being made available.
During June and July 2023, user testing of the DABAR system was carried out due to the development of a new version of the Digital Academic Archives and Repositories system. The purpose of conducting user experience testing was done with the aim to improve the DABAR system, and it is based on the method of observing the actual way of using the product, in this case, the repositories in the DABAR system. The testing was conducted by the UX testing manager from SRCE, who guided users through the tasks they performed during the testing of the DABAR system.
In October, functionality related to storing journal articles was reimplemented in the DABAR system. Once again, it is possible to upload complete articles from the HRČAK system into repositories in the DABAR system. During the process of long-term preservation of objects in repositories, it is possible to upload the article file from HRČAK. To upload the complete article from HRČAK, you need to select the "Upload" button to store the object in the repository. At the top of the page, a section for uploading data from external databases will be displayed.
During October, the DABAR team submitted applications for 16 repositories to the Directory of Open Access Repositories (OpenDOAR). The primary goal of registretion in OpenDOAR is to enhance the visibility of institutions, their repositories, and the content within repositories.
In the DABAR system, storage of a new type of object has been enabled, which pertains to the storage of Research Data Management Plans (DMP). This storage option has been made available because the Croatian Science Foundation (HRZZ) will require project leaders to store and publish their DMPs in their institutional repositories.
The content of the Dabar platform is included in Summon discovery service provided by the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) for all public universities, public polytechnics and scientific institutes.
SRCE, in cooperation with the Croatian Science Foundation and the National and University Library in Zagreb, created a new online course about research data management called Documentation and anonymization of research data, which is available on the SRCE educational portal.
Webinar Registration of v4 interface in OpenAIRE for repository managers in the Dabar system organized by SRCE, the Ruđer Bošković Institute and the University Library of Split was held on July 4, 2022 and gathered 26 participants. During the webinar, the procedure for registering the v4 interface, which complies with the "OpenAIRE Guidelines for institutional and thematic Repository Managers v4" guidelines, was presented.
Based on the increased number of user inquiries, it was concluded that institutions have a need to upload complete editions of their publications (journals, newsletters, etc.) into institutional repositories.