DARIAH-DE Collection Registry

The Collection Registry serves as a catalog of collections which occurred within the scope of research projects or serves as a basis for them; links data whose data models and the description of a collection for technical reuse by services such as search or analysis tools; serves to manage collection descriptions. These can include, additionally to digitally accessible, analog, protected or offline collections.

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE COLLECTION REGISTRY?

• To describe distributed collections in one place and to process them together in other services (e.g., Generic search, Cosmotool);
• to make collections visible in the Collection Registry which are otherwise difficult to find;
• to document own collections and make them demonstrable for other scientists;
• to be able to manage relevant collections in the sense of an internal catalog.

WHO IS THE TARGET GROUP FOR THE COLLECTION REGISTRY?

• Individual scientists
• Research projects
• Research associations
• Institutions

HOW TO USE THE COLLECTION REGISTRY? A DARIAH account is required to use the Collection Registry. DARIAH-DE provides the Collection Registry as a central service. Local usage scenarios can also be implemented in cooperation with organizations.