Ankara University Academic Archive System DSpace

Overview

The Ankara University Academic Archive System (Ankara Üniversitesi Akademik Arşiv Sistemi) is the institutional repository of Ankara University (Ankara Üniversitesi), one of Turkey's oldest and most prominent public research universities. The repository provides open access to the scholarly and academic output produced by the university's faculty and researchers.

History and Founding

The repository was established and first registered with international open access directory services in January 2008. It is built on DSpace software, version 7.6.1, an open-source repository platform developed jointly by MIT and HP Labs. The system is registered with OpenDOAR (the Directory of Open Access Repositories) and the Registry of Open Access Repositories (ROAR).

Collections and Holdings

The archive covers a broad range of academic disciplines, including arts, engineering, health and medicine, humanities, mathematics, science, social sciences, and technology. Content types include:

• Journal articles
• Conference and workshop papers
• Reports and working papers
• Books, chapters, and sections
• Learning objects and teaching materials

Access and Usage

The repository is freely accessible online. Content is harvestable via OAI-PMH at the endpoint dspace.ankara.edu.tr/server/oai/request. The system supports multiple metadata formats including Dublin Core, MARC21, MODS 3, and others, facilitating interoperability with international scholarly infrastructure.

Institutional Affiliation

Ankara University is a public research university founded in 1946 and located in Ankara, the capital of Turkey. It is identified by the Research Organization Registry (ROR) with ID ror.org/01wntqw50.