Invenio

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APIs and formats

Invenio is JSON-native and provides REST APIs; its framework can serialize data as BibTeX, CSL, DataCite, Dublin Core, JSON-LD, or MARCXML.inveniosoftware.org · read 11 Oct 2026

Community support

Users can seek community help through the Invenio chatroom and forum, and the project also lists commercial hosting and support providers.inveniosoftware.org · read 11 Oct 2026

Deployment

InvenioRDM runs on bare metal, virtual machines, and container platforms such as Kubernetes and OpenShift.inveniosoftware.org · read 11 Oct 2026

Framework data and preservation

Invenio Framework supports JSON Schema metadata, serializers for formats including BibTeX and DataCite, DOI minting, fixity checks, and BagIt archival exports.inveniosoftware.org · read 11 Oct 2026

Framework use

Invenio Framework can be used to build digital repositories, enterprise search engines, and integrated library systems.inveniosoftware.org · read 11 Oct 2026

ILS features

InvenioILS includes bibliographic cataloguing, configurable circulation workflows, acquisitions, interlibrary loans, backoffice tools, and REST APIs.inveniosoftware.org · read 11 Oct 2026

Institutional integration

InvenioRDM supports institutional single sign-on, storage systems, public and private clouds, permissions models, and custom fields.inveniosoftware.org · read 11 Oct 2026

Library features

InvenioILS supports cataloguing, configurable circulation workflows, acquisitions, interlibrary loans, back-office tools, and REST APIs.inveniosoftware.org · read 11 Oct 2026

Notable limit

Invenio Framework is a code library for building applications, while InvenioRDM is the repository application intended for use as a repository solution.inveniosoftware.org · read 11 Oct 2026

Open Science integrations

InvenioRDM integrates with ORCID, DataCite, and OpenAIRE.inveniosoftware.org · read 11 Oct 2026

Open source

Invenio products are free open source software, and Invenio Framework is licensed under MIT.inveniosoftware.org · read 11 Oct 2026

Preservation

Invenio Framework supports persistent identifiers such as DOIs, links between versions, fixity checks, and BagIt archival package exports.inveniosoftware.org · read 11 Oct 2026

Product suite

Invenio includes InvenioRDM, a repository/document management platform; InvenioILS, an integrated library system; and Invenio Framework, a code library for building large-scale information systems.inveniosoftware.org · read 11 Oct 2026

Project history

The first Invenio release, then named CDSWare, was on August 1, 2002.inveniosoftware.org · read 11 Oct 2026

RDM deployment

InvenioRDM runs on bare-metal, virtual machines, and container platforms such as Kubernetes and OpenShift.inveniosoftware.org · read 11 Oct 2026

RDM purpose

InvenioRDM is a turn-key research data management repository platform based on Invenio Framework and Zenodo.inveniosoftware.org · read 11 Oct 2026

Record and file scale

InvenioRDM is described as supporting 1 to 100 million records and files from 1 byte to several petabytes.inveniosoftware.org · read 11 Oct 2026

Research integrations

InvenioRDM integrates with Open Science infrastructure including ORCID, DataCite, and OpenAIRE.inveniosoftware.org · read 11 Oct 2026

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