A long-term archiving and dissemination ecosystem for Humanities' research data

For almost 20 years, the digital repository GAMS (Geisteswissenschaftliches Asset Management System) has been providing long-term preservation of Humanities’ resources offering both a technical solution and a way of achieving sustainability in the handling of research data. Such domain-specific digital repositories rely on specialised design principles and a strategic orientation to balance the need for long-term sustainability and the use of advanced technologies. The repository solely relies on open source software due to its commitment to open access and open science. Its design principles intend to foster compliance with international best practices like the COAR Community Framework for Good Practices in Repositories (COAR 2020) and the certification guidelines of the CoreTrustSeal, and following the FAIR principles of findability, accessibility, interoperability and reusability. Long-term preservation entails migration to new software versions and reflecting advancements in technology as well as responding to security issues; increase in projects and services require a more elaborate and stable system architecture. This submission describes the conceptual framework and architecture of a large digital repository infrastructure that specialises in the preservation, management and presentation of research data in the Humanities, as well as the maintenance and migration of this exemplary research data ecosystem