Preporučeni formati

The Repository supports a wide range of file formats. Currently, deposited files can be either downloaded or previewed in the browser (no additional viewers for specific file formats are integrated in the platform). It is usually indicated when a specific software tool that is not generally used is needed to open the files. Users are strongly advised to use preferred formats suitable for long-term preservation. A limited number of non-preferred formats will be accepted.

Tip sadržaja	Preporučeni format	Prihvatljivi formati
Formatirani tekst	PDF/A (.pdf) ODT (.odt)	PDF other than PDF/A (.pdf)
Neformatirani tekst	Unicode text (.txt)\|\|
Tabele	ODS (.ods) CSV (.csv)
Baze podataka	SQL (.sql) SIARD (.siard) CSV (.csv)	HDF5 (.hdf5, .he5, .h5)
Statistički podaci	R	SPSS (.dat/.sps)
Rasterizovane slike	JPEG (.jpg, .jpeg) - only if camera originals are JPEGs TIFF (.tif, .tiff) - proprietary, but fully documented and widely used PNG (.png) JPEG 2000 (.jp2)
Vectorska grafika	SVG (.svg)
Kristalografski podaci	CIF
Tonski zapisi	BWF (.bwf) MXF (.mxf) Matroska (.mka) FLAC (.flac) OPUS	WAVE (.wav) MP3 (.mp3)
Video zapisi	Matroska (.mkv) MPEG-4 (.mp4, .m4a, .m4v) - if this is camera's output format
Jezik za označavanje	XML (.xml) HTML (.html) Related files: .css, .xslt, .js, .es
Packeti	XML (.xml) 7Z TAR GZIP

Although all formats can be deposited in DSpace, it is highly recommended to use formats that are open and sustainable. In case of digital images and multimedia files, lossless file formats are recommended but there are situations when due to large file sizes compromise can be made with the aim of ensuring widest possible access.

Along with the preferred PDF/A format, other PDF variants are currently accepted. These files require conversion, which will be performed in a later stage.

In general, if a non-preferred data file is submitted to the repository, when reviewing the submission, a repository manager will contact the depositor and suggest converting the data file into a compatible preferred format. Poorly documented proprietary or custom formats may be used only exceptionally, when it is not possible to convert files to an open format without compromising data integrity, or in case a data file has already been published in a non-preferred format (e.g. in a journal as supplementary information) and it is important for the primary designated community to preserve it in the repository as it is. Efforts are made to limit such cases as much as possible.

DAIS has the right to convert the submitted data file into any medium or format for the purpose of preservation. In this case, the original data file will be preserved in the repository.