OstData at the Bavarian State Library relies on RADAR Local

Since October 2025, FIZ Karlsruhe operates a local RADAR instance for the Bavarian State Library (BSB), Munich. The OstData research data repository, the central publication and archiving system for research data on Eastern, East Central, and Southeastern European studies in Germany, is thus based entirely on RADAR software.

OstData enables the sustainable publication and provision of research data from the humanities, social sciences, and cultural studies with a regional focus on Eastern, East Central, and Southeastern Europe. The repository is administered by the Specialist Information Service for Eastern, East Central, and Southeastern Europe at the Bavarian State Library. Data curation is done in cooperation with the OstData partners Collegium Carolinum – Research Institute for the History of Czechia and Slovakia, the Leibniz Institute for the History and Culture of Eastern Europe (GWZO), and the Specialized Information Service for Northern Europe at the University Library of Kiel.

The Bavarian State Library uses the RADAR Local operating variant for OstData. FIZ Karlsruhe operates the RADAR software entirely on behalf of the BSB on local IT infrastructure and with the integration of existing storage systems. Thus, the hosting of research data remains entirely the responsibility of the BSB, while at the same time the proven functionalities of RADAR are utilized.

OstData can be accessed under https://www.ostdata.osmikon.de/ and is also listed in the international register for research data repositories re3data.org: