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Repository & Digital Preservation | GEST
01 · PRESERVE

Upload a Document

Upload a scholarly document for controlled preservation.

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02 · VERIFY

Check a GEST Identifier

Enter a GEST identifier and check its public verification record.

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03 · DOI

Check a DOI

Enter a DOI and check whether it resolves successfully.

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04 · DISCOVER

Search Repository

Find publicly available records and preserved scholarly material.

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How GEST works: Upload your document → receive a preservation submission reference → GEST reviews the submission → approved material can enter the repository → a GEST identifier can then be used for public verification.
GEST TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

Repository & Digital Preservation

GEST provides technology infrastructure for managing scholarly repository records, persistent identifiers, preserved files, versions and digital publication access through connected and maintainable workflows.

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Repository Records

Structured repository records for scholarly materials, publication information and preserved digital objects.

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02

Digital Identifier & Verification

Persistent digital identifier workflows and public verification capabilities for managed scholarly records.

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03

Document Preservation

Technology workflows supporting the controlled storage and preservation of scholarly digital documents.

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04

Version Management

Structured handling of repository versions so that changes and preserved publication states remain connected.

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05

File & Integrity Verification

Verification-oriented workflows for file existence, size, checksum and MIME information.

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06

Public Repository Access

Public-facing repository records and access routes that allow preserved scholarly information to be discovered.

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Connected repository infrastructure. GEST treats repository records, metadata, identifiers, files and publication access as connected technology components. The exact implementation can be adapted to the publisher, journal, research organisation or scholarly programme.