Repositories and Current Research Information Systems Do Not Form a Dichotomy

This article traces common lines of development of research information systems and repositories. Both system worlds initially developed independently of each other, which is due to their anchoring in different administrative units of academic institutions. During open access and open science, as well as increasing demands on research reporting, more and more intersections have emerged. As a result, initiatives at the European and national levels are driving convergence and integration through fundamental agreements, roadmaps, guidelines, and implementations of both system worlds.