• Basic computer and internet skills
• Basic knowledge of scientific work, open access, open science
• Basic knowledge of file formats and file management
• Institutional access (u:account)

• Participants will be familiar with the basic principles of digital preservation and how PHAIDRA contributes to the long-term preservation of digital objects.
• Participants will be able to navigate the PHAIDRA user interface.
• The participants will be able to upload, describe and organise digital objects in PHAIDRA.
• Participants will be able to create relevant metadata for their content.
• Participants will understand the publishing options in PHAIDRA and know how to control access and visibility of their content.
• Participants will know the most important legal aspects to consider when using PHAIDRA.

• Introduction to the PHAIDRA institutional repository
  • Overview of PHAIDRA and its role in research and data management
  • Possible uses and differences to other repositories (types)
  • Policy and terms of use
• Navigation and user interface
  • Introduction to navigation, search and basic settings
• Creating and managing objects
  • Instructions for uploading and organising files
  • Creating and managing collections
• Managing metadata
  • Understanding metadata
  • Using the metadata fields in the metadata editor
  • Best practices for metadata entry
• Publishing and access control
  • Access control options
  • Overview of licensing options
• Long-term archiving
  • Choosing appropriate file formats
  • Dealing with versions

• presentation
• live demonstration (screen sharing)
• exercise
• questions and answers

For the practical participation in the training it is useful for the participants to be able to use the PHAIDRA sandbox (a practice environment in which the functions of PHAIDRA can be tried out). However, access to the sandbox is only possible within the University of Vienna network. If the sandbox is to be accessed from outside the university network, participants will need VPN access. It is recommended to set up such access well in advance of the course.