Migrating IRs: From “Free” to “Fee” Margo Duncan, MLS Terra Bianchi Gullings, MLIS, CA
University of Texas at Tyler Founded in 1971 Joined UT System in 1979 Four year status in ,785 students – 6,381 undergraduate – 2,467 graduate 42 bachelor’s, 31 master’s, 4 doctoral degrees
Open source library ArchivesSpace (finding aids) CORAL (ERMS) Drupal (website) Koha (ILS) …DSpace
Why we changed Graduate school – Recruiting – Maps, maps, maps
✓ Institutional Repository ✓ Dublin Core metadata ✓ Multiple languages ✓ Administrative customization ✓ User-friendly submission ✓ Access options ✓ Full text searching ✓ Statistics ✓ Support DSpace & Digital Commons =
Differences Pricing DSpace: free puppy! DC: annual subscription Time DSpace: all day, every day DC: initial set up, low monitoring
Differences Control DSpace: all yours! DC: see vendor… Support DSpace: anyone out there? DC: phone/ From:
Differences Customization DSpace: figure it out DC: ask away! Preservation DSpace: Handle URLs DC: persistent until cancelled
Differences Access both through open web DC: Digital Commons Network User perspective DSpace: functional DC: fancy! Statistics DSpace: can be limited DC: detailed and robust
Timeline September— October Introductory webinars Deans’ Council November— December Sole-source justification Closed for the holidays January Contract signed February Design tour Site design March Demo site available Migration work April Finish migration Go live!
Structures ETD series General series
Migration Digital Commons Metadata fields
Batch Excel Upload DSpace Digital Commons
Policy and Workflows
Lessons learned Read documentation Ask questions Manage your expectations
Conclusion UT Tyler DSpace IR UT Tyler Digital Commons IRUT Tyler DSpace IRUT Tyler Digital Commons IR
Questions? Margo Duncan Terra Bianchi Gullings
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