I:\Share\Bestuursinligting\OUDITfinaal\Portfolio\Statistics\BI UPSpace An institutional repository for the University of Pretoria Ina Smith
Institutional Repository Set of services Management & dissemination of digital materials Organisational commitment Stewardship Long-term preservation Organisation, access, distribution
Advantages Preserve intellectual output of UP Long-term preservation International exposure Retrievable via Google Evolving expert database Consistent URL for citations Links between items, collections Searchable – not static web page Decentralised or distributed input
“Champions” Africana & Special Collections Architecture Scholarly Publications Veterinary Science
DSpace for Digital Archiving (1)
DSpace for Digital Archiving (2)
DSpace for Digital Archiving (3)
Default Look & Feel
UPSpace Look & Feel Access via UPPortal
UP IT Requirements LDAP/ GAP Authentication via Portal Look & Feel for Applications
Information Model Top-level Community Africana & Special Collections Sub-Community Collections SA Music Collection
Items in DSpace Articles (preprints & postprints) Technical reports Working papers Conference reports E-theses E-books
Items in DSpace Datasets: statistical, geospatial, etc. Images: visual, scientific, etc. Audio files Video files (up to 500 MB) Learning objects Reformatted digital library collections
Workflow Submit Accept Reject Edit Metadata Commit DSpace
Metadata in DSpace Qualified DC Metadata 15 Elements + Qualifiers Edit DC Registry Add / delete elements/qualifiers (not recommended) Mandatory / Optional fields
Harvesting Metadata OAISTER Search Engines e.g. Google
Persistent Identifiers CNRI Handle System Valid citations Unique handle for each item E.g = Naming authority assigned by handle system to e.g. UP 171 = Unique local name assigned to an item in the repository
Managing the Project Evaluation Proposal Needs Analysis Design Development Implementation Evaluation
DSpace on UPDev DSpace on UP Q&A DSpace on Portal Server
Next … Marketing & Communications Plan Training Program
Reflection & Communication DSpace Listserve DSpace web Update documents & policies Meetings Community of Practice
User Support Help landline 8/5 Online help 24/7 –Viewlets e.g. Macromedia Captivate, PPT, Open Office Tutorial User policy Pamphlet
User Policy Submission Communities and Collections Responsibilities & rights Licensing, copyright, privacy, intellectual property Preservation support Withdrawals Workflow System back-up and availability
Copyright, Rights & Licensing License stored with each item Submitter “Grants License” Default DSpace License Community/ Collection License Copyright note when creating Community DC Element Rights DSpace StyleSheet: © University of Pretoria
The way forward … Federated Search Engine Emerging IR software Long-term budget Migration of digital objects Repository size Bandwidth Collaboration e.g. DISA Collaboration between institutions
The way forward … Register with –Open Archives Institute –DSpace Wiki –OAISTER
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