one platform, two stories. willamette university oregon state university
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DSPACEfor Digital Repositories:
One Platform, Two Stories
Once upon a time…
…there were two libraries…
Willamette University
Oregon State University
…with two digital repositories.
Academic Commons
ScholarsArchive@OSU
Institutional Repositories: A DefinitionBroadly defined, an Institutional Repository is a service that …• Collects digital content produced by an institution• Provides a variety of access levels to content• Preserves content over time• Supports stable, reliable Web access over
time• Enables discovery of content by various
audiences• Integrates with other services (external
repositories, authoring tools, web sites)
Let’s see…Should we go with XMLUI or JSPUI?
OSUL's First Collections
WU First CollectionsUndergraduate theses
(currently 1500 and growing)
Moveable Type (1993-2003)
Technical Considerations• More complex to install and
support than some options; easier than others• Easier: CONTENTdm• More complicated: Fedora
• Out-of –the-box interface that is modestly customizable and XML user interface that is highly customizable given the right skill set (css, xslt)
• Support for a growing number of protocols (OAI-PMH, SWORD, Dublin Core, METS, MODS, SRW/U)
Technical Considerations (continued)• Handle service provides stable URLs that do
not change if the resource is renamed or relocated
• Monitoring of file integrity, item provenance, repository history
• File format registry• Robust authorization system and support for
external authentication protocols• Regular software releases (current release
1.5.1, a 2.0 development branch is underway)
Customizations
Front-end Web Server (2) Application Server (2) Database Server (1)
OSU LibrariesCustomizations
Linking from Catalog to ScholarsArchive
ETD Template
Oregon Explorer Template
Willamette University Customizations
Front-end Web Server (1)Application Server (1)Database Server (1)
XMLUI DesignLDAP Authorizationby employee_type
DSpace Advantages
1. Submission process that can be customized and used by departments outside the library
2. Handle server provides stable URL3. Fine-grained authorization for item access and
collection maintenance roles4. Standards-based development and an active
international developer community5. DSpace Foundation facilitates forward-thinking,
collaborative development work6. SWORD supports integration with other systems
(e.g.: Open Journal Systems e-journal publishing software)
7. Can be used to archive a wide variety of digital object types8. User interface can be used out-of-the-box or customized and
shared (e.g.: improved support for image browsing)9. Application code can be modified and shared10.Commercial support is available if you need it
ScholarsArchive Community Page
COAS Home Page
Verify Screen
Ability to Restrict Access
Progress Buttons
Ability to Save Submission
DSpace Disadvantages1. Many customizations are not possible without
the appropriate technical skills2. Relatively complex to install and administer3. Native support for image browsing is poor,
but the XMLUI can help with this4. DSpace 2.0 will introduce more
modularity, but modifying the current code basecan add significant complexity to upgrades
5. The authorization system is powerful butrelatively difficult to use in its current incarnation
6. Contracting for hosted DSpace from a vendorsolves support issues but may limit how DSpace is usedat your institution
7. Not easy to integrate with external tools andWeb sites
• No Technical Support
• Disconnect Between
Developers and Users
• Developers Answer to
Employers/Institutions
• Customizations Can
Wreak Havoc
DSpace Statistics
What Excites Us About the Future?
The EndMichael Spalti, Head of Library Systems DivisionWillamette [email protected]
Sue Kunda, Digital Production LibrarianOregon State [email protected]