Richard Jones DSpace for E-Theses http:// 27 th September DSpace for E-Theses Introducing the results of the Theses Alive! Project at Edinburgh University Library, in the form of the Tapir (Theses Alive Plugin for Institutional Repositories) and the Edinburgh Research Archive (ERA); wherein examples of implementation are presented and features discussed in the context of using DSpace for E-Theses.
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Richard JonesDSpace for E-Theses
http://www.era.lib.ed.ac.uk/ 27th September 2004
DSpace for E-Theses
Introducing the results of the Theses Alive! Project at Edinburgh University Library, in the form of the Tapir (Theses Alive Plugin for Institutional Repositories) and the Edinburgh Research Archive (ERA); wherein examples of implementation are presented and features discussed in the context of using DSpace for E-Theses.
Richard JonesDSpace for E-Theses
http://www.era.lib.ed.ac.uk/ 27th September 2004
… at Edinburgh
• Adapt and develop an open-source package for use across the UK
• Produce an OAI-compliant E-Thesis repository• Develop a pilot national service with the aim of
supporting E-Theses creation and management for UK universities
• Produce an institutional guide to adopting and managing E-Theses.
• Collect 500 E-Theses in the UK segment of the NDLTD
Richard JonesDSpace for E-Theses
http://www.era.lib.ed.ac.uk/ 27th September 2004
… for E-Theses
• Default Submission Procedures‒ Flexibility with metadata and storage methods; lacks
some of the fields that will be required for E-Theses, and the flexibility to change this easily.
• Archiving and Access‒ Geared towards Digital Preservation; supports OAI-
PMH v2.0 and has good restriction features
• Administration and Security‒ Configurable with superior methodology, although
some shortcomings exist: workflow is rigid; no supervisory facilities; policies are too complex to administer quickly and easily.
Richard JonesDSpace for E-Theses
http://www.era.lib.ed.ac.uk/ 27th September 2004
The Tapir
• Theses Alive Plugin for Institutional Repositories
• Provides the extra features to DSpace needed for UK E-Theses support
• Open-Source product• Current version 0.3; forthcoming 0.4
http://sourceforge.net/projects/tapir-eul
Richard JonesDSpace for E-Theses
http://www.era.lib.ed.ac.uk/ 27th September 2004
The Tapir’s Features
• Supervised Workspace‒ Communication between supervisor(s)/advisor(s) and