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DSPACE

Dspace is an open source digital repository software system typically used to create open access repositories for scholarly research and published works. It was originally developed by MIT and HP labs in 2002 and is now maintained by Duraspace. It allows for the management and preservation of digital content in all formats and supports multiple languages. Some features include being free, fully customizable, and able to handle different file formats and languages.

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DSPACE

Dspace is an open source digital repository software system typically used to create open access repositories for scholarly research and published works. It was originally developed by MIT and HP labs in 2002 and is now maintained by Duraspace. It allows for the management and preservation of digital content in all formats and supports multiple languages. Some features include being free, fully customizable, and able to handle different file formats and languages.

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DSPACE

• Original authors MIT and HP labs


• Developer: Dura space
• Initial release : November 2002
• Written in java
• Type : Institutional repositories software
INTRODUCTION
 Its an open source repository software package typically used for
a) Creating open access repositories for scholarly contents,
b) And or published digital content.
 Some notable d space repositories include;
a) the world bank open knowledge repositories
b) Apollo university of Cambridge repositories
c) digital access to scholarship at Harvard
FEATURES
• FREE OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE
• INTERFACE AVAILABLE IN 22 LANGUAGES
• COMPLTELY CUSTOMISABLE TO FIT USER NEEDS
• MANGE AND PRESERVE ALL FORMAT OF DIGITAL CONTENT
• UTF-8 SUPPORT
DSPACE IN RAJAGIRI
• Serves as a web based database of scholarly material.
• Its open to all and inter-operable in a decentralised manner
• Helps in long term reservation of digital materials.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
• HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
a) 1TB disc space
b) 12 virtual CP use
• SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
a) ubuntu 14.04 LTS server
b) java development kit
c)SQL database server
d) java wed app server
e) email server
f) perl 5
DATA MODELS
• COMMUNITIES : An administrative grouping of one or more
collections.
• COLLECTION : A grouping of item which are analogous for meta data
and work flow.
• ITEMS : A box which contains both document meta data and on eor
more bitstream bundles.
• BUNDLES : A grouping of bitstream used to separate original
documents, these obtained from automatic process, archiven and
creative commons.
• BITSTREAM : Digital content
IMPLEMENTATION DETAILS
• Understanding current scenario
• Analysing business requirements
• Determining the need for customisation in D space and use of add on
modules.
• Customisation of D space
• User acceptance test
• Implementing D space at clients infrastructure
• Stabilising solutions
• User and administration training
• Solution hand over to users
• Delivery personalised manuals as per the needs of your organisation.
COST DETAILS
• D Space system is freely available as open source software under the
terms of the BSD distribution license.
• It can be freely downloaded from Git hub.
• Anyone can download D space.
• It could be run at any type of institution, organisation or company.
• Set up cost- 599 dollars
• Total cost of the repository : 260000 dollars per year (76500$ are
infrastructure costs and around 183500$ indicate direct or indirect
staff costs.
BENEFITS
• Easy and simple to install and operate
• Flexible
• Focus on institutional repositories use case

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