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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
student (edit metadata/add files/comment)
• Supervision Administrative Tools‒ Add/Remove/Modify “Supervision Orders”
• Thesis Metadata Capture‒ UK Recommended metadata set; multiple
submission procedures
• Interface Upgrades‒ Display relevant metadata; ensure item type is clear
Richard JonesDSpace for E-Theses
http://www.era.lib.ed.ac.uk/ 27th September 2004
This New ERA
• Edinburgh Research Archive• 185 E-Theses currently• DSpace 1.1.1 & Tapir 0.3
Richard JonesDSpace for E-Theses
http://www.era.lib.ed.ac.uk/ 27th September 2004
Supervision
The author and administrator
The supervision order generator
Richard JonesDSpace for E-Theses
http://www.era.lib.ed.ac.uk/ 27th September 2004
MetadataCapture
Submit a Thesis or Dissertation
Main Metadata Page
Abstract & Keywords
Richard JonesDSpace for E-Theses
http://www.era.lib.ed.ac.uk/ 27th September 2004
Licensing
Richard JonesDSpace for E-Theses
http://www.era.lib.ed.ac.uk/ 27th September 2004
What happens next?
Student Supervisor
WorkSpace
Faculty Office
Submit Reject
Viva & Corrections
Accept
Reject
Library
Complete
Commit
Archive
The Thesis Submission Workflow
Richard JonesDSpace for E-Theses
http://www.era.lib.ed.ac.uk/ 27th September 2004
What about the Future?
• Integration of E-Theses & E-Prints, conceptually and actually
• Central search services/local harvesters• Mandatory E-Thesis submission in institutions• DSpace submission and workflow
improvements• Surface of information in different systems
(institutional portals)• + much much more …
Richard JonesDSpace for E-Theses
http://www.era.lib.ed.ac.uk/ 27th September 2004
Thanks for Listening
Richard Jones
[email protected]://www.thesesalive.ac.uk/
ERA:http://www.era.lib.ed.ac.uk/
This presentation:http://www.thesesalive.ac.uk/archive/EThesesBL.ppt
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