We've got a couple patches to the LNI stuff from John Fawcett of CARET which allow one to create collections/communities via LNI and Update/Delete Items. I don't see why the PAckager framework couldn't also be tailored to allow creating items without files.
I don't see why the Submission UI in Manakin or JSPUI couldn't be made more flexible in this regard, I'd also add that with Configurable Submission, this should be a bit of a no-brainer. -Mark On Apr 20, 2007, at 12:00 PM, Martin Courtois wrote: > Hi Robert, > > We're testing the possibility of using the DSpace simple archive > format > and item importer to create a DSpace record without a corresponding > item. Here's what we're doing: > > 1. Create the records in the dublin_core.xml format as described in > the > "Item Importer and Exporter/DSpace simple archive format" section of > the DSpace documentation. > > 2. Assemble all the dublin_core.xml files into the DSpace simple > archive > format (described in the same section of the documentation), but leave > out the contents and file portions. So, it might look like this: > > archive_directory/ > item_000/ > dublin_core.xml > item_001/ > dublin_core.xml > item_002/ > dublin_core.xml > etc. > > 3. Run the item importer. > > We've completed only step 1, so I'm not sure this works. I'll send a > more complete description once we're further along. > > Marty > > Martin Courtois > Information Technology Assistance Center > 509 Hale Library > Kansas State University > Manhattan KS 66506 > Phone: 785 532-4428 > Fax: 785 532-3199 > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Quoting "BEAZLEY, Robert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> Hello all, >> >> >> >> Is it possible to add items to DSpace without uploading a file? We >> have a >> need to add citations to our repository where we may not have the >> right to >> distribute the actual article itself. At the moment we're just using >> a >> placeholder text file but we'd like to be able to do away with this >> if it's >> at all possible. >> >> >> >> Thanks in advance, >> >> >> >> Robert Beazley >> Application Developer >> Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation >> PMB 1, Menai NSW Australia 2234 >> T +61 2 9717 7791 >> E [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> >> >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express > Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take > control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > _______________________________________________ > DSpace-tech mailing list > DSpace-tech@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mark R. Diggory - DSpace Systems Manager MIT Libraries, Systems and Technology Services Massachusetts Institute of Technology Office: E25-131 Phone: (617) 253-1096 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ DSpace-tech mailing list DSpace-tech@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech
