Thanks all, I think this would be interesting as well - I'm glad to hear that folks are using DSpace for ETDs.
Our debate here is centered on future support of ETDs in DSpace. We've had to do quite a bit of customization to support ETDs (thank goodness for Tim Donahue's code :)! Does anyone know if there are future plans to better support ETDs in DSpace? Best, Susan Richard Jones wrote: > This is an interesting statistic which we are not really collecting > for the DSpace community. Perhaps we could invite everyone who has a > DSpace instance registered on the wiki also to list the content types > that they are using it for. > > And in answer to your question, we are also using DSpace for ETDs at > Imperial College. > > Cheers, > > Richard > >> George Mason is using our DSpace repository for holding our ETDs, >> along with the other usual IR types of things. I wouldn't say there >> is a current "best practices" guide, but the Networked Digital >> Library of Theses and Dissertations (www.ndltd.org) web site has >> much information. >> >> http://www.ndltd.org/standards/metadata/current.html is the current >> metadata schema they employ, which is Dublin Core. It works quite >> well for DSpace - I simply added in the thesis elements and created >> a custom submission page for the ETD communities. Additionally, you >> may wish to have one of the more obvious elements be indexed, like >> Degree Discipline. This allows students to search for ETDs from the >> department they are in. We have an individual who manages Theses and >> Dissertations, and I have worked with her to try to wrangle DSpace >> to fit the needs of the students. >> >> Additionally, you may wish to modify your DSpace installation to >> have an embargo feature if your institution offers that to students. >> I have written up instructions on the DSpace wiki for adding that >> feature. >> >> We are just getting rolling with ETDs here at Mason, but they are an >> obvious fit for an IR. >> >> Shane Beers >> Digital Repository Services Librarian >> George Mason University >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> 703-993-3742 >> >> >> >> On Nov 13, 2007, at 9:20 AM, Susan Teague Rector wrote: >> >>> Hi All, >>> >>> I'm trying to get a sense of how many universities are using Dspace >>> for >>> ETDs and whether institutions are bulk loading ETDs as opposed to >>> allowing students to self-submit. >>> >>> I've looked through the literature, but have been unable to find >>> anything on best practices for ETDs in Dspace. Please point me in the >>> right direction if I should email another list. >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Susan Teague Rector >>> Web Applications Manager >>> Library Information Systems, VCU Libraries >>> 804.827.3554 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. >>> Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. >>> Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a >>> browser. >>> Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> DSpace-tech mailing list >>> DSpace-tech@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. >> Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. >> Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. >> Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ >> _______________________________________________ >> DSpace-tech mailing list >> DSpace-tech@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ DSpace-tech mailing list DSpace-tech@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech
