Alex, DSpace currently does not have a desktop client, as it is a web application at heart.
However, it would be possible for someone to build a desktop client that could send content to DSpace (via Web API calls however, so I'm not sure if this would help your scenario). The most logical way to do this would be to create a Desktop SWORD client (http://www.swordapp.org) -- DSpace and most other repositories understand this protocol. Another option would be to use the alpha-level DSpace REST API (https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSPACE/REST+API). However, again, these are web calls, so they may not be exactly what you want. Another option would be to use the DSpace bulk import tools, which are command-line tools to upload larger files (which oftentimes cannot be uploaded easily via the web). These don't require web access, but they must be run on the DSpace server itself (so, they are not 'desktop tools' for the user's desktop). Various bulk ingest command-line tools exist, most notably: * Bulk import using the DSpace "Simple Archive Format": https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSDOCDEV/Importing+and+Exporting+Items+via+Simple+Archive+Format * Bulk import using various content "packages" : https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSDOCDEV/Importing+and+Exporting+Content+via+Packages Hopefully this can help lead you in the right direction. Let us know if you have other questions on this. It's also possible others on this list may have additional hints/tips to offer. - Tim On 9/9/2011 5:12 AM, Alex Greif wrote: > I plan to use dspace for archiving large files>500GB, so that the use of > the web client is not acceptable (because of broken uploads, etc) > > Does a fat desktop client exist, that can be used with the same > functionality as the web client for *the normal user workflow* (not > admin), like > - ADS authentication > - providig metadata > - batch upload > - download files > > thanks, > Alex > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Why Cloud-Based Security and Archiving Make Sense > Osterman Research conducted this study that outlines how and why cloud > computing security and archiving is rapidly being adopted across the IT > space for its ease of implementation, lower cost, and increased > reliability. Learn more. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51425301/ > _______________________________________________ > DSpace-tech mailing list > DSpace-tech@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Why Cloud-Based Security and Archiving Make Sense Osterman Research conducted this study that outlines how and why cloud computing security and archiving is rapidly being adopted across the IT space for its ease of implementation, lower cost, and increased reliability. Learn more. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51425301/ _______________________________________________ DSpace-tech mailing list DSpace-tech@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech
