> why did you choose invenio over dspace? My researches show that > dspace is head and shoulders above all the other contenders, and am > working on my allergy to java-based software to enable me to install it.
I would like to know more on your comparative evaluation. My objectives are quite modest. I would like a setup which allows various people to file digital documents into database collections which can then be queried and searched. My setup is essentially meant for usage within the local network and not really over the internet. My reasons for choosing invenio over dspace were rather mundane. First, I managed to install invenio after wasting a lot of time on greenstone. Although I am still stuck on apache configuration, the main invenio installation, on a trial machine, has been done. Also, I have not yet gone beyond the demo collection that comes with it. Second, the default database backend for invenio is mysql while the same for dspace is postgres. I have had some experience of managing mysql and therefore felt more confident. If you think dspace if "head and shoulders above all the others", I am willing to reconsider my decision. How easy is it to get it going? Also, can one use mysql as the backend rather than postgres? Vikas _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Next Event: http://freed.in - September 28-29, 2007 Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
