Re: [CODE4LIB] Open Journal Systems - experiences?
Hi We host a couple of OJS installations http://journals.ed.ac.uk/ and have found it easy to set-up and install, as long as you keep changes to a minimum. Having been too generous with making modifications for a previous journal, which meant it had to have it¹s own installation of OJS, we now keep changes for each journal to css and urls (a part from a modified central home page). Claire -- Claire Knowles Library Digital Development Manager Library and University Collections, Information Services University of Edinburgh On 16/12/2014 20:52, "Tania Fersenheim" wrote: >On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 3:06 PM, stuart yeates wrote: >> >> >> The software is OJS and can be found at https://pkp.sfu.ca/ojs/ >> >> The link you used points to an third-party hoster of that software. >> > >Thanks - I probably should have linked also to the sfu hosting page. :-) >https://pkpservices.sfu.ca/content/journal-hosting >-- > >Tania Fersenheim >Manager of Library Systems > >Brandeis University >Library and Technology Services > >415 South Street, (MS 017/P.O. Box 549110) >Waltham, MA 02454-9110 >Phone: 781.736.4698 >Fax: 781.736.4577 >email: tan...@brandeis.edu -- The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.
Re: [CODE4LIB] Open Journal Systems - experiences?
On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 3:06 PM, stuart yeates wrote: > > > The software is OJS and can be found at https://pkp.sfu.ca/ojs/ > > The link you used points to an third-party hoster of that software. > Thanks - I probably should have linked also to the sfu hosting page. :-) https://pkpservices.sfu.ca/content/journal-hosting -- Tania Fersenheim Manager of Library Systems Brandeis University Library and Technology Services 415 South Street, (MS 017/P.O. Box 549110) Waltham, MA 02454-9110 Phone: 781.736.4698 Fax: 781.736.4577 email: tan...@brandeis.edu
Re: [CODE4LIB] Open Journal Systems - experiences?
Hi Tania, we recently set up a locally-hosted instance of OJS. We have had previous experience with implementing and customising open source software; the downside of which involves high maintenance overheads and a more onerous upgrade process . As we don't have the resources to manage another 'needy' piece of software, one of our objectives with OJS was to use it 'out of the box' and make only essential changes, including those configurable through the user interface. While OJS is certainly usable under this model, there are some issues which we've had to find workarounds for. For example, default copyright text can't be changed without directly accessing the underlying templates, so we've set up separate copyright pages instead. We had issues with Shibboleth and LDAP, so have to use OJS's own authentication system; which isn't always compatible with the way journal owners prefer to operate. It is a bit frustrating not being able to make simple tweaks to templates etc; however, our past experience has been that even the most simple of tweaks leads to requests for more, and before you know it, you're stuck with a highly-customised software that makes upgrades a nightmare. Bernadette Houghton Digitisation and Preservation Librarian Library Deakin University Locked Bag 2, Geelong, VIC 3220 +61 3 52278230 bernadette.hough...@deakin.edu.au www.deakin.edu.au Deakin University CRICOS Provider Code 00113B -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Tania Fersenheim Sent: Wednesday, 17 December 2014 2:24 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] Open Journal Systems - experiences? I have some staff interested in a pilot of Open Journal Systems. http://openjournalsystems.com/ Anyone here have experiences with the software they'd like to share, either installed locally or hosted by the OJS folks? I'm especially interested in how responsive the developers and the user community are. -- Tania Fersenheim Manager of Library Systems Brandeis University Library and Technology Services 415 South Street, (MS 017/P.O. Box 549110) Waltham, MA 02454-9110 Phone: 781.736.4698 Fax: 781.736.4577 email: tan...@brandeis.edu Important Notice: The contents of this email are intended solely for the named addressee and are confidential; any unauthorised use, reproduction or storage of the contents is expressly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please delete it and any attachments immediately and advise the sender by return email or telephone. Deakin University does not warrant that this email and any attachments are error or virus free.
Re: [CODE4LIB] Open Journal Systems - experiences?
On 17/12/14 04:23, Tania Fersenheim wrote: I have some staff interested in a pilot of Open Journal Systems. http://openjournalsystems.com/ Anyone here have experiences with the software they'd like to share, either installed locally or hosted by the OJS folks? I'm especially interested in how responsive the developers and the user community are. The software is OJS and can be found at https://pkp.sfu.ca/ojs/ The link you used points to an third-party hoster of that software. My experience with locally-installed OJS installed 'out-of-the-box' with half a dozen journals (some doing retrospective digitalisation, so reasonably large) has been great. Two upgrades have gone very painlessly. As with most open source software, most of the development is left to individual users to do (or to pay third parties to do). For example I reported that the MARCXML output is completely useless and got this response: http://pkp.sfu.ca/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9019 On the positive side, I have the tools to provide better MARCXML, on the downside, I have to wrangle the time to do that. cheers stuart
[CODE4LIB] Open Journal Systems - experiences?
I have some staff interested in a pilot of Open Journal Systems. http://openjournalsystems.com/ Anyone here have experiences with the software they'd like to share, either installed locally or hosted by the OJS folks? I'm especially interested in how responsive the developers and the user community are. -- Tania Fersenheim Manager of Library Systems Brandeis University Library and Technology Services 415 South Street, (MS 017/P.O. Box 549110) Waltham, MA 02454-9110 Phone: 781.736.4698 Fax: 781.736.4577 email: tan...@brandeis.edu
