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 files500GB, 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
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