DSpace Architectural Review

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III. review of materials

• issues list
• manifesto (http://wiki.dspace.org/index.php/ArchReviewWorkingPrinciples^{Image Removed})
• other docs

• avoiding second system effect
  • that's the goal of manifesto

IV. Review of Manifesto

see: http://wiki.dspace.org/index.php/ArchReviewWorkingPrinciples^{Image Removed}

1. DSpace is primarily open source software for building digital repositories.
DSpace is intended to be free and open source software for digital repositories that enables services for access, provision, stewardship and re-use of digital assets with a focus on educational and research materials; i.e. to fulfill the mission of the DSpace Foundation.

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• jse: several authz wants

11. Core code changes

12. User interface

• majority are doing lokk/feel

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jmo: having "strawman" proposals for each of these would be

See: http://wiki.dspace.org/index.php/ArchReviewIssues^{Image Removed}

1. Data Model/Information Architecture (Tuesday)

• versioning support
  • See VersioningProposal
• revisions in the identifier system
  • see e.g. this old persistent identifier discussion
• more flexible metadata options
  • often mentioned in connection with METS
• support for relationships between bitstreams
  • see BitstreamRelationships
• more robust content format support
• alignment with the JSR170 data model
  • see http://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=170^{Image Removed}
  • interesting because:
    • looked at by a lot of people
    • specified interface with many possible implementations
    • leg-up over model with just GET/PUT
  • Q: why should DS export the interface?
• revisiting how aggregation is modeled
  • currently done via Communities and Collections
  • May dovetail with JSR170 approach
• Scalability?

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