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Before getting started, learn some DSpace basics:

KnowledgeBase is a framework designed to help anyone, regardless of their technical background, become immediately productive with DuraSpace technologies. The focus of the initial content will be how to set up and run a repository using either DSpace or Fedora. KnowledgeBase is not a duplication or replacement for the official software documentation, but rather it is intended to be a supplemental resource, including dynamic content delivered through a variety of vehicles (text guide, screencasts, webinar recordings, etc.).

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Do you know the basics about DSpace?  Then dive right into KnowledgeBase to get started.

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• Meet DSpace - watch a 5 minute

  overview

  video

  introduction

• Take a look around

  Splash Around

   - visit the DSpace demo site to

  play with

  try out the current release

• DSpace

  FAQ's

  FAQs -

  see

  get answers to common

  quetions
• Terminology - translation for common terms 

 

Full Table of Contents Outline:

• What is DSpace
  • why use DSpace? - not mktg piece, help audience understand what DSpace does 
  • what DSpace does really well and not so well
  • why would you chose DSpace vs. Fedora (same content as in Fedora version)
• Get Started with DSpace (Installation/Setup):
  • Installing DSpace for the First Time - What you need to plan for, how to do it.
    • various Install Tips wiki pages:
      • Hints/Tips Installation page which provides examples of installing DSpace on various OSes 
      • Official Installation Docs
  • Overview of DSpace Interface Options (XMLUI, JSPUI, OAI, SWORD, LNI) - What to choose and how to make a decision 
  • Overview of DSpace directories & where data is stored in DSpace (high-level architecture overview).
  • Basic Configuration options – intro to the 'config' directory
  • Feature Overview
  • Intro to Upgrading DSpace
• Hello, DSpace! (UI Basics):
  • Overview of Communities & Collections - Create your first Community, Create your first Collection
  • Adding Users / Groups
  • DSpace Access Controls / Rights
  • Submit your first Item
  • Browsing & Searching DSpace
  • Editing your DSpace Profile, email notifications, etc.
• Managing DSpace (DSpace Administration):
  • Managing Content:
    • Administration options for Communities / Collections / Items (may need to be several webinars)
    • Changing Rights/Permissions on a Community / Collection / Item
    • Withdrawing / Deleting / Editing Items
    • "Mapping" / Linking Items to multiple Collections/Communities
    • Editing or Deleting Communities or Collections
    • Batch Metadata Editing
    • Metadata Authority Control
    • Adding a Custom Metadata Schema or Custom Metadata Fields
    • Enabling RSS Feeds
    • Improving your Indexing by Google / Google Scholar / Other Search Engines
• Enabling Optional Features:
  • • Intro to Handle Server?
    • Basics of customizing your Item Submission Process (change metadata fields, steps, etc)
    • Change "Browse By" options (add a new Metadata field to browse by)
    • Managing DSpace Access Statistics
    • Changing Header/Footer
• How do I look? (Changing the UI):
  • • Basic Intro to XMLUI Themes
      • Making DSpace XMLUI Your Own (2009 presentation by Tim) 
      • Learning to Use Manakin (2007 presentation by Scott Phillips)
      • Various XMLUI How-Tos at: XMLUI How To Guides. Ones most appropriate for an "intro to XMLUI" include: 
        • Introduction Manakin (XMLUI)
        • Manakin theme tutorial 
        • Create a new theme (Manakin) 
        • Install a theme (Manakin) 
        • Manakin Themes and Recipes 
        • Create a new aspect (Manakin) 
        • Install an Aspect (Manakin)
    • Adding "Discovery" (faceted browsing/searching)
    • Enabling Embargoing of content in Submission process
    • Enabling Creative Commons Licensing options in Submission process
    • Enabling OAI-PMH / SWORD / LNI (may need separate webinars)
  • Advanced Administration Tasks
    • Exporting/Importing bulk content
    • Backing up your DSpace instance
    • Scaling your DSpace instance / hints on improving performance
    • Migrating / Moving from one server to another
    • Moving / Copying one Community/Collection to another DSpace (via AIPs)
    • Curation Tasks
    • Configuring Media Filters (for file indexing and thumbnails)
    • Hooking DSpace up to your local Institution Authentication (LDAP, Shibboleth, etc)
    • Using the Checksum Checker (why/how)
    • Harvesting Content from an external source via OAI-PMH or OAI-ORE
    • Using DSpace with DuraCloud?

From The DSpace Course (RSP/Stuart Lewis)

The DSpace Course - Stuart Lewis and Chris Yates - August 2008
An Introduction to DSpace
How to Get Help
Repository Structure
Items in DSpace
An Introduction to Users and Groups
An Introduction to Metadata in DSpace
Technical Basic
Identifiers
DSpace Configuration
User management and authentication options
Metadata Input Customisation
Look and Feel Customisation
Language Customisation
Item Submission Workflows
Import and Export
RSS Feeds, Alerts and News
DSpace Statistics and Google Analytics
Configuring LDAP
Upgrading from 1.4. to 1.5
SWORD Basics
Course templates

• questions

Get started with DSpace KnowledgeBase:

• Introduction to DSpace

• Installation & Set-Up

• User Interface Basics

• DSpace Administration

• Customization

• Advanced Features

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