***** Apologies for cross posting *****
Dear All,
The JISC Repositories Support Project is pleased to
announce two training days for those who are new (or nearly new) to working
with DSpace, as part of its continuing programme of repository support.
Each day is aimed at a different audience: the first of
these days (2nd June) will be aimed at new repository managers and support
staff. The second day (11th July) will be aimed at new technical staff
supporting the repository.
The events will be held in a dedicated training facility
at New Horizons in Birmingham and are free of charge to those at English and
Welsh HEIs. Lunch will also provided for each of the days.
The first of these days (2nd June) aimed at new
repository managers and support staff and will cover the following areas:
1. Day Overview
2. Introduction to DSpace
- What it is.
- Basic architectural overview.
3. Configuration & Customisation
(By the repository administrator)
- Communities & Collections
- Workflows & Metadata Implementation
- Licenses
- User Management
4. Running DSpace as an
Administrator
- Submitting Items
- Harvesting
- Persistent Identifiers (The handle)
5. Other Configuration & Customisation that
you may require (By the technical staff)
- Multilingualism
- RSS
Feeds/Emails/Notifications/Subscriptions.
- Submission Interfaces
- Populating other resources using the
repository.
- Alternative deposit mechanisms (SWORD etc).
6. Statistics
- DSpace Stats
- Google Analytics
The second of these days (11th July) will be aimed at new
technical staff supporting the repository covering the following areas:
1. Day Overview
2. DSpace 1.5 Software Overview
- Architectural Overview
- Structural Code Overview
3. Installation
- Third party software installation
- The DSpace configuration file
- DSpace software installation
4. Configuration
- Customising the submission process using
input-forms.xml
- RSS Feeds/Emails/Notifications/Subscriptions
- Multilingualism
- RSS Feeds
5. Persistent Identifiers/The Handle Server
6. UI Customisation
7. Importing/Exporting from DSpace & Deposit
Mechanisms
8. Implementing Statistics
9. Upgrading to DSpace 1.5 from DSpace 1.4
The events are aimed at members of staff new in their
roles as repository administrators and technicians. The course is not suitable
for staff with more than a year of DSpace experience. Places are limited so
it's advisable to book early at:
http://www.rsp.ac.uk/events/dspace.php
If you have any queries about this event please email
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Regards,
Chris
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Chris Yates
Repository Support Officer
Gwasanaethau
Gwybodaeth Information
Services
Prifysgol
Aberystwyth Aberystwyth
University
E-bost / E-mail
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Ffon / Tel: (01970 62) 8489
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