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Dspace at AUS | American University of Sharjah | 6.04.2012

DSpace at AUShttp://dspace.aus.edu/

AMICAL Conference6 April 2012

Dspace at AUS | American University of Sharjah | 6.04.2012

Archives at AUS• 2000 - Mandated to preserve critical documents• 2005 – Dedicated Facility in new Library Building• MS Access database of descriptions, CD-ROM storage of

digital copies for public• 2009 – need to update searching, provide digital copies

online

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DSpace setup• Prototype in 2009• Full installation in 2011, DSpace on CentOS on VMWare• Began conversions of existing material• Ongoing conversions• Proved unstable, 2012 migrated to Ubuntu on VMWare• Preparing to put theses live

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Customization• Customization of xmlui/Manikan interface

– CSS, XSL in themes• Scoping of Search Boxes

– Default to current collection• Addition of Browse indexes

– Sponsor/College, Archive Reference• Needed Authorities

– Name– Subject

• Current product

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Thank you

Thomas Hodge thodge@aus.edu

Archives Database

Archives Storage