DSpace/C2/Overview-of-DSpace/English

Script: Overview of DSpace

Author: Pankaj Patil

Keywords: DSpace, DSpace Overview, DSpace Basics, DSpace features, Dublin Core, Metadata standard, DSpace repositories, Overview of DSpace, Spoken Tutorial, Video Tutorial

Visual Cue	Narration
Slide : Title	Hello and welcome to this spoken tutorial on Overview of DSpace.
Slide : Learning Objectives Slide	In this tutorial, we will learn about : DSpace as a Digital Repository System Notable DSpace repositories Dublin Core metadata standard and The content available in various tutorials in this series
Slide: Prerequisite	To work with DSpace you should have basic knowledge of Library Science.
Slide : System requirements	Throughout this series, we will be using: Ubuntu Linux OS 18.04 / Windows 10 64 bit OS DSpace version 6.3 gedit text editor (for Ubuntu) / Wordpad ( for Windows) and Firefox web browser However, you may use any other browser and text editor of your choice.
Slide : System requirements	DSpace works on any one of the following Operating Systems. Ubuntu Linux OS 18.04 or Windows 8 or higher versions
Slide: Introduction to DSpace	DSpace is a free and open source repository software package. DSpace is used for creating and managing repositories of digital content.
Slide: Introduction to DSpace	DSpace preserves and enables easy and open access to all types of digital content like, Text and images Video and audio Data sets, Web pages, learning objects, etc.
Slide: Introduction to DSpace	DSpace is a digital archival system and it has the best features of Content management systems and Document management systems
Slide: Features of DSpace	DSpace offers the following features: Free and open source software Completely customizable to fit user needs Structured workflow for document submission
Slide: Features of DSpace	Metadata and full text indexing for search Granular group-based access control UTF-8 support Manage and preserve all formats of digital content
Slide: DSpace Usage	DSpace is used by educational, government, private and commercial institutions like Museums State archives, State and National Libraries and Journal repositories and consortiums
Slide: Notable DSpace Repositories	Notable DSpace repositories are The World Bank - Open Knowledge Repository WHO Institutional Repository Shodhganga : A reservoir of Indian theses Institutional repositories of IITs and IIMs
Only Narration	DSpace uses the Dublin Core metadata standard for digital content submission.
Slide:Dublin Core Metadata Standard	Now, let us proceed to learn about the Dublin Core metadata standard. Dublin Core metadata standard is a set of elements for describing resources. Dublin Core metadata standard can be used to describe digital resources and physical resources.
Only Narration	Now, let us explore each element of Dublin Core metadata standard. This is also known as DC element, in short.
Slide: DC Element	Title: is a name given to the resource. Creator: is an entity primarily responsible for making the resource.
Slide: DC Element	Contributor: is an entity responsible for making contributions to the resource. Date: is a point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Slide: DC Element	Description: is the description of the resource Coverage: is a geographic location, date/period, or administrative entity of the resource.
Slide: DC Element	Format: stands for the file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource. Identifier: is the unique reference to the resource within a given context.
Slide: DC Element	Language: is the language of the resource. Type: is the nature or genre of the resource. Relation: is A related resource.
Slide: DC Element	Rights: are information about rights held in and over the resource. Publisher: is an entity responsible for making the resource available.
Slide: DC Element	Source: is a related resource from which the described resource is derived. Subject: is the topic of the resource.
Only Narration	Now, let’s briefly go through various tutorials available in this series.
Slide: DSpace Installation on Windows 10	If you are a Windows 10 OS user, use these tutorials to install DSpace and customize it.
Glimpse of Install JDK and Build tools on Windows 10	The initial tutorial is about installing and setting environment variables for JDK, Maven and Ant on Windows 10 OS.
Glimpse of Setting up Tomcat and Postgresql on Windows 10	After this, we will install Tomcat and Postgresql on Windows 10. Also, we will create a DSpace database.
Slide: Software versions	If you can’t find the same versions of software used in the demonstration, use any other stable versions. But, It is mandatory to use only JDK 8 (with any release).
Glimpse of Dspace Installation on Windows 10 OS	In the DSpace Installation tutorial, we’ll see how to download, build and install DSpace 6.3. Also, we will create a DSpace administrator account and login to DSpace.
Glimpse of Email Configuration for DSpace on Windows OS	In the next tutorial, we’ll see how to configure email settings in DSpace hosted on Windows 10. We will also learn how to rebuild DSpace, to update the changes on the server.
Glimpse of Customization of DSpace home page (on Windows 10)	This is followed by the tutorial on customizing the homepage of DSpace hosted on Windows 10.
Slide: DSpace Installation on Ubuntu Linux OS	If you are an Ubuntu Linux OS user, use these tutorials to install DSpace and customize it.
Glimpse of Getting ready for DSpace Installation	We first have the tutorial on installing the necessary basic packages on Ubuntu OS version 18.04. We will install JDK8, Ant and Maven build tools. Also, we will install and configure Apache Tomcat8 as a web server and Postgresql10 as a database server.
Glimpse of DSpace Installation on Ubuntu Linux OS	After this, we’ll see how to download, build and install DSpace 6.3. We will also learn how to create a DSpace administrator account and login to DSpace.
Glimpse of Email configuration for DSpace	In the next tutorial, we’ll see how to configure email settings in DSpace. We will also learn how to rebuild DSpace, to update the changes on the server.
Glimpse of Customization of DSpace Home Page	This is followed by the tutorial on customizing the DSpace homepage. Here, we understand how to modify logos, banner content, news, etc.
Only narration	After Installation and Customization tutorials on Windows and Ubuntu OS, we have common tutorials for both the users.
Glimpse of User Registration in DSpace	Next, we’ll see how to do user registration in DSpace, and also know the different user roles in DSpace.
Glimpse of Managing DSpace user accounts	Then, we will see how to add, edit and delete users using administrator authority. Also, we will learn how to create and manage groups in DSpace.
Glimpse of Create Community and sub-community	Next, we’ll see how to create, edit and delete Community and Sub-community. We will also assign a Community Administrator for the Community.
Glimpse of Create Collection	This is followed by a tutorial on how to create, edit and delete Collections. We will also assign a Collection Administrator for the Collection.
Glimpse of Item submission in DSpace	Next, we will see how to fill Item submission form and submit an Item in the Collection.
Glimpse of Item Review in DSpace	Items submitted in the previous tutorial will be reviewed in this tutorial.
Glimpse of Batch Import of Items	This is followed by a tutorial on Batch import of Items. In this tutorial, we will see how to create SAF and import a batch of Items in the Collection.
DSpace Spoken Tutorial Page	Later on, there will be more tutorials in this series. Please check the Spoken Tutorial website regularly for the latest topics.
Only narration	With this we have come to the end of this tutorial. Let us summarize.
Slide : Summary	In this tutorial, we learnt about: DSpace as Digital Repository System Notable DSpace repositories Dublin Core metadata standard and The content available in various tutorials in this series
Slide : About Spoken Tutorial project	The video at the following link summarises the Spoken Tutorial project. Please download and watch it.
Slide: Spoken Tutorial workshops	The Spoken Tutorial Project team conducts workshops and gives certificates. For more details, please write to us.
Slide: Answers for THIS Spoken Tutorial	Do you have questions in THIS Spoken Tutorial? Please visit this site. Choose the minute and second where you have the question. Explain your question briefly. The Spoken Tutorial project will ensure an answer. You will have to register to ask questions.
Slide : Forum for specific questions	The Spoken Tutorial forum is for specific questions on this tutorial. Please do not post unrelated and general questions on them. This will help reduce the clutter. With less clutter, we can use these discussions as instructional material.
Slide: Acknowledgement -I	The Spoken Tutorial project is funded by the Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India.
Slide: Acknowledgement -II	DSpace spoken tutorial series is funded by the National Virtual Library of India, Ministry of Culture, Government of India.
Narration only	This script and video for this tutorial was contributed by Pankaj Patil from IIT Bombay. And this is Nancy Varkey signing off. Thanks for joining.

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