Practical guidelines for starting an institutional repository using DSpace software

Date
2012-01
Authors
Gibson, Hilton
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Publisher
Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University
Abstract
These guidelines are targeted at academic institutions in developing countries world wide who want to start an open access research repository and who want to know in detail what is required and how to do it step-by-step. The guidelines below take a holistic and integrated approach to research institutional repository management. The focus during development of the system has been long term repository preservation, security, stability and interoperability on the internet, using open systems.
Description
If you are going to build your own repository, then use the latest version of the guide, which is available online, for free, at the following shortened wiki web link: http://bit.ly/goodir
Keywords
institutional repository, DSpace software, open access, library, ubuntu linux, open systems
Citation
Gibson, H. 2012. Practical guidelines for starting an institutional repository using DSpace software, Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch University, http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/79321.