Transcript An Institutional Repository for the University of Pretoria

UPSpace @
Dept. of Architecture
Ina Smith
UPSpace Manager
UPSpace Institutional Repository
• Set of services
• Management & dissemination of digital
materials
• Organisational commitment
• Stewardship
• Long-term preservation
• Organisation, access, distribution
“Champions”
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Africana & Special Collections
Architecture
Scholarly Publications
Veterinary Science
Computer Science
Education etc.
Advantages
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Preserve intellectual output of UP
Long-term preservation
International exposure
Retrievable via Google
Evolving expert database
Consistent URL for citations
Links between items, collections
Searchable – not static web page
Decentralised or distributed input
UPSpace Look & Feel
Access via
UPPortal
Information Model
Top-level Community
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment, Information Technology
Africana & Special Collections
Sub-Community
Department of Architecture
Collections
Housing
Items in UPSpace
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Articles (preprints & postprints)
Working papers
Conference papers
Images: visual, scientific, etc.
Audio files
Video files (up to 500 MB)
Etc.
Examples of items in UPSpace (1)
Inaugural address of Prof Ora Joubert (.pdf)
Examples of items in UPSpace (2)
Images, Maps,
Slides
Examples of items in UPSpace (3)
Web-pages
http://www.housingcongress2005.co.za/index.html
Thumbnails
Workflow
Submit
Reject
Accept
Edit Metadata
Commit
UPSpace
Support
• UPSpace Listserve
[email protected]
• UPSpace web
www.ais.up.ac.za/edu/dspace
• Training
• User Support (online help etc.)
• E-newsletter
Project
• In collaboration with the Dept. of IT
• AIS managing the project
• Dept. IT responsible for installation
according to UP requirements
• Various phases – next phase: UPSpace on
UP Quality Assurance Server
• Final UPSpace – end 2005
Thank you!
[email protected]
Tel.: +27 12 420 3082