DSpace—A Base for Developing Repositories in India

Abstract

DSpace is an open source dynamic digital repository. Web- based interface makes it easy for a submitter to create an archival item by depositing files. It was designed to handle any format from simple text document to datasets and digital video. Data files also called bitstreams are organized together into related sets. Each bitstream has a technical format and other technical information. This technical information is kept with bitstreams to assist with preservation over time. An item is an archival atom consisting of group related to content and associated descriptions (metadata). An item exposed metadata is indexed for browsing and searching. Items are organized into collections logically related material. A community is the highest level of DSpace content hierarchy. They correspond to parts of the organization such as department, labs, research centres/schools. The modular architecture allows for creation of large repositories that can be extended across institutional boundaries. It is committed to reliable file preservation to offer functional preservation where files are kept accessible as technology formats, media and paradigms evolve over time for many types of files as possible. The end-user interface supports browsing and searching the archives. Once the item is located, web-native formatted files can be displayed in a web-browser while other formats can be downloaded and opened with a suitable application programme.

Keywords: Metadata, digital, preservation, DSpace, e-theses, Digital Library, JAVA, HTML, institutional repository

Cite this Article

Geetanjali Rana Kanwar. DSpace—A Base for Developing Repositories in India. Journal of Advancements in Library Sciences. 2018, 5(3): 85–92p