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Duration 28 hours
Course Outline
Introduction to DSpace and Its Core Capabilities
- Understanding DSpace
- DSpace 7+ architecture: backend, frontend, and REST APIs
- Repository workflows and structure (communities, collections, items, metadata)
- Primary features, functionalities, and key use cases
- Overview of user and administrative interfaces
Installing and Configuring DSpace 7+
- Infrastructure prerequisites (database, servers, dependencies)
- Deployment of the backend (DSpace REST API) and frontend (Angular UI)
- Initial setup and system parameter configuration
- Basic customization options (language, visual appearance, permissions)
- Best practices for deploying in production environments
Administering, Utilizing, and Monitoring DSpace 7+
- Managing communities, collections, and individual items
- User roles, permissions, and access control mechanisms
- Importing and exporting data and metadata (e.g., Batch Import, CSV)
- System monitoring and log management protocols
- Backup strategies and data recovery procedures
- System updates and ongoing environment maintenance
Developing Customizations and Plugins
- Development architecture of DSpace 7+
- Frontend customization (Angular UI, layout, branding, themes)
- Backend customization (REST API, services, events)
- Creating new components, extensions, and plugins
- Best practices for DSpace development workflows
Integrating with Other Tools and Systems
- Integration with LDAP, SAML, and other authentication frameworks
- Connecting DSpace to external platforms (library systems, CRIS, data repositories)
- Consuming and exposing DSpace REST APIs
- Integration with indexing, search, and metrics tools (Solr, Google Scholar)
- Process automation and system interoperability
Best Practices for Digital Repository Management
- Metadata policies and digital preservation strategies
- Effective structuring of communities and collections
- Rights management and licensing (e.g., Creative Commons)
- Enhancing accessibility, usability, and SEO for repositories
- Security and scalability strategies for repository administration
Support, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting
- Diagnosing and resolving common operational issues
- Performance monitoring and system optimization
- Upgrade planning and version control management
- Documentation standards and change management
- Technical support procedures for internal and external users
Summary and Future Directions
- Review of deployment, customization, and integration workflows
- Ongoing community support and the DSpace development roadmap
- Recommended next steps for team capability building and repository improvement
Requirements
- A solid grasp of web applications and server environments
- Practical experience with Linux command-line interfaces and database systems
- A familiarity with fundamental software development workflows
Target Audience
- System administrators and repository stewards
- Library IT personnel and digital repository teams
- Developers tasked with customizing or integrating DSpace environments
