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Duration 28 hours
Course Outline
Foundations of DSpace and Its Capabilities
- Overview of DSpace
- DSpace 7+ architecture: backend, frontend, and REST APIs
- Repository workflows and structure (communities, collections, items, metadata)
- Core features, functions, and applicable use cases
- Insights into user and administrative interfaces
Setting Up and Configuring DSpace 7+
- Infrastructure prerequisites (databases, servers, dependencies)
- Deploying the backend (DSpace REST API) and frontend (Angular UI)
- Initial system configurations and parameter settings
- Foundational customization (language, visual design, permissions)
- Optimal strategies for deploying in production environments
Governance, Operation, and Oversight of DSpace 7+
- Managing communities, collections, and individual items
- Defining user roles, permissions, and access controls
- Data and metadata ingestion and egress (Batch Import, CSV, etc.)
- System monitoring and log administration
- Backup and data restoration protocols
- System updates and environment upkeep
Creating Customizations and Extensions
- DSpace 7+ development architecture
- Frontend customization (Angular UI, layout, branding, themes)
- Backend customization (REST API, services, events)
- Building new components, extensions, and plugins
- Standard practices for DSpace development
Connecting DSpace with External Tools and Systems
- Linking DSpace to LDAP, SAML, and other authentication services
- Interfacing DSpace with external platforms (library systems, CRIS, data repositories, etc.)
- Utilizing and exposing DSpace REST APIs
- Integration with indexing, search, and metrics utilities (Solr, Google Scholar, etc.)
- Workflow automation and interoperability
Optimal Practices for Digital Repository Stewardship
- Metadata policies and digital preservation tactics
- Efficient organization of communities and collections
- Rights management and licensing (e.g., Creative Commons)
- Ensuring accessibility, usability, and SEO for repositories
- Security and scalability approaches for repository governance
Support, Upkeep, and Problem Resolution
- Identifying and rectifying common issues
- Performance analysis and system tuning
- Upgrade planning and version control
- Documentation and change management
- Technical support protocols for internal and external users
Conclusions and Future Directions
- Review of deployment, customization, and integration workflows
- Ongoing community support and the DSpace roadmap
- Suggested next steps for enhancing team skills and repository quality
Requirements
- A solid grasp of web applications and server environments
- Proficiency with Linux command-line interfaces and database systems
- Knowledge of fundamental software development workflows
Target Audience
- System administrators and repository stewards
- Library IT personnel and digital repository teams
- Developers responsible for customizing or integrating DSpace environments
