Setting up repositories

Setting up repositories: Technical Requirements, Repository Software, Metadata & Workflow. Repository services Iryna Kuchma, eIFL Open Access program manager, eIFL.net Presented at “ Open Access: Maximising Research Quality and Impact ” wor kshop, July 2 3 2009, Kathmandu, Nepal

H ardware

Repositories can sit on dedicated servers, shared services or as virtual machines on larger servers.

In the first few years a basic or moderately specified server will perform sufficiently.

(Repositories Support Project)

H ardware 2

In order to re-cycle apparently obsolete computers

and transform the ageing PCs

into high-speed multi-purpose library terminals

using open source software

you can use the LTSP guide

“ Extending the life of older computer hardware

in your library: How to Set Up a Linux Terminal Server Project Installation”, the Birzeit University Library Experience by Dr. Wasel Ghanem, Head of Computer Systems, and Mrs. Diana Sayej-Naser, Library Director, Birzeit University

H ardware 3

http://www. dspace .org/index. php ?/FAQ/FAQ.html#hardware

“ There are no specific server requirements for DSpace except UNIX.

(Because the application is written in Java,

in theory it will run on other platforms as well.)

DSpace is built on top of free, open-source tools,

such as the Apache Web server, the Tomcat Servlet engine, and the postgreSQL relational database system…

The system runs on anything from a laptop to a $500K server, but there are a few general recommendations for hardware architectures…

H ardware 4

http://www. dspace .org/index. php ?/FAQ/FAQ.html#hardware

“ For a research university, DSpace requires a reasonably good server and a decent amount of memory and disk storage. Some examples from the community (not necessarily endorsements):

HP Server rx2600, powered by dual 64-bit Intel Itanium 2 processors (900MHz), 2GB RAM, 26 GB internal disk storage. HP StorageWorks Modular SAN Array 1000 (msa1000) with a single high-performance controller. Options include a second controller and, with the addition of two more drive enclosures, controls up to 42 Ultra2, Ultra 3, or Ultra320 SCSI drives. Total capacity can be six terabytes…

H ardware 5

http :// www . dspace . org / index . php ?/FAQ/FAQ. html # hardware

“ SunFire 280R Server, two 900MHz UltraSPARC-III Cu processors, 8MB E-cache, 2GB memory, two 36GB 10,000rpm HH internal FCAL disk drives, DVD, 436-GB, or 12 x 26.4 Gbyte 10K RPM disks, Sun StorEdge A1000 rackmountable w/ 1 HW RAID controller, 24MB std cache.

Dell PowerEdge 2650 with dual Xeon processors (2.4GHz), 2GB RAM, 2x73GB scsi disks. One 2.5TB Apple XServe. A DLT tape library to back up the DB/jsps etc. Of course, your mileage (and costs) will vary depending on what you plan to do with the system… ”

H ardware & Software

Apart from the obvious computer equipment needed to set up a repository,

e.g. server, storage space, network connection, it is the software that is installed

and the web interface for users

that determines what a repository

looks like for most people

(Repositories Support Project)

http :// www . rsp . ac . uk / pubs /briefingpapers- docs /repoadmin- metadata . pdf

Thanks to the SHERPA Team

Especially

Peter Millington, Technical Development Officer

for the slides

Services

Updated CVs

Back-up of publications

Usage and download statistics

Publications / bibliographic databases

Print-on-demand

Management Information Systems

Personal web pages and automated publication

Lists

Marketing Systems

Virtual Learning Environment

Thank you ! Questions ? Iryna Kuchma iryna.kuchma[at]eifl.net; www. eifl .net The presentation is licensed with Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License