The technical preparations that will allow the DSpace and Elements systems to communicate and pass objects & metadata back and forth are nearly complete, as far as the DSpace technical team can see. Chin U. Kim did some configuration work on the DSpace server, allowing us to upload full objects to the system for testing. He remains in communication with Temple ITS as they continue with their security audit of the DSpace software, an ongoing process that we hope will soon be complete. Gabe Galson uploaded test objects of various sorts to DSpace and began customizing test versions of the XML crosswalk files that define the DSpace->Elements and Elements->DSpace field mappings. Once this fairly involved task is complete the connection will be turned on and tested. At that point the correct mappings will be determined in consultation with Holly Tomren, and production versions of the XML crosswalk files will be produced.
Stay tuned for more updates in the upcoming weeks!
Overview: The period since the last DSpace blog post was spent defining the scope of the DSpace project, and paving the way for the technical implementation of the connection between Elements and DSpace. As it stands now, the plan is to implement DSpace in two phases.
Phase I: The connection between Elements and DSpace will be established, the metadata mappings between the two systems will be defined, and the DSpace system will be populated with articles currently indexed in Elements. During this phase the system will not have a front end, and will not be searchable by users.
Phase II: A front end will be created for DSpace and, a discovery layer will be implemented.
Major Events:
7/2/18-7/6/18: Gabe worked closely with Chin Kim as he configured DSpace in preparation for the Elements connection. At this point the REST, OAI-PMH, and SWORD2 endpoints are all installed, enabled, and functioning as they should.
6/28/18: David Lacy, Annie Johnson, Cynthia Schwarz, and Gabe Galson met to discuss DSpace scope, timeline and deliverables.
6/22/18: Cynthia and Gabe met with several Symplectic Elements staffers to learn about Elements’ Repository Tools 2, the system that will allow us to bridge the gap between Elements and DSpace.
6/21/18: Annie Johnson and Gabe Galson met to discuss DSpace deliverables, features, and timelines.
6/21/18: Jim Bongiovanni, Chin Kim, Cynthia Schwarz, and Gabe Galson met to discuss technical considerations relating to the DSpace-Elements connection