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Duration 28 hours
Course Outline
Understanding DSpace and Its Core Capabilities
- What defines DSpace?
- DSpace 7+ architecture: examining the backend, frontend, and REST APIs
- Repository workflows and structure (communities, collections, items, metadata)
- Principal features, capabilities, and practical applications
- A look at user and administrative interfaces
Setting Up and Configuring DSpace 7+
- Infrastructure necessities (databases, servers, and dependencies)
- Deploying the backend (DSpace REST API) and frontend (Angular UI)
- Initial system parameters and configurations
- Basic personalization (language settings, visual appearance, access permissions)
- Recommended practices for deploying in production environments
Managing, Utilizing, and Monitoring DSpace 7+
- Overseeing communities, collections, and individual items
- User roles, permissions, and access control mechanisms
- Data and metadata import/export processes (Batch Import, CSV, etc.)
- System monitoring and log administration
- Backup protocols and data recovery tactics
- Maintaining system updates and environment health
Creating Custom Features and Plugins
- Exploring the DSpace 7+ development architecture
- Frontend customization (Angular UI, layout adjustments, branding, themes)
- Backend customization (REST API, service management, events)
- Building new components, extensions, and plugins
- Best practices for DSpace development workflows
Connecting with External Tools and Systems
- Integration with LDAP, SAML, and other identity verification systems
- Linking DSpace to external platforms (library management systems, CRIS, data repositories, etc.)
- Utilizing and exposing DSpace REST APIs
- Integration with indexing, search, and metrics tools (Solr, Google Scholar, etc.)
- Automating processes and ensuring interoperability
Optimal Practices for Digital Repository Management
- Metadata standards and digital preservation approaches
- Structuring communities and collections effectively
- Rights administration and licensing (e.g., Creative Commons)
- Ensuring accessibility, usability, and SEO for repositories
- Security and scalability strategies for repository oversight
Ongoing Support, Maintenance, and Problem Solving
- Identifying and resolving frequent issues
- Performance monitoring and system optimization
- Planning upgrades and managing versions
- Documentation and change control protocols
- Technical support procedures for both internal and external users
Wrap-Up and Future Directions
- Review of deployment, customization, and integration workflows
- Community support resources and the DSpace roadmap
- Suggested next steps for enhancing team skills and repository quality
Requirements
- A solid grasp of web applications and server-based environments
- Proficiency in Linux command-line operations and database systems
- Knowledge of fundamental software development methodologies
Target Audience
- System administrators and repository overseers
- Library IT personnel and digital repository specialists
- Developers focused on customizing or integrating DSpace ecosystems
