Post on 29-Dec-2015
UPSpace @UPSpace @ Dept. of Architecture Dept. of Architecture
Ina SmithUPSpace Manager
UPSpace Institutional Repository
• Set of services• Management & dissemination of digital
materials• Organisational commitment• Stewardship• Long-term preservation• Organisation, access, distribution
“Champions”
• Africana & Special Collections• Architecture• Scholarly Publications• Veterinary Science• Computer Science• Education etc.
Advantages
• Preserve intellectual output of UP• Long-term preservation• International exposure• Retrievable via Google• Evolving expert database• Consistent URL for citations• Links between items, collections• Searchable – not static web page• Decentralised or distributed input
UPSpace Look & Feel
Access via UPPortal
Information Model
Top-level Community Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment, Information TechnologyAfricana & Special Collections
Sub-Community Department of Architecture
Collections Housing
Items in UPSpace
• Articles (preprints & postprints) • Working papers • Conference papers • Images: visual, scientific, etc. • Audio files • Video files (up to 500 MB) • Etc.
Examples of items in UPSpace (1)
Inaugural address of Prof Ora Joubert (.pdf)
Examples of items in UPSpace (2)
Images, Maps,
Slides
Examples of items in UPSpace (3)
Web-pages
http://www.housingcongress2005.co.za/index.html
Thumbnails
Workflow
Submit
Accept
Reject
Edit Metadata Commit UPSpace
Support
• UPSpace Listserve dspace@kendy.up.ac.za
• UPSpace web www.ais.up.ac.za/edu/dspace
• Training• User Support (online help etc.)• E-newsletter
Project
• In collaboration with the Dept. of IT• AIS managing the project• Dept. IT responsible for installation
according to UP requirements• Various phases – next phase: UPSpace on
UP Quality Assurance Server• Final UPSpace – end 2005