Hi Tim My OAI harvest is working, I have created collection on production site and harvested it from test site, thanks to you and others who helped me on this process,
Regards, Lewatle -----Original Message----- From: Tim Donohue [mailto:tdono...@duraspace.org] Sent: 10 September 2010 03:58 PM To: Lewatle Phaladi Cc: dspace-tech@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Dspace-tech] OAI Interface Lewatle, Yes -- it looks like your OAI-PMH interface is working fine. It seems to be responding as it should. If you have more questions about how OAI-PMH works, you should visit the Open Archives Initiative website: http://www.openarchives.org/pmh/ - Tim On 9/10/2010 1:27 AM, Lewatle Phaladi wrote: > > Hi Tim > > I have tested it using this URL > http://wiredspace.wits.ac.za/oai/request?verb=Identify the results I get is > more or less the same as the results I get from > http://demo.dspace.org/oai/request?verb=Identify does that mean OAI setup is > done well and other sites can harvest to my dspace ? > > Regards, > Lewatle > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Donohue [mailto:tdono...@duraspace.org] > Sent: 09 September 2010 05:24 PM > To: Lewatle Phaladi > Cc: dspace-tech@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Dspace-tech] OAI Interface > > Lewatle, > > Just to be clear -- the "OAI HARVESTING CONFIGURATIONS" in dspace.cfg > are only used if you want DSpace to harvest an external OAI-PHM or > OAI-ORE interface. So, you only set these configurations if want to do > OAI-ORE based Collection Harvesting (in which case you need to setup a > DSpace collection to harvest its contents from an external location). > > In your previous message, you had said you wanted external sites to > harvest *FROM* DSpace -- in which case you can ignore the "OAI > HARVESTING CONFIGURATIONS". If you want other sites to harvest from > your DSpace all you need to do is: > > (1) Make sure the [dspace]/webapps/oai/ webapplication is visible to > your Tomcat. Usually it's available at http://<mydspace-url>/oai/ > > (2) If you want the OAI web application to be available at a different > URL than http://<mydspace-url>/oai/ , you'll need to update the > 'dspace.oai.url' in your dspace.cfg > > After that, restart Tomcat, and you should have your OAI-PMH interface > available. You can test it by visiting the URL: > > http://<mydspace-url>/oai/request?verb=Identify > > For example, we have a demo OAI-PMH interface available at: > > http://demo.dspace.org/oai/request?verb=Identify > > - Tim > > > On 9/9/2010 6:59 AM, Lewatle Phaladi wrote: >> Hi >> >> I have changed some properties in OAI HARVESTING CONFIGURATIONS, following >> documentations bellow and when I go to DSpace web interface and click on >> control panel, then harvesting and start harvesting the status keeps on >> bringing the message which says The scheduler is waiting for collections to >> harvest. (refresh), how could I rectify that? >> >> See attached image. >> >> Regards, >> Lewatle >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Tim Donohue [mailto:tdono...@duraspace.org] >> Sent: 08 September 2010 04:19 PM >> To: Lewatle Phaladi >> Cc: dspace-tech@lists.sourceforge.net >> Subject: Re: [Dspace-tech] OAI Interface >> >> Lewatle, >> >> It's unclear to me which OAI interface you are trying to use? There are >> two of them in DSpace: >> >> (1) There is the OAI-PMH interface. This allows other sites or services >> to harvest metadata *from* DSpace. This interface is pre-built and >> pre-configured in DSpace. All you need to do is make sure Tomcat loads >> the [dspace]/webapps/oai/ web interface. >> >> More info in these two areas of the docs: >> * >> http://www.dspace.org/1_6_2Documentation/ch12.html#docbook-application.html-oai >> * http://www.dspace.org/1_6_2Documentation/ch12.html#N174FE >> >> (2) There is the new OAI-ORE based Collection Harvesting. This allows >> DSpace to harvest content from another external OAI-PMH or OAI-ORE >> interface. This is enabled by creating a Collection which harvests from >> another location (after creating a Collection, visit the "Content >> Source" tab, and choose the "This collection harvests its contents from >> an external source"). More info in these two areas of the docs: >> >> * http://www.dspace.org/1_6_2Documentation/ch05.html#N14BE2 >> * http://www.dspace.org/1_6_2Documentation/ch07.html#N15846 >> >> Please let us know what information is unclear in the documentation, and >> we'll try to help answer your questions. >> >> - Tim >> >> On 9/8/2010 1:45 AM, Lewatle Phaladi wrote: >>> Sands, this URL http://jira.dspace.org/jira/browse/DS-289 for me is >>> better than dspace.cfg as in dspace.cfg there is no place where they >>> explicitly tells you which directive to comment and uncomment, thank you >>> for the input I really appreciate. >>> >>> *From:* Sands Alden Fish [mailto:sa...@mit.edu] >>> *Sent:* 07 September 2010 05:36 PM >>> *To:* Lewatle Phaladi >>> *Cc:* dspace-tech@lists.sourceforge.net >>> *Subject:* Re: [Dspace-tech] OAI Interface >>> >>> Lewatle, is the DSpace Documentation not sufficient enough to inform the >>> configuration of this gateway? >>> >>> (In any case, I believe most of what you need to do is in >>> ${dspace.dir}/config/dspace.cfg.) >>> >>> >>> -- >>> sands fish >>> Software Engineer >>> MIT Libraries >>> Technology Research& Development >>> sa...@mit.edu<mailto:sa...@mit.edu> >>> E25-131 >>> >>> On Sep 6, 2010, at 7:44 AM, Lewatle Phaladi wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> Hi >>> >>> Anyone who has setup oai on dspace can tell me how to do it, or >>> documents you have followed! >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Lewatle >>> >>> *From:* Lewatle Phaladi >>> *Sent:* 06 September 2010 08:44 AM >>> *To:* 'dspace-tech@lists.sourceforge.net >>> <mailto:'dspace-tech@lists.sourceforge.net>' >>> *Subject:* OAI Interface >>> >>> Hi All >>> >>> I am aiming to setup oai interface and use it on our Dspace >>> installation, can someone sent me reference link that she/he is >>> recommending , I am also doing some searches online regarding OAI . >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Lewatle >>> >>> This communication is intended for the addressee only. 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