Hello Arshad, Yes -- you can bulk upload items in DSpace! I personally start by collecting my files and metadata, and then I use SAFBuilder (https://github.com/DSpace-Labs/SAFBuilder) to turn my files and metadata into Simple Archive Format zip files -- the creator, James Creel, did a workshop on using SAFBuilder at the 2024 North American User Group Meeting and shared the slides in the wiki <https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/DSPACE/2024+DSpace+North+American+User+Group+Meeting?preview=/321585441/360251422/Creel-SAFCreator-DSNAUG-2024.pptx>. Then I use the UI to upload my content -- I do a "validate only" run first, check the log for any errors, and then run the actual upload. I usually limit myself to 100 items at a time.
The DSpace wiki offers detailed instructions on other bulk upload methods here: https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/DSDOC9x/Importing+and+Exporting+Items+via+Simple+Archive+Format If I am doing a bulk ingest into an existing collection -- like adding a new batch of theses, for example -- I have had success using the metadata export functionality (https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/DSDOC9x/Export+Metadata+by+Collection+or+Community) to create a template for my new uploads -- it shows me what information I put into which metadata field. On Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 8:40:32 PM UTC-5 Arshad Iqbal wrote: > Hi to all, > I have a rich collection of theses. It's very hard to upload one by one. > Can we upload these at once? > > On Friday, September 8, 2023 at 2:41:32 PM UTC+5 Salony Permanand wrote: > >> Hello, >> i created SAF using python >> Salony Permanand >> *Mob: 7275838206 <(727)%20583-8206>* >> >> On Fri, Sep 8, 2023 at 3:10 PM Michael Plate < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Am 08.09.23 um 10:48 schrieb Maksim Donchenko: >>> > Congratulations to everyone. I have a need to import a large number of >>> > documents, could you suggest a software that will help me create a >>> SAF? >>> > I am working with Dspace 7.4. >>> > >>> >>> we use just a shell script for that (mass import of scans as PDF and a >>> bit of OCRed metadata) but this might be helpful for you >>> >>> https://github.com/DSpace-Labs/SAFBuilder >>> >>> CU >>> >>> Michael >>> >>> -- >>> All messages to this mailing list should adhere to the Code of Conduct: >>> https://www.lyrasis.org/about/Pages/Code-of-Conduct.aspx >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "DSpace Technical Support" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/dspace-tech/e0fc329c-52f5-43fe-4107-418cccbc44a5%40bibliothek.uni-kassel.de >>> . >>> >> -- All messages to this mailing list should adhere to the Code of Conduct: https://www.lyrasis.org/about/Pages/Code-of-Conduct.aspx --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "DSpace Technical Support" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/dspace-tech/66e3a33b-1d26-41ea-bf62-dedae8ec6c36n%40googlegroups.com.
