Hi Jodi, Thanks for letting us know about your project. In terms of importing citations into DSpace, I'd like to see a tool that could be configured to "crosswalk" from one format to another. For example, let's say I have citations in RIS format and I want to transform them into the DC scheme used in our local DSpace. It would be great if I could fill in the "source" and "target" fields on a grid, like this:
Source Target Format Format A1 => contributor.author TI => citation.atitle JF => citation.jtitle VL => citation.volume AB => description.abstract etc. So, whatever text is in the "A1" field(s) in the RIS citation would be added to the "contributor.author" field(s) in the DSpace record. Managers would likely be using DSpace's Item Importer to import citations in batches, so it would be useful if the Portable Citations tool could format citations in the required dublin_core.xml file format (See the "Item Importer and Exporter" section of the DSpace System Documentation: http://dspace.org/technology/system-docs/application.html#itemimporter). I've put a few sample citations in the RIS format from RefWorks at the bottom of this message. I think this would be one of the most useful formats, although it would be even better if Portable Citations could transform citations directly from the database (PsycInfo, Agricola, ERIC, etc.), but I realize this would be much harder to do. I hope this helps, but please let me know if I haven't made things clear. Marty Martin Courtois Information Technology Assistance Center 509 Hale Library Kansas State University Manhattan KS 66506 Phone: 785 532-4428 Fax: 785 532-3199 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sample citations exported from RefWorks in RIS format TY - CONF ID - 3 A1 - Robert Tansley A1 - Mick Bass A1 - MacKenzie Smith T1 - DSpace as an Open Archival Information System: current status and future directions Y1 - 2003 Y2 - August 17-22 SP - 446 EP - 460 T2 - Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries: 7th European Conference, ECDL 2003 VL - Trondheim, Norway PB - Springer-Verlag CY - Heidelberg A3 - Anonymous T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2769 AV - Paper; DSpace Articles M1 - Conference Proceedings ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1 A1 - Silverstone,Ariel T1 - Toward a Virus-Free Campus Y1 - 2004 VL - 27 IS - 3 SP - 50 EP - 52 KW - computer security KW - computer viruses AB - Temple University's IT staff created a campus-wide culture of awareness to mitigate security threats. N1 - Discussed at IT Journal Club meeting, A3 - Anonymous JF - Educause Quarterly UR - http://www.educause.edu/apps/eq/eqm04/eqm043.asp M1 - Journal ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4 A1 - Smith,M. A1 - Bass,M. A1 - McClellan,G. A1 - Tansley,R. A1 - Barton,M. A1 - Branschofsky,M. A1 - Stuve,D. A1 - Walker,J. H. T1 - DSpace: An open source dynamic digital repository Y1 - 2003 Y2 - January VL - 9 IS - 1 KW - DSpace AB - For the past two years the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Libraries and Hewlett-Packard Labs have been collaborating on the development of an open source system called DSpace that functions as a repository for the digital research and educational material produced by members of a research university or organization. Running such an institutionally-based, multidisciplinary repository is increasingly seen as a natural role for the libraries and archives of research and teaching organizations. As their constituents produce increasing amounts of original material in digital formatsmuch of which is never published by traditional meansthe repository becomes vital to protect the significant assets of the institution and its faculty. The first part of this article describes the DSpace system including its functionality and design, and its approach to various problems in digital library and archives design. The second part discusses the implementation of DSpace at MIT, plans for federating the system, and issues of sustainability. A3 - Anonymous AV - Paper; DSpace Articles JF - DLib M1 - Journal ER - TY - JOUR ID - 6 A1 - Surratt,B. E. A1 - Hill,D. T1 - ETD2MARC: A semiautomated workflow for cataloging electronic theses and dissertations Y1 - 2004 VL - 28 SP - 205 EP - 223 KW - Electronic theses and dissertations (ETD) KW - MARC KW - Perl KW - Connexion AB - This article describes a semiautomated workflow for cataloging electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs). A perl script is used to query the metadata in an institutional ETD database and create a machine-readable cataloging (MARC) record for each ETD. The MARC records are imported into the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) WorldCat database using the Connexion service, proofread, updated, and exported to the local catalog. Topics discussed are the cataloging decisions that were made prior to the creation of the script, the benefits, and limitations of this workflow, future applications of the workflow, and future opportunities for research A3 - Anonymous SN - Paper; DSpace Articles JF - Library Collections, Acquisitions, and Technical Services M1 - Journal ER - TY - GEN ID - 5 A1 - Tansley,R. T1 - DSpace 2.0 Design Proposal Y1 - 2004 Y2 - October 28 KW - DSpace KW - 2.0 AB - Version 0.2 N1 - Available at http://www.mit.edu/~rtansley/dspace/Design%20Proposal.doc A3 - Anonymous AV - Favorites; DSpace Articles; Paper M1 - Generic ER - TY - CONF ID - 2 A1 - Tansley,R. A1 - Bass,M. A1 - Stuve,D. A1 - Branschofsky,M. A1 - Chudnov,D. A1 - McClellan,G. A1 - Smith,M. T1 - The DSpace institutional digital repository system: current functionality Y1 - 2003 Y2 - 27-31 May 2003 SP - 87 EP - 97 KW - Internet KW - academic libraries KW - data models KW - digital libraries KW - metadata KW - open systems KW - user interfaces KW - DSpace system architecture KW - MIT library KW - Web user interface KW - breadth-first system KW - data model KW - educational material preservation KW - institutional digital repository KW - open archives KW - repository functionality AB - We describe DSpace/sup /spl trade//, an open source system that acts as a repository for digital research and educational material produced by an organization or institution. DSpace was developed during two years' collaboration between the Hewlett-Packard Company and MIT Libraries. The development team worked closely with MIT Libraries staff and early adopter faculty members to produce a 'breadth-first' system, providing all of the basic features required by a digital repository service. As well as functioning as a live service, DSpace is intended as a base for extending repository functionality, particularly to address long-term preservation concerns. We describe the functionality of the current DSpace system, and briefly describe its technical architecture. We conclude with some remarks about the future development and operation of the DSpace system. A3 - Anonymous AV - Paper; DSpace Articles M1 - Conference Proceedings ER - Quoting Jodi Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hello! > > I'm Jodi Schneider, one of the Google Summer of Code students. I'm > writing > to ask for your input on my project on Portable Citations. > > Do you have particular needs or requirements that Portable Citations > should > meet? > I'd like to start by gathering samples of bibliographic records from > different sources, to get a concete idea of what *exactly* my code > should > do. Would you be willing to share some sample records of the sort > that you > would like to import? > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > More details about the project, and about me: > > My project is called Portable Citations: moving citations between > DSpace and > bibliographic > software managers. The goal is to be able to move metadata *into* and > *out > of* DSpace. The product should serve both IR managers (importing > metadata en > masse) and end-users (exporting metadata into a variety of programs). > Stuart > Lewis is my primary mentor, and I'll also be working with Claudia > Jurgen and > Christophe Dupriez. > A longer (but not really more meaty) description is found in my > abstract: > http://code.google.com/soc/dspace/appinfo.html?csaid=844AC0C9BC5F6B47 > > About me: I'm a LEEP student at UIUC, about halfway through an LIS > degree. I > work at Amherst College Science Library in Massachusetts, and have a > background in math and in liberal arts. > > I look forward to receiving sample records, and other suggestions > that you > have! > > Best, > > -Jodi Schneider > Portable citations for DSpace > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. 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