Hi Ricardo, I don't think Dataverse is a viable substitute for DSpace, given its focus on statistical datasets and DDI. It's also not quite finished yet (the current system, VDC, is what Harvard and MIT are using now).
As part of a project we're doing with UNC and the SDSC, we have already implemented basic interoperability between the two systems, see http://pledge.mit.edu/index.php/VDCIntegration We store datasets in VDC (and Dataverse in the future) for researcher access, subsetting, etc. Then we archiving them into DSpace for long-term access and preservation. The datasets can go from VDC into DSpace or the other way around. Mark Diggory can supply details is you want them -- he's worked closely on both systems and is doing all the interoperability work. MacKenzie MacKenzie > He everybody, > I just want to collect some opinions from you about a project called > Dataverse from Harvard University (http://thedata.org). > It has a lot of points in common with DSpace (handlers, long term > preservation, JEE, OAI) and some advantages like (R interface provides > statistics calculations online, universal fingerprint, etc) > Please if anybody at this list has reviewed both project I would > appreciate your opinion regarding future interoperability between both > systems, at a glance I was thinking to use DSpace for general info and > metadata data and use Dataverse just for "the datadata" (tables, > databases etc). > Is Dataverse a substitute for DSpace? > Should both project converge or inter operate? > > Greets > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- MacKenzie Smith Associate Director for Technology MIT Libraries ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ DSpace-tech mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech
