I've used the tools described by Odu and Emilio (CSV Import scripts, and
Batch Metadata editing respectively). They both work well.
If you have bitstreams to import the CSV import scripts are the best way to
go.
If you have pure metadata, they both work equally as well.
You said you have about 5000 entries in your excel file;
A couple of things to be aware of when using the Batch Metadata Editing
tool:
1) If you are using the gui, you will be limited in the number of
entries you can upload at one time. This is controlled in the dspace.cfg
file
a. The parameter that controls this is "bulkedit.gui-item-limit"
2) I've had experiences with the command line tool where loading large
collections (12,000 items or so) resulted in an out of memory error from
java. After posting on this forum, I found that a general rule of thumb is
to break the items up into groups of 1000 for importing.
3) Even if you use the gui and increase the bulkedit.gui-item-limit
number, I think you may still run into the above limitation with memory.
This is based on my experiences, your mileage may vary.
-Joseph
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Digital Curator
Antonio J. Waring, Jr. Archaeology Laboratory
Department of Anthropology
University of West Georgia
1601 Maple St.
Carrollton, Ga. 30118
From: Shivraj Thorat [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 6:05 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Dspace-tech] Excel to Dspace
Respected professionals
i am using Dspace 1.7.0 for IR and i have 5000 records in excel file to be
add in Dspace. entering it by entry form will take lot of time. so need ur
help in this regard.
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Regards
Mr. Shivraj Thorat
Librarian
BVDU, Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship Development
Paud Rd, Kothrud,
Pune-38
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