Hi Alain, Currently, there is no direct/easy migration path from DSpace to Fedora Commons. (Though this is an area that I think others would be interested in, self included, if even just to share content across those two repositories for various purposes.)
I do know there are institutions who have done such an export in the past as part of a migration from DSpace to Fedora. Unfortunately I'm not aware of any publicly available code to help you out (If anyone on this list knows of any, please do let us know!) Some examples I've found out on the web include: http://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/libtech_conf/2011/sessions/41/ http://lib.stanford.edu/files/pasig2009sf/pasig2009sf_columbia_rtc.pdf Here's a few routes you could try: (1) DSpace can export METS-based AIPs: https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSDOC18/AIP+Backup+and+Restore Fedora Commons can import METS based packages. But, at this point in time, I don't think anyone has written a Fedora import script for these DSpace AIPs. If you went this route, I'm sure the Fedora team would be interested in anything you built to ingest DSpace AIP content into Fedora. (Heck, the DSpace team would also likely be interested in any work done in this area -- especially if there are ways to more easily move content between DSpace and Fedora in either/both directions.) It's worth noting that DSpace Communities & Collections can also be exported to AIPs. (2) Fedora also supports SWORD protocol (http://www.swordapp.org), and has an optional SWORD Server. As of DSpace 1.8.x, DSpace has it's own SWORD Client. This means that DSpace can submit Items via SWORD to an existing SWORD Server (including Fedora). However, at this point in time, this functionality *only* works for Items. https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSDOC18/SWORDv1+Client There is also a recent thread on the SWORD tech mailing list (sword-app-tech) where someone was asking questions about migrating content from DSpace to Fedora (Islandora) via SWORD: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg00159.html (You could followup to that thread & even start a project to make this moving of content easier -- again, this sort of work would be of interest to the repository community in general!) There may be some other routes as well. You may also wish to ask this question on the Fedora Commons Users mailing list: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fedora-commons-users On that list, you may be more likely to find users who have migrated from DSpace to Fedora in the past, and may have additional suggestions. Good luck. Definitely let us know what you decide upon. I'd be interested to hear how it goes! - Tim On 7/5/2012 1:26 PM, Alain Tschanz wrote: > Hello, > > Can anybody tell me how to export items (what format?) from DSpace so > that they are compatible with Fedora Commons? > > Alain Tschanz > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > DSpace-tech mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ DSpace-tech mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech
