Hi, > Just a simple question. Makes sense to use uketd_dc schema for non-thesis > types?
My understanding is that the uketd_dc schema was specifically devised to support the exchange of metadata of eTheses only, primarily for use by the EThOS service run by the British Library here in the UK, and it includes elements to hold thesis specific information (in uketdterms elements) that aren't used for most other publication types – so my understanding is that the schema doesn’t really make sense for non-thesis types. In my email exchanges with the EThOS folk, they also say (when reviewing the incorrect uketd_dc currently being served by DSpace v3.n repositories): > I’m getting the same results as you, i.e. the uketd_dc output is not limited > to theses and I’m not getting any uketdterms elements - so that certainly seems to confirm that the EThOS service expects uketd_dc output to be limited to eTheses only. However, that is only my understanding so I’m happy to be corrected if anyone else on the list knows better? ☺ Cheers, Mike Michael White eLearning Liaison and Development (eLD) Information Services S8, Library University of Stirling Stirling SCOTLAND FK9 4LA Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0) 1786 466877 Fax: +44 (0) 1786 466880 http://www.stir.ac.uk/is/staff/about/teams/aldt/#eld From: João Melo [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 30 October 2013 13:08 To: Michael White Cc: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Dspace-tech] DSpace v3 and uketd_dc OAI? Hi Michael, My understanding is that this is in dc.type - I'm currently liaising with a number of other DSpace users that participate in the EThOS service (the primary consumers of uketd_dc metadata) as there may well be more than one value - I'm hoping though that all the different variations will, at the very least, all contain the word "Thesis", so my first question is to ask if you know if it is possible to use pattern matching to carry out the filtering in xoai.xsl? I am intending to investigate this further, I just haven't got to it yet, but if anyone knows the answer it would be helpful at this stage! Just a simple question. Makes sense to use uketd_dc schema for non-thesis types? On 30 October 2013 11:51, Michael White <[email protected]> wrote: Hi, > Please, file a new Jira issue for this: With apologies for the delay getting around to it, but I have now done this: https://jira.duraspace.org/i#browse/DS-1740 - this is my first time adding a JIRA ticket, so I hope everything is OK, but feel free to let me know or change anything if not :-) > > > - the output is not limited to only "Theses" > > What metadata field and value(s) in DSpace specifies that the item is a > thesis? My understanding is that this is in dc.type - I'm currently liaising with a number of other DSpace users that participate in the EThOS service (the primary consumers of uketd_dc metadata) as there may well be more than one value - I'm hoping though that all the different variations will, at the very least, all contain the word "Thesis", so my first question is to ask if you know if it is possible to use pattern matching to carry out the filtering in xoai.xsl? I am intending to investigate this further, I just haven't got to it yet, but if anyone knows the answer it would be helpful at this stage! In terms of dc.type - I've also noted an issue with this attribute - it looks to me like any dc.type or dc.type.* attributes are being concatenated into a single dc.type attribute before the data reaches the uketd_dc crosswalk (? Please correct me if I'm wrong!) - I don't think this behaviour is correct in uketd_dc as there are a couple of qualified dc.type attributes that are mapped to their own uketd_dc elements, so I'm hoping that it will be possible to prevent this behaviour when generating uketd_dc OAI metadata (again, not had a chance to look myself yet, but will!)? > Please, provide the mapping of DSpace fields to uketd_dc fields (this will be > an update to uketd_dc.xsl). I am currently working on this specification, which is nearly complete, and liaising with other institutions to ensure that the specified mapping is as generic as possible and so will work for the majority of institutions "out of the box" - alongside this I'm also creating a uketd_dc.xsl crosswalk that implements that specification, and, once complete, hopefully the folk from EThOS will be able to validate the output for us. I'm hoping that all this will only take a couple of weeks to sort out (other work commitments allowing), but that may, of course, be a bit optimistic :-) I hope that covers where I'm currently at and what I'm hoping to achieve, but of course, if anyone has any questions, comments, or concerns (or any pointers for any of the issues noted above), or if you are interested in participating in the specification/testing of this crosswalk (and haven't been in touch so far), then please don't hesitate to get back to me. Regards, Mike Michael White eLearning Liaison and Development (eLD) Information Services S8, Library University of Stirling Stirling SCOTLAND FK9 4LA Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0) 1786 466877 Fax: +44 (0) 1786 466880 http://www.stir.ac.uk/is/staff/about/teams/aldt/#eld -- Thanks, João Melo (My Portfolio) DSpace Department Lyncode: Official website -- The University of Stirling has been ranked in the top 12 of UK universities for graduate employment*. 94% of our 2012 graduates were in work and/or further study within six months of graduation. *The Telegraph The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Android is increasing in popularity, but the open development platform that developers love is also attractive to malware creators. 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