scholars’ mine update
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Scholars’ Mine Update
ITCC Open Forum3/15/2013
What is Scholars’ Mine
• The Institutional Repository for Missouri S&T• Stores and provides open access to the
scholarly digital resources of the university community– Faculty publications– Graduate student works – Departmental publications– Conference proceedings
• Preserves intellectual output
Platform Migration
• Announced at February ITCC (2/13) meeting that migration would occur between 2/21 and 3/8
• Completed successfully
Why Did We Migrate
• Originally developed in Documentum– Documentum was problematic– No batch processing– No mass updates– Slow and cumbersome processing created
continued delays– Any changes or customization required
programming
Why Did We Migrate• Replacing Documentum with TerminalFour provided an
opportunity to address these issues• We did not choose TerminalFour because
– TerminalFour would require extensive customization– Concern about what would happen when the campus changed
content management systems again in the future– Declining IT and Library recourses needed to continue supporting a
TerminalFour based repository– Better options were available that were specifically designed for
institutional repositories• We chose to join the other UM campuses in a system wide
repository known as MOspace.
MOspace
• Hosted in Columbia by Library Systems• Platform supported by a staff of 3• Governed by Merlin Digital Projects
Committee (MPDC) – Missouri Education and Research Libraries
Information Network (MERLIN)• Collaborative projects across all the system
libraries (catalog, electronic resources, etc.)
MOspace
• DSpace based repository– Was developed by MIT and HP– Used by over 1300 educational, government, private
and commercial institutions• Directory of Institutions using DSpace - http://
www.dspace.org/whos-using-dspace/Repository-List.html– Freely available as open source software– Continuous development by the community of users– Largest community of users and developers worldwide– Can manage and preserve all types of digital content
MOspace
• Our peer institutions using DSpace include:– Georgia Tech - https://smartech.gatech.edu/– MIT - http://dspace.mit.edu/
Current Status of Scholars’ Mine
• Exists as an independent community within MOspace– Our own branding, community structure and
content– Our own governance and policies
• All preexisting URLs are automatically redirected
Current Status of Scholars’ Mine• The ability to view content by laboratories and research centers is
currently unavailable• This content is under review and will be re-indexed to ensure accuracy
• Functionality provided by campus IT which uses Scholars’ Mine content required redevelopment– Estimated completion by IT is mid-April – The customized search tool and people search (Office of Sponsored
programs)– Faculty Web pages
• Paper listing is currently static• The link for “Scholars’ Mine Paper Listing” has been removed• The link for departments and labs has been removed
– Questions about this can be addressed to Lance Callaway (lacalla@mst.edu)
Moving Forward
• One of the major problems with the Documentum based repository has been our inability to provide complete lists of faculty publications– With this new platform and it’s added functionality we
can begin to address this problem– Through the Spring and Summer we will be
conducting a review of faculty publications and add citations for missing publications
– As this process progresses we will be contacting Departments and individual faculty directly
Moving Forward
• To ensure adequate and effective faculty input we are expanding the role of Scholars’ Mine Faculty Advisory Group– This group meets once a semester to aid in
planning and to provide advice, comment, and criticism
– The ITCC now has direct representation in this group
Moving Forward
• In late Spring or early Summer the DSpace platform will be updated – Additional functionality will be available– Details on this functionality will be provided at
a later date
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