librecat, the next-generation repository service inge van nieuwerburgh ghent university belgium
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LibreCat, the next-generation repository service
Inge Van Nieuwerburgh
Ghent University Belgium
Research output management
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/spike55151/14403603/
Digital images management
Advantages: one common look and feel Disadvantage: monolithic systems
capable only of very specialized tasks.
Nordbib, June 12th 2012
Re-use through applications
User management (Authentication/Authorization)
Import/Export tools (Data cleaning tools, Import data sources)
Metadata management (Cataloging tools, indexes, lookup lists)
File management (Storage, Versioning, Fixation,..)
Redesigning systems
to enhance the flexibility of the software
to add new functionalities as plug-ins to a core framework
To create a high-level system of building blocks that can be reused when creating repository-like applications: Project Catmandu
To create a next-generation repository service based on these building blocks: Project LibreCat.
Project Plan
• Catmandu: Open Source Data Toolkit
• LibreCat: Example Programs:
• LibreCat-Search, LibreCat-Citation,LibreCat-Grim, LibreCat-Archive ...
• Suite of repository add-ons:
• Project Database, Research Groups,Authority Files
• Nicolas Steenlant - Ghent
• Nicolas Franck - Ghent
• Patrick Hochstenbach - Ghent
• Snorri Briem - Lund
• Dave Sherohman - Lund
• Jörgen Eriksson - Lund
• Maria Hedberg - Lund
• Friedrich Shummann - Bielefeld
• Najko Jahn - Bielefeld
• Vitali Peil - Bielefeld
• Petra Kohorst - Bielefeldhttp://librecat.org
Project collaborators