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BUILDING NEW INTERFACES FOR

SHOCKER OPEN ACCESS

REPOSITORY

Sai Deng, Wichita State University Libraries

KLA-CULS Fall Conference 2010


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SOAR

Manakininterface @WSU

Libraries


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CUSTOMIZATIONS MADE

Header:Institution logo and banner

Footer: Text, links Pages: Color scheme

Messages: Changed headings, news/messages

Navigation bar: Added Share section and Information Section

Static pages: Added Help files

Record view and bitstream display: Changed records summary viewlabel and bitstream link styles; changed View to View/Download forbitstreams; switched bitstream label and field data display order.

Structural changes: Disabled top left login button and Searchsection on top of Communities in homepage

Font: Disabled font-sizing mechanism originally included

Additional aspects: Audio-visual streaming module, document viewer,image zoomer (from @mire)

Also experimented with community collapsing and expanding list,themes for different communities and image collections. Disabled thesefor the final interface due to various reasons.


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TAKE A

SECOND

LOOK AT

THEINTERFACE

ds-header

sidebarcontent

ds-footer

ds-trail

ds-option-set-head

aspect_artifactbrowser_CommunityBrowser_div_comunity-browser

ds-option-set

ds-div-head

ds-paragrah

file_news_div_news

ds-div-head

aspect_artifactbrowser_Navigation_list_browse

aspect_artifactbrowser_Navigation

_list_account_browse

ds-information-option

ds-share-option

ds-search-option

Understandpage

structures

by looking

at element

ids and CSS

classes.


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CREATE THE MANAKIN INTERFACE

Step 1: Find some documentations and presentations and understand whatManakin is

Some resources to look at: DSpace System Documentation: Manakin [XMLUI] Configuration and Customization

http://ir.uz.ac.zw/dspace/ch07.html DSpace XMLUI-Manakin: https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSPACE/Manakin NIS Camp: Developing Interfaces and Interactivity for DSpace with Manakin http://nitlecamp.pbworks.com/f/manakin-workshop-slides.pdf

TDL training document: http://scott.phillips.name/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/tdl-manakin-training.pdf Donohue, Tim. Making DSpace XMLUI Your Own http://www.slideshare.net/tdonohue/making-

dspace-xmlui-your-own Gibson, Hilton. Asset Presentation http://ir.sun.ac.za/wiki/index.php/Asset_Presentation Phillips, Scott. Manakin Developer's Guide. http://drcdev.ohiolink.edu/handle/123456789/28

Some Manakin instances: Texas A&M Repository http://repository.tamu.edu/ The Geologic Atlas of the United States http://repository.tamu.edu/handle/1969.1/2490 IDEALS @ UIUC https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/ ResearchSpace@Auckland http://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/ Search Whos Using DSpace and select Manakin Themes http://www.dspace.org/

Place to look for help: DSpace community: DSpace Tech-list
http://ir.uz.ac.zw/dspace/ch07.htmlhttps://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSPACE/Manakinhttp://nitlecamp.pbworks.com/f/manakin-workshop-slides.pdfhttp://scott.phillips.name/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/tdl-manakin-training.pdfhttp://scott.phillips.name/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/tdl-manakin-training.pdfhttp://www.slideshare.net/tdonohue/making-dspace-xmlui-your-ownhttp://www.slideshare.net/tdonohue/making-dspace-xmlui-your-ownhttp://www.slideshare.net/tdonohue/making-dspace-xmlui-your-ownhttp://ir.sun.ac.za/wiki/index.php/Asset_Presentationhttp://drcdev.ohiolink.edu/handle/123456789/28http://repository.tamu.edu/http://repository.tamu.edu/handle/1969.1/2490https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/http://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/http://www.dspace.org/http://www.dspace.org/http://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/http://repository.tamu.edu/handle/1969.1/2490http://repository.tamu.edu/http://drcdev.ohiolink.edu/handle/123456789/28http://ir.sun.ac.za/wiki/index.php/Asset_Presentationhttp://www.slideshare.net/tdonohue/making-dspace-xmlui-your-ownhttp://www.slideshare.net/tdonohue/making-dspace-xmlui-your-ownhttp://www.slideshare.net/tdonohue/making-dspace-xmlui-your-ownhttp://www.slideshare.net/tdonohue/making-dspace-xmlui-your-ownhttp://www.slideshare.net/tdonohue/making-dspace-xmlui-your-ownhttp://www.slideshare.net/tdonohue/making-dspace-xmlui-your-ownhttp://www.slideshare.net/tdonohue/making-dspace-xmlui-your-ownhttp://www.slideshare.net/tdonohue/making-dspace-xmlui-your-ownhttp://www.slideshare.net/tdonohue/making-dspace-xmlui-your-ownhttp://scott.phillips.name/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/tdl-manakin-training.pdfhttp://scott.phillips.name/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/tdl-manakin-training.pdfhttp://scott.phillips.name/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/tdl-manakin-training.pdfhttp://scott.phillips.name/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/tdl-manakin-training.pdfhttp://scott.phillips.name/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/tdl-manakin-training.pdfhttp://scott.phillips.name/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/tdl-manakin-training.pdfhttp://scott.phillips.name/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/tdl-manakin-training.pdfhttp://nitlecamp.pbworks.com/f/manakin-workshop-slides.pdfhttp://nitlecamp.pbworks.com/f/manakin-workshop-slides.pdfhttp://nitlecamp.pbworks.com/f/manakin-workshop-slides.pdfhttp://nitlecamp.pbworks.com/f/manakin-workshop-slides.pdfhttp://nitlecamp.pbworks.com/f/manakin-workshop-slides.pdfhttps://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSPACE/Manakinhttp://ir.uz.ac.zw/dspace/ch07.html


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WHAT IS MANAKIN?

XML-based DSpace user interface

Modular interface layer

Customizable on community, collection and item level Built by Apache cocoon framework

Cocoon Pipeline model

(Figure from Manakin: A New Face for DSpaceat:http://www.dlib.org/dlib/november07/phillips/11phillips.html )
http://www.dlib.org/dlib/november07/phillips/11phillips.htmlhttp://www.dlib.org/dlib/november07/phillips/11phillips.html


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SOME MANAKIN CONCEPTS

Cocoon: a web development framework built around the concept of pipeline,separation of concerns and a component-based architecture.

Sitemap: a set of XML files that configures the cocoon components. Components: generators, transformers, serializers, matchers, selectors,

actions, readers Pipeline defines components arrangement

Aspect: provides a set of coupled features for the system.

Theme: stylizes the content generated by Manakin.

DRI (Digital Repository Interface): schema governing the structure ofManakin pages encoded in xml; has three top level elements: ,, contained inside .

Aspect chain generates DRI document, theme stylizes the DRI document andproduces XHTML for display.

Concept definitions from Manakin: Developers Guide .


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MANAKINCOMPONENTARCHITECTURE/TIERS

Java/Cocoon development Tier Add or modify aspects (features)

XML/XSL Theme Tier

Add or modify themes (structural changes)

HTML/CSS style Tier Add or Modify themes (CSS changes)

Read Manakin: Developers Guide for details.


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Step 2: Navigate the file directories, locate the theme

templates and get to know how to make changes

Where are the theme templates? (In Source version): [dspace-source]/dspace-xmlui/dspace-xmlui-

webapp/src/main/webapp/themes (In Release version, after run a maven build): [dspace-

source]/dspace/target/dspace-1.6.2-build.dir/webapps/xmlui/themes/

At WSU Libraries: DSpace system upgrade from 1.4.2 to 1.6.2 (1.5 only installed in a test

server); Installed release version; Source directory: [dspace-source]=/usr/local/src/dspace-1.6.2-release

Running directory: [dspace]=/data/dspace Where did we find the theme templates the first time:

data/dspace/webapps/xmlui/themes (in running DSpace) Where did we copy the templates to: [dspace-

source]/dspace/modules/xmlui/src/main/webapp/themes/

Theme customization needs to be done in the source directory.


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XMLUI THEME OVERLAY

(From Donohue, Tim. Making DSpace XMLUI Your Own.Available athttp://www.slideshare.net/tdonohue/making-dspace-xmlui-your-own)
http://www.slideshare.net/tdonohue/making-dspace-xmlui-your-ownhttp://www.slideshare.net/tdonohue/making-dspace-xmlui-your-ownhttp://www.slideshare.net/tdonohue/making-dspace-xmlui-your-ownhttp://www.slideshare.net/tdonohue/making-dspace-xmlui-your-ownhttp://www.slideshare.net/tdonohue/making-dspace-xmlui-your-ownhttp://www.slideshare.net/tdonohue/making-dspace-xmlui-your-ownhttp://www.slideshare.net/tdonohue/making-dspace-xmlui-your-ownhttp://www.slideshare.net/tdonohue/making-dspace-xmlui-your-ownhttp://www.slideshare.net/tdonohue/making-dspace-xmlui-your-ownhttp://www.slideshare.net/tdonohue/making-dspace-xmlui-your-own


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THEMES FILE STRUCTURE(@WSU LIBRARIES)

Themes

themes.xmap

dri2xhtml

dri2xhtml.xsl

Reference

Kubrick

wsu/

localtheme

QDC-Handler.xsl

DIM-Handler.xsl

MODS-Handler.xsl

General-Handler.xsl

structural.xsl

lib

images

sitemap.xmap

wsu.xsl

wsu.xsl

images

lib

soarlogo.jpg

soarfooter.jpg

staticquickguide.htm

help.htm

sitemap.xmap

wsu/localtheme

css

* wsu theme is based on Kubrick theme


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HOWDOESTHETHEMEFITINTOABIGGERPICTURE?

DRI to XHTML

Five steps inprocessing aspectcontent:

Generate the DRI page(by aspects)

Add page metadata

Transform to XHTML

Localize the page

Serialize to the browser

(Figure from TDL Manakin Training)


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THEMESITEMAP

Configures cocoon components.

/themes/Reference/sitemap.xmap (Referencetheme sitemap)

/themes/Kubrick/sitemap.xmap (Kubrick themesitemap)

/themes/wsu/sitemap.xmap (Local theme sitemap)

/themes/themes.xmap General sitemapThemeMatcher

If matcher fails, default theme will be applied.


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XSLT FILES

Convert DRI to XHTML.

/themes/dri2xhtml.xsl

Import other xsl files

/themes/dri2xhtml/structural.xsl

Structural components of a theme

/themes/dri2xhtml/DIM-Handler.xsl

Items, collections, communities display

/themes/dri2xhtml/General-Handler.xsl

Bitstream display, file information

/themes/dri2xhtml/MODS-Handler.xsl

MODS file

/themes/dri2xhtml/QDC-Handler.xsl

Qualified DC


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ASPECTS Aspects: search, browse, admin, e-person, submission

Check DSpace wiki Manakin How To Guides for how to create anew aspect;

For an example of overwriting the trail links, see the figure below:

(Figure from Donohue, Tim. Making DSpace XMLUI Your Ownhttp://www.slideshare.net/tdonohue/making-dspace-xmlui-your-own)
http://www.slideshare.net/tdonohue/making-dspace-xmlui-your-ownhttp://www.slideshare.net/tdonohue/making-dspace-xmlui-your-ownhttp://www.slideshare.net/tdonohue/making-dspace-xmlui-your-ownhttp://www.slideshare.net/tdonohue/making-dspace-xmlui-your-ownhttp://www.slideshare.net/tdonohue/making-dspace-xmlui-your-ownhttp://www.slideshare.net/tdonohue/making-dspace-xmlui-your-ownhttp://www.slideshare.net/tdonohue/making-dspace-xmlui-your-ownhttp://www.slideshare.net/tdonohue/making-dspace-xmlui-your-ownhttp://www.slideshare.net/tdonohue/making-dspace-xmlui-your-ownhttp://www.slideshare.net/tdonohue/making-dspace-xmlui-your-own


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Step 3: Decide on the template for testingand/or modifying, identify some areas forcustomization

Templates: Reference, Kubrick, Classic

Decide on the parts which need customization:

Header, footer

Navigation bar

Homepage news/messages

Headings Page structure, sections

Record display


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TOOLS

Tools helping in

making CSSchanges andidentifying pagestructure andelements

FirefoxFirebug

IE 8Developer

Tools


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REBUILD DSPACE MANAKIN

Apache Maven and Ant Commands to rebuild Manakin @WSU Libraries:

cd /usr/local/src/dspace/dspace-1.6.2-release/dspace

mvn package

cd /usr/local/src/dspace/dspace-1.6.2-release/dspace/target/dspace-1.6.2-build.dir

(ant -Dconfig=/data/dspace/config/dspace.cfginit_configs)

ant -Dconfig=/data/dspace/config/dspace.cfg update

sudo /sbin/service tomcat5 restart

(Commands provided by Andy Speagle, Unix Administrator.)


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Step 4: Start create your local theme Themes (*These theme print screens were taken after themes were

applied to different communities at a later testing stage at WSU.)

Reference Theme

Classic Theme


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CREATE THE LOCAL THEME

WSU theme is initially based on Reference theme,then is changed to Kubrick theme (after someinternal feedback).

Create WSU theme based on Reference theme: Copy themes folder to custom themes folder;

cd /data/dspace/webapps/xmlui/themes

cpr themes /usr/local/src/dspace/dspace-1.6.2-release/dspace/modules/xmlui/src/main/webapp/themes/

Create wsu theme folder (mkdir) under themesbased on Reference theme.


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CREATE THE LOCAL THEME: MODIFYXMLUI CONFIGURATION FILE

Modifiy XMLUI (Manakin) configuration file Modify which theme should be applied to a particular URL

cd /usr/local/src/dspace/dspace-1.6.2-release/dspace/config

vi xmlui.xconf

attributes: name, id, regex, handle, path

Cascading: down to derivative directories

An example ( section in xmlui.xconf):


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CREATE THE LOCAL THEME: MODIFYSITEMAP.XMAP

Modify local sitemap.xmap by changing theme-path and theme-name to local ones.

For example:

wsu

Wichita State University Libraries theme


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CREATE THE LOCAL THEME: CUSTOMIZEHEADER

Header: logo change For reference theme test: change logo under images

folder and adjust css under lib folder;

cd \DSpace\dspace-1.6.2-release\dspace\modules\xmlui\src\main\webapp\themes\wsu\lib

vi style.css

div#ds-header a span#ds-header-logo {

background-image: url("../images/soarlogo.jpg");

}

For Kubrick theme, change kubrickheader andkubrickfooter under lib/css folder and revise css as well.

CREATE THE LOCAL THEME:


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CREATE THE LOCAL THEME:CUSTOMIZE HEADINGS ANDMESSAGES

Heading text

cd /usr/local/src/dspace/dspace-1.6.2-release/dspace/modules/xmlui/src/main/webapp/i18n/

vi messages.xml

Adjust heading styles in CSS.

Change messages text in messages.xml

HeadingsTrail message

Menu header

Error message


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CREATE THE LOCAL THEME: CUSTOMIZEFOOTER

Customize footer text and links In Reference theme test,copy footer section fromstructural.xsl to local.xsl and modify local.xsl.

For Kubrick theme, create local.xsl by modifying Kubrick.xsl.Change footer text and add additional links to local.xsldirectly.

For example:

University Libraries |

Univeristy Home


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CREATE THELOCALTHEME: DISABLE FONT-SIZINGMECHANISM

Disable font-sizing mechanism. The font-sizing variable is the result of a linear function

applied to the character count of the heading text.

It causes huge font display in some browsers and sizepercentage for display needs to be adjusted in different

browsers.

Comment out font-sizing mechanism in structural.xsl


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CREATE THELOCALTHEME: DISABLE FONT-SIZINGMECHANISM

Add the following section to local.xsl.

ds-div-head

* Provided by DSpace Tech-list community.

Change body and heading text sizes to be fixed inCSS files (when needed).


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CREATE THELOCALTHEME: ADDAINFORMATIONMENUFORHELPFILES

Add custom code (adapted from UIUCs code) to local.xsl to providean information block in the navigation menu.

If the search section is overwritten, copy search from structural.xslto local.xsl.

xmlui.dri2xhtml.structural.search

Information


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CREATE THELOCALTHEME: MORESTRUCTURALCHANGES

Disable top left login bymodifying structual.xsl and commenting outthis section:

Remove front page search section (on top of the communities, NOTthe search box in the navigation menu) Create a custom module folder:

/dspace/modules/xmlui/src/main/resources/aspects;

Copy ArtifactBrowser folder and its sitemap.xmap file from the sources folderto the custom folder;

Comment out the following transformer in sitemap.xmap:

For details, refer to http://ir.sun.ac.za/wiki/index.php/Asset_Presentation
http://ir.sun.ac.za/wiki/index.php/Asset_Presentationhttp://ir.sun.ac.za/wiki/index.php/Asset_Presentation


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CREATE THELOCALTHEME: CUSTOMIZEFRONTPAGENEWS

Edit homepage main text at [DSpace-source]/dspace/config/news-xmlui.xml

XML DRI document

An Example:

Authors retain copyright to their own workspublished/archived in SOAR (see Universityintellectual Property policy.)

For DRI information, go to DRI SchemaReference at:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/dspace/tags/dspace-1.5.2/dspace/docs/html.legacy/DRISchemaReference.html#DRI_in_Manakin
http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/dspace/tags/dspace-1.5.2/dspace/docs/html.legacy/DRISchemaReference.htmlhttp://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/dspace/tags/dspace-1.5.2/dspace/docs/html.legacy/DRISchemaReference.htmlhttp://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/dspace/tags/dspace-1.5.2/dspace/docs/html.legacy/DRISchemaReference.htmlhttp://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/dspace/tags/dspace-1.5.2/dspace/docs/html.legacy/DRISchemaReference.htmlhttp://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/dspace/tags/dspace-1.5.2/dspace/docs/html.legacy/DRISchemaReference.htmlhttp://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/dspace/tags/dspace-1.5.2/dspace/docs/html.legacy/DRISchemaReference.htmlhttp://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/dspace/tags/dspace-1.5.2/dspace/docs/html.legacy/DRISchemaReference.html


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CREATE THE LOCAL THEME: ADDSTATIC PAGES

Add static pages (help and about pages) Create static webpages (check the structure and

markup of DSpace pages before starting the work);

Create static folder under local theme and Upload thefiles to the static folder;

Modify static content section in local sitemap.xmap:


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CREATE THELOCALTHEME: COLLAPSINGANDEXPANDINGFEATUREFORCOMMUNITYLIST Test on collapsing and expanding feature for community list

Documentation is at https://wiki.duraspace.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=19006695 Some code can be found in Texas A&Ms IR site, check

http://repository.tamu.edu/handle/1969.1/2815

Implement with caution, extra customization may be needed

At WSU, add to local.xsl:

[+]

[-]

Add jquery-1.3.2.min.js and menus.js to lib/;

Add the following lines to local sitemap.xmap for all browsers:

Add css (from Texas A&M) to local.css:

p#expand_all_clicker,

p#collapse_all_clicker
https://wiki.duraspace.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=19006695http://repository.tamu.edu/handle/1969.1/2815http://repository.tamu.edu/handle/1969.1/2815https://wiki.duraspace.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=19006695


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CREATE THELOCALTHEME: COLLAPSINGANDEXPANDINGFEATUREFORCOMMUNITYLIST

However we disabled this function because it stoppedstatistics showing on the top level of the communities.

Experiment at WSU


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A TESTING RESULT: A COMMUNITY BASEDON THE REFERENCE THEME

A TESTING RESULT: IMAGE GALLERY


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A TESTING RESULT: IMAGE GALLERYTHEME

Image Gallery theme (http://dspace.nitle.org/handle/10090/12005)

Includes a grid-view, popup metadata from grid view, and azoom-and-pan viewer on image view interface. See below for record view (CSS not fine adjusted) and zoom

effect Not implemented to the final interface because we purchased

image zoom module from @mire.
http://dspace.nitle.org/handle/10090/12005http://dspace.nitle.org/handle/10090/12005


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A TESTING RESULT: GRADUATESCHOOL THEME

The Graduate School theme (based on Kubrick theme, useGraduate School logo. Disabled in our final interface due toconfusion in branding.)


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A TESTING RESULT: USE A DIFFERENTBACKGROUND

Local theme with a darker background (based on Kubricktheme)


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CREATE THELOCALTHEME: BROWSERTEST

Step 5: Initial Testing in different browsers

CSS customization and Browser test

Browser selector mechanism

Many browsers handle CSS in a more standard way(e.g.Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Google Chrome)

IE nightmare: IE8, IE7, IE6 Many positioning problems (no big issues in other

browsers);

Define different stylesheets;

If encountering browser selector problems, use CSS

hacks (mainly IE hacks). For example:color:brown\9; /* for all IE */

color:brown\0; /* IE8 only */

+color:red; /* IE7 only */ _

color:black; /* IE6 only */


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FOCUSGROUPFEEDBACK

Step 6: Get feedback from the focus group andadmin office

Some feedback: Make title and other labels in records summary view

more prominent;

Change View to View/Download in bitstream tableand make the link more obvious;

Change the order of bitstream table headers;

Change DSpace labels to SOAR;

Send records to my Facebook;

Add statistics number on the top level of thecommunities;

Delete [+] in front of the communities when there isonly one level of community in homepage


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RECORDSUMMARYVIEW LABELS

Make record summary view labels more prominent.

Identified the element in MODS-Handler.xsl:

xmlui.dri2xhtml.METS-1.0.item-preview:

Add link style in CSS for .ds-table a and span.bold.


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MESSAGESCHANGE

Changes made in messages.xml:Adjust show full item records to show Complete item

records in record summary view;

Modify All of DSpace to All of SOAR;

Chang bitstream table lable View to View/Download

View/Download

Discuss adding various file type logos under

Format label in bitstream table (not investigateddue to time constrain).


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BITSTREAMTABLELABELORDER

Move description before view in bitstream table

Copy sections of code from General-Handler.xsl to wsu.xsl andmodify label and table cell content order accordingly

.xmlui.dri2xhtml.METS-1.0.item-files-head

xmlui.dri2xhtml.METS-1.0.item-files-filexmlui.dri2xhtml.METS-1.0.item-files-view


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STATISTICSNUMBERDISPLAYANDEXPANDINGMENUFORCOMMUNITYLIST

Add statistics numbers by changing configurationfile (dspace.cfg);

With the community collapsing and expandingfeature on, the statistics numbers do not show up inthe top community level and a [+] displays in front

of each community even when there is only onelevel;

We disabled the collapsing and expanding menu. Ifkeeping it, more customization will need to be done.


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SENT TO MY FACEBOOK

Code provided by

Stuart Lewis@Auckland

Code added tostructural.xsl (in ourcase, local.xsl since

we modified thesidebar menu)

For code andpotentialimplementation

issues, see thisthread athttp://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg12281.html
http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg12281.htmlhttp://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg12281.htmlhttp://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg12281.htmlhttp://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg12281.htmlhttp://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg12281.htmlhttp://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg12281.htmlhttp://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg12281.htmlhttp://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg12281.htmlhttp://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg12281.htmlhttp://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg12281.html


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SENT TO MY FACEBOOK

Cocoon caching and browser selector problems

experienced at WSU Force IE browsers to display the content correctly by

adding CSS hacks to the main CSS. See the previousthread.

Send a link to

Facebook


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SOMETHOUGHTSABOUT MANAKIN

Good things about Manakin: Community and collection branding

Make it possible for department pages in DSpace to be consistent tothe department website (if preferred)

Make it possible for faculty collection pages in DSpace to beconsistent to the faculty website (if requested)

Special visual effect and structural layout for some collections (e.g.images, maps)

Allow sharing of modular extensions and new features

Some discussion on Manakin in DSpace Tech-list from thedesign perspective: Track the Manakin questions thread (e.g. http://www.mail-

archive.com/[email protected]/msg12292.html) Templates are not associated with individual pages;

Templating approach is more confusing than it is in other systems;

Structural.xsl is huge and hard to modify;

Program processing flow is not easy to follow;

Is DRI layer necessary?

Evaluation of Manakin needed
http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg12292.htmlhttp://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg12292.htmlhttp://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg12292.htmlhttp://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg12292.htmlhttp://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg12292.htmlhttp://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg12292.htmlhttp://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg12292.html


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SOMEREFLECTIONSONTHEPROJECT

The upgrade of DSpace at WSU Libraries is a team work ofthe IR Librarian, the Unix Administrator, the DSpace TechSupport and the Metadata Librarian.

How can Manakin truly enhance an IRs interfaces without

great effort and time spent?

How to best utilize the human resources when a developerteam is not available in a small or medium sized institution?

The Metadata Librarians Manakin experience: sharp

learning curve, not too easy but rewarding

Always find inspirations and good practices from otherinstitutions;

Look for help from Systems people and DSpace community.


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PROJECT TEAM INFORMATIONAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Coordinator: Susan Matveyeva, WSU Libraries

Administrative Support: Kathy Downes, WSU Libraries

Metadata Catalog Librarian: Sai Deng, WSU Libraries

DSpace Tech Support: Baseer Khan, WSU Libraries

Unix Administrator: Andy Speagle, WSU Computing Center

Thanks DSpace community developers who either wrotethe code or answered our Manakin questions: Hardy

Pottinger from UM, Tim Donohue & Bill Ingram from UIUC,Stuart Lewis from Auckland and Hilton Gibson fromStellenbosch
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