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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Post Street Archives is a small non-profit organization in
Midland, Michigan which collects, maintains, and makes accessible historical materials
concerning the Dow Chemical Company and the family of its founder, Herbert H.
Dow.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>We are privately owned by the
Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation. <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>We are finishing up the installation of
DSpace 1.3.2 which we will use for our digitally archived material. <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>This note is a summary of how we achieved
this milestone and the documentation resulting from it that might be of use to
others in the DSpace community.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>One of the challenges of this project was to determine the
capabilities/limitations of DSpace in an archival setting vs. the university setting
for which DSpace was designed. Differences include work flow processes (one or
two submitters vs. a community of submitters) and differences in the type of
material stored and related metadata concerns.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Our primary objective was to create a low-cost
digital archive which would allow the capture and preservation of digital
material, as well as access to that material.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Long-term preservation and migration to
new file formats/technologies will continue to be major areas of concern. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The installation was completed by a team consisting of
students at Michigan Technological University (MTU) in conjunction with our IT
support group (MITCON) and myself as the Post Street representative.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>MITCON provides IT support to over 30
non-profit agencies in the Midland area. <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Funding for this project was provided by
the Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>For more information about MITCON and
its ongoing collaboration with MTU, see the January 24 Press Release at this
link: http://www.michigansmalltech.com/PressReleases/index.asp?pg=2<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The objectives for the project were:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:54.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list 54.0pt'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:Arial'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Install DSpace
on a server provided by Post Street Archives at MTU. <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:54.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list 54.0pt'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:Arial'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Conduct
functionality testing to validate the success of the installation.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:54.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>This step required Post Street
personnel to learn DSpace functionality in depth which also led to better final
implementation plans.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:54.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list 54.0pt'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:Arial'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Configure
DSpace to meet Post Street Archives requirements.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:54.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>This was done with the goal to
minimize any customization given the nature of our long-term IT support
options. This will allow us to migrate to newer versions of DSpace with
minimized IT support.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:54.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list 54.0pt'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:Arial'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Create
documentation to enable re-installation of DSpace on multiple servers for
several organizations.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:54.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list 54.0pt'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:Arial'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>5.<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Move the
server to its final location and perform final installation for Post Street
Archives.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I would be happy to share our experiences in more depth with
anyone interested. <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The technical
system documentation which describes the installation procedure step-by-step
can be found on the DSpace wiki at the following address:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><a
href="http://wiki.dspace.org/TechnicalFaq">http://wiki.dspace.org/TechnicalFaq</a><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span></span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>under - 10. </span></font><font
size=1 face=Georgia><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Georgia;
mso-ansi-language:EN'><a
href="http://wiki.dspace.org/TechnicalFaq#head-40d174cff494e5e8a26eb5eb146b2fe134cc9bcd#head-40d174cff494e5e8a26eb5eb146b2fe134cc9bcd"><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none'>Are there any tips on running DSpace on Redhat/Fedora Core Linux?</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Georgia><span lang=EN style='font-size:
9.0pt;font-family:Georgia;mso-ansi-language:EN'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Georgia><span lang=EN style='font-size:
9.0pt;font-family:Georgia;mso-ansi-language:EN'>We also have general end-user
documentation which I can provide if anyone is interested.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Georgia><span lang=EN style='font-size:
9.0pt;font-family:Georgia;mso-ansi-language:EN'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Georgia><span lang=EN style='font-size:
9.0pt;font-family:Georgia;mso-ansi-language:EN'>I will be attending the joint
SAA/ NAGRA/ COSA meeting, along with our director Tawny Nelb, in Washington
D.C. next week should anyone want to share experiences with DSpace implementations
at that time.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN'>Best regards,</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>Kathy McCormick<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>Digital Archive Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>Post Street Archive<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>989-832-0870<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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