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color=#000080 size=2><STRONG>Aston University is running both WebCT and
Blackboard as our VLE systems.</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=505100408-03052007><STRONG><FONT face=Arial
color=#000080 size=2>We are hoping to batch migrate learning content to a
repository. i.e. DSpace</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#000080 size=2>I would be grateful if you could confirm whether DSpace
currently accept MIS Packages from the above VLEs
???</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#000080 size=2>Kind regards</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=505100408-03052007><STRONG><FONT face=Arial
color=#000080 size=2>Tai</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> dspace-general-bounces@mit.edu
[mailto:dspace-general-bounces@mit.edu] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Tiago
Ferreira<BR><B>Sent:</B> 24 April 2007 15:07<BR><B>To:</B> Halley Pacheco de
Oliveira<BR><B>Cc:</B> Shawna Sadler; dspace-general@mit.edu<BR><B>Subject:</B>
Re: [Dspace-general] Adding items without bitstreams<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Hello Halley,<BR><BR>One idea is to use the Batch importer, wich will
transform an XML metadata document with some content files, into an item, as if
it was an "in progress submission". That will save you the trouble of submitting
one item at a time. <BR><BR>Hope this helps<BR>Tiago Ferreira<BR><BR>
<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 4/23/07, <B class=gmail_sendername>Halley
Pacheco de Oliveira</B> <<A
href="mailto:halleypo@gmail.com">halleypo@gmail.com</A>> wrote: </SPAN>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid">Hi
Shawna,<BR><BR>I have a problem that seems to be the similar to yours, a
collection <BR>of more than 10.000 municipal legislation projects, dated from
1977<BR>until now, to be stored in DSpace with full text search, most of
all<BR>only in paper. I don't have a solution, and would appreciate
if<BR>someone could give me a hint. <BR><BR>Thank
you,<BR>Halley<BR><BR>2007/4/23, Shawna Sadler <<A
href="mailto:ssadler@ucalgary.ca">ssadler@ucalgary.ca</A>>:<BR>> Hi
MacKenzie,<BR>> I like your idea about flagging records with or without
attached files. <BR>><BR>> We have given up on faculty uploading their
own items, everyone has<BR>> admitted that this process simply won't
happen. So it has fallen on the<BR>> Library to populate our local
repository and the most efficient workflow <BR>> has been importing files
into DSpace and then Library support staff<BR>> adding the fulltext files
to the records after they have been digitized.<BR>> This is less time
consuming and really, who wants to do data entry. <BR>><BR>> This
process has been very efficient for us, but I have to admit, the<BR>>
harvesters and search engines have not consistently found the fulltext<BR>>
files after they have been added. I think your idea of flagging records
<BR>> would facilitate the find-ability of the newly added
files.<BR>><BR>> It would also help if importing records into DSpace was
less work, I'm<BR>> hoping the Summer Google student working on
importing/exporting files <BR>> from Bibliographic software will facilitate
this process.<BR>><BR>> Anyone agree or disagree with me?<BR>>
Shawna<BR>><BR>> --<BR>> Shawna Sadler<BR>> Coordinator, Digital
Initiatives<BR>> Libraries and Cultural Resources <BR>> University of
Calgary<BR>> Phone: (403) 220-3739<BR>> Email: <A
href="mailto:ssadler@ucalgary.ca">ssadler@ucalgary.ca</A><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Dspace-general
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