Multiple handle prefix

[juan...@gmail.com]

Hi,

We are a university consortium and would like to consolidate all our repositories into a single DSpace instance, with a dedicated community for each university. Each community should retain the same prefix it currently uses.

We are looking for an enterprise to handle this development. While we don’t foresee any issues with managing a DSpace instance with multiple handles, could there be potential problems we might have overlooked?

Thanks,
Juan

[Kalyan kumar]

Hi Juan,

Every instance will have same set of handles in sequence. Hence merging them into a single instance will create conflicts. In my opinion we shall use any one of the below options to minimise the complexity and deployment , but requires programming skills

Option A : Use simple archive format

1. Create root level community in new instance for each old separate instances. 

2. Export all the items in simple archive formats from every repository.

3. Make appropriate changes in the simple archive formats programmatically.

4. upload them using a bulk upload technique into new single instance.

Option B : Use API

1. Create root level community in new instance for each old separate instances.

2. Use API to get the item details from every repository (existing instances)

3. Programmatically control & update the every item into respective community and collection in the new instance using API.

 

Note : In both the options, the handles will definitely change for every item created here.

Kalyan

Greenbooks Imaging Services LLP

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[juan...@gmail.com]

Hi Kalyan,

Thank you for your response. We would prefer to have only a DSpace instance to simplify maintenance, if possible—even if that makes development more complicated.

Best regards,
Juan