Configurable Entities for Visual and Other Rich-Content Collections?

[Carl Jones]

Hi,

We'd like to hear from anyone who has worked with DSpace 7 (or 8) configurable entities for image, archival, or other rich content collections.  We have in mind questions around using entities for images, digital objects associated with finding aids, audio, video, 3D models, and so forth. What have you learned working with entities beyond the more 'standard' starting points of publications, journals, organizations, etc.? Are there any suggestions around best or recommended practices, what metadata schema were used, data models you might be able share, etc. Our likely path is a migration from an existing DSpace 6.4 instance with over 170k images, among other content, including digital objects related to finding aids in our ArchivesSpace system. We're not starting from scratch but there's a lot we can learn.

I'm familiar with some of the DSpace-GLAM presentations (4Science), which provide a high-level overview of extending entities into the cultural heritage realm (e.g. events, place, concept, etc.), this is helpful but we're also looking for more specific information.

We have a DSpace 6 IR with Open Access articles, theses, and other research and teaching content (https://dspace.mit.edu) which we plan to upgrade and use entities for journals, persons, organizations, etc. However, we also want to look at how entities can support rich content collections across a wide range of disciplines, cultural heritage as well as STEM.

We're excited about the new features DSpace 7/8 brings to the table and if you're using  entities in any of these ways we'd love to hear from you.

Thanks,

Carl

Carl Jones
Digital Library Systems Engineer
MIT Libraries
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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