[Air-L] Institutional Repository Software - Suggestions?

[Alberto Pepe]

Arun- you have many options.

Eprints should actually be the easiest to setup (I am afraid). But it is
only suitable for fairly small collections.

If it's size you're after, check:

Duraspace (http://www.duraspace.org/ - Fedora + Dspace) is widely used and
is a more complete/large system. You can expect some support as it is a
large project.

Invenio (http://cdsware.cern.ch/invenio/index.html) is probably the hardest
to install but gives you full control/customization and handles fast search
for up to ~2 million records. As it will be the software of choice for all
the physical and astronomical sciences (CERN CDS, Spires, etc), you can
expect continuity and great support.

also- Microsoft Research recently announced Zentity (
http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/zentity/). They say it installs
in two hours but I do not think it is open source and I doubt it handles
large collections.

there's many more. you can find some articles that actually compare all
these systems...

hope this helps.

AP

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CfA - Harvard University
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On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 6:59 AM, Arun Menon <arun.kid86 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I am searching for popular institutional repository softwares that can
> handle a reasonably huge amount data as well as suit the needs of various
> departments and projects. We are currently exploring Eprints which is a
> little difficult to manage as well as customize. Also finding developers in
> India who are experienced working with repository software is very
> difficult.
>
> I was hoping some of you might send some suggestions on appropriate
> institutional repositories that can be used by multiple projects,
> departments and collaborative organizations, as well as be relatively easy
> to setup.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Best,
> Arun Menon
> 1st Yr PhD Student, Intern CIDASIA, CSCS.
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