[Air-L] Institutional Repository Software - Suggestions?

[Arun Menon]

Thanks Alberto,

We were trying to get our developers to customize Eprints, but for some time
there has been considerable errors and stability issues. Also getting a
developer with the knowhow is extremely difficult, which is why so far we
have avoided Dspace - have heard customization is probably the hardest.

Thanks so much Alberto, had not heard of duraspace although I just checked
fedora. Invenio sounds amazing and if possible to install might probably be
the best option to go for.

Got a great response from this list and now chasing down options. Thanks so
much again everybody,
Really wonderful of you to help out. Do send across suggestions, will put
together some decent options till Tuesday.

Best,
Arun

On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 10:35 PM, Alberto Pepe <apepe at cfa.harvard.edu>wrote:

> 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
>
> --
> ALBERTO PEPE
> Postdoctoral Research Fellow
> CfA - Harvard University
> apepe at cfa.harvard.edu
> http://albertopepe.com
> @albertopepe
>
>
>
>
>
> 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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