Eprints Version 3 Repository Walkthrough

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EPrints version 3

Repository Walkthrough
1. Home Page

! Listings of
! recent items,
! browseable
views
(collections)
! bespoke
searches
! RSS feeds for
whole repository
2. View by Year

! Can create
browse views by
any complex
criteria
! e.g. by
department,
subdivided by
year and
publication type
3. Individual EPrint

! Abstract page contains


! Image/video/PDF thumbnails
! 56 lines of hidden metadata for
Google Scholar
! Button to email a request for a closed access
document

Hover the mouse


over the PDF or
image icons to
Click on the “request a copy” button to send an display a preview
automatic request to the corresponding author
4. Exporting Search results as RSS feeds

! The results of any search


can be exported as an
RSS feed
! This gives an easy way to
find the URL for an RSS
feed of the latest journal
publications from a
particular research group
5. Exporting Search results

! The output from any search can


be exported…
! as METS, Dublin Core or other DL
interoperability formats
! as BibTeX, refer, EndNote & other
bibliography managers
! to Google Earth, Similie TimeLine
or other Web Services
6. Registered Users Facilities

! Logged in users see a task bar


which shows the common kinds
of operations task bar
Common subtasks

! The default operation is


! Manage Deposits

! User sees a list of all the items


they have created in the
repository
7. Managing a Depost

! An individual deposit shows up


under various tabs
! All metadata Details (shown)
! Summary (the abstract page)
! Actions (clone, delete etc)
! Export to various formats
! History
! Each item has an auditable history
of every change/update made by
any researcher/editor.
8. Deposit Types

! A huge number of deposit types


is supported
! Various documents (articles,
reports, theses, patents etc)
! Multimedia (video, audio,
images)
! Scientific data and experiments
! Fine art compositions
! Performances
! Artefacts
! Exhibitions
! Teaching resources
9. Document Upload

! Documents can be uploaded


from disk or web
! Each record can have many
documents
! Each document can be
composed of many files
! Each document has it own
! visibility (e.g. Open Access
vs Closed Access)
! license
! embargo period
10. Metadata Entry

! User interface expert audit and


redesign
! UI expert audit - 3 volume report!
! EPv2 “too much clicking and scrolling”
! EP3 redesign to allow direct access to
common tasks
! E.g. when publication accepted,
update page nums
! E.g. an error about a missing field
contains a link to the right place on the
right page
! Help and examples can be toggled
on and off
11. Duplicate Avoidance

! EPrints gives a
warning if an
existing record
looks similar
12. Metadata Assistance

! Eprints allows name


authorities to help
speed up the entry of
author names

! Improves metadata
quality
! Increases amount of
data collected (e.g.
emails or staff ids)
13. More metadata assistance

! Metadata assistance
also works for
journals
! Enters complete
Journal Name +
ISSN + Publisher
! autocompletion using
external authority
(ROMEO)
14. Import

! EPrints records can be imported from many


formats or external web services e.g.
! PubMed
! CrossRef

! Import, export and metadata quality control


make EPrints v3 the repository of choice for
serious instituational applications.

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