[IRTalk] Data Repository

[Ina Smith]

DSPACE is format agnostic, meaning you can upload any file in any format. The software recognizes formats on the basis of file extension. In other words: out of the box there is not format verification.

At Princeton we maintain several data collections in our DataSpace<http://dataspace.princeton.edu/> instance. With the help of our librarians we devised a custom submission form tailored towards collecting metadata for data sets. In addition we have best practice recommendations, like: add a README file, stick to formats commonly used in your discipline. The library developed a Research Data Management Guide<http://libguides.princeton.edu/rdm> with a section on file formats and data organization. Mostly we rely on the researchers to make format judgements under the assumptions that it is in their own best interest to organize their data appropriately.  DSpace is not particularly well suited for big data sets. Our biggest file is 43GB, which is definitely pushing the limits of the software.

Another issue arises when researchers want to upload data and receive a permanent url so they can share it with publishers during the review process of a related article. Once the article is published they often want to add the articles url/doi to the metadata maintained in DSpace. This is a classic chicken and egg problem. Once DSpace creates a permanent url, it does not allow regular submitters to change anything about the submission. So either the researcher finalizes the submission after article publication or a DSpace administrator has to enhance the submission’s metadata with the article url later on.

I hope this helps,

Monika

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Monika Mevenkamp
Digital Repository Infrastructure Developer
Princeton University
Phone: 609-258-4161
Skype: mo-meven




On Apr 11, 2018, at 11:01 AM, Wang, Yongming <wangyo at tcnj.edu<mailto:wangyo at tcnj.edu>> wrote:

Hi David,

I'm also interested in this topic. I recently came across this implementation from Montana State University (https://scholarworks.montana.edu/xmlui/handle/1/11515). I've just figured out how to do it. I did an similar experimental dataset on my school's IR platform (http://dr.tcnj.edu/handle/2900/2236).

As for the file format, I know that at least it works with cvs, txt, doc, jpg, and zip. I didn't try other formats.

Another thing I don't know is how big the file size can be for each item. Does DSpace have file size limitation?



Regards,


Yongming Wang
Systems Librarian
The College of New Jersey


On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 10:39 AM, David Bigwood <dbigwood at hou.usra.edu<mailto:dbigwood at hou.usra.edu>> wrote:
New U.S. grants require a stable permanent repository for data. Our scientists have data sets in formats other than CSV and other commonly used configurations.

Is anyone using DSpace for this? How is it working? Any necessary add-ons? Any other better suggestions?

Thanks,
David Bigwood
dbigwood at hou.usra.edu<mailto:dbigwood at hou.usra.edu>
Regional Planetary Image Facility/Library
Lunar and Planetary Institute
https://www.facebook.com/RPIFN/

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