DSpace Institutional Repository Ingest

DSpace is an open-source repository platform. The File Analyzer contains a number of rules to automate the ingestion of resources into DSpace.

Create Ingest Inventory

Scan file system for assets to be ingested

Export an inventory spreadsheet and author metadata

Generate DSpace Ingest folders from the inventory spreadsheet

Import the inventory file

Review the ingest folder assembly status

Generate DSpace Ingest folders from ProQuest ETD files

Convert ETD Metadata (in DSpace) to MARC