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Archimede

Abstract:
Archimede is the third component of the Laval University Library Institutional Repository. It is an electronic document management system. This component covers e-prints, pre-prints, post-prints and other research publications from faculty members and research communities. Following a thorough analysis of available software solutions, including E-prints and D-Space, the library decided to develop its own customized application. Inspired by the D-Space model, Archimede is arranged around research communities and fully developed in open source. The system is OAI compliant, using a Dublin Core metadata set.
Payment:
free of cost
Support:
Yes
License model:
GNU/GPL (General Public License)
Use external software / services:
* Ant * Jakarta Velocity * JSP * Jakarta Struts * Jakarta Lucene * Jakarta Commons (plusieurs) * Jakarta Tomcat * Apache DB Torque * Xerces * Xalan * Saxon * JDOM * SaxPath * Struts Tiles * Struts Validator * Jakarta POI * PDF Box * JExcelAPI * Base de données Mysql * L’environnement de développement Eclipse * Canevas pour répertoire OAI-PMH v2.0 OAICat
Architecture (Text):
  List of new features:   * Fine-grained security * Automatic versioning of content * Supports for locks (for exclusive content editing) * Support for custom workflows (editable at run-time) * Web-Dav + DeltaV interface * Custom metadata formats (run-time addition) * Improved Web interface * Support for portal integration (JSR-168 portlets) * Fully implements the Java Content Repository standard (JSR-170). Archimede is built on top of the Jackrabbit reference implementation. * Pluggable authentication/authorization module that uses Java Authentication and Authorization Service. (For example, LDAP authentication can be easily added.) * Flexible event notification (new content, content modification, etc.)   Some highlights of the special features and characteristics of the system : * Archimede has been developed in a multilingual perspective, with internationalization as a focus. Using the open source standard (i18n), the text (or content) of the interface is independent and not embedded in the code. It is then relatively easy to develop an interface in a specific language without having to work on the code itself. English, French and Spanish interfaces are already offered in Archimede. That feature allows also the user to switch easily from language to language anywhere and anytime during his search and retrieval process. * Archimede is flexible and not dependent on a specific platform. The system can be installed on Linux as well as on Windows. For a library wishing to implement the solution, the system can be easily adapted to the technical infrastructure already in place, thus increasing the efficiency of the implementation process. * Archimede allows searching on metadata as well as on the full text, thus enhancing the power of the search engine. An application is being developed that will automatically generate and translate from the text and the abstract a proposed set of controlled vocabulary subject headings. This will be done through the « Répertoire des vedettes-matières de la Bibliothèque de l'Université Laval » and its links to LC Subject headings, Canadian Subject headings, Mesh hand AAT. * The search engine is based on open source Lucene, using LIUS (Lucene Index Update and Search), a customized framework developed at Laval by the library staff. LIUS allows indexing of different types of documents formats : XML, HTML, PDF, RTF, MS Word, MS Excel, JavaBeans; it also permits mixed indexing, integrating for example in the same occurrence metadata in XML and full text in PDF, HTML, etc…
Type:
  • Software
    • Application type(s) functional:
  • digital objects management
    • Scope in e-publishing process:
  • digital objects management
    • Digital object type(s):
  • documents
    • Application type(s) technical:
  • Web Application (manual)
    • Supported language(s):
  • (Freely configurable)
  • English
  • French
  • Spanish
    • Technology format(s):
  • HTML
  • Microsoft Word (.doc)
  • Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx)
  • PDF
  • RTF
  • XML
    • Operating system(s):
  • Chrome OS
  • Linux / Unix
  • MAC OS
  • Solaris
  • Windows 2000
  • Windows 7
  • Windows 95/98
  • Windows Server 2003
  • Windows Server 2008
  • Windows VISTA
  • Windows XP
    • Programming language(s):
  • Java
  • JavaServer Pages (JSP)
    • Database system(s):
  • MySQL
    • Last update:
    21.06.2012 (13:06:05)
    Creation date:
    23.07.2010 (13:07:52)

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