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Revision as of 12:10, 6 October 2015


This page is intended to tie together training videos and other resources into a set of comprehensive training courses for EPrints. It is intended to serve as an introduction to EPrints for users, administrators and systems administrators involved with running an EPrints Repository.

EPrints Introduction and Overview

Course Streams

Using EPrints

...as a User

  • Depositing an EPrints
  • Saved Searches and Notifications
  • Managing Your User Profile

...as an Editor

  • The Editorial Buffer
  • The Staff Search

...as an Administrator

  • Managing Users
  • Basic Troubleshooting


Configuring EPrints

Basic Configuration

Basic configuration can be done at the front-end, and requires no knowledge of perl or the EPrints API.

  • Configuration Tools Overview
  • Branding
  • Item Types and Metadata Configuration
  • The Workflow
  • Citation Styles
  • Browse Views
  • Searches
  • Installing Bazaar Packages

Advanced Configuration

Advanced configuration assumes some knowledge of the command-line and sometimes a little bit of Perl.

  • Understanding Configuration Structure
  • Default and Automatic Values
  • Custom Rendering of Values

Maintaining and Developing EPrints

Systems Administration

  • Installing EPrints
  • Troubleshooting


The EPrints API

  • API Basics
    • The Repository Object
    • Datasets and Dataobjs
    • XML and DOM
  • Advanced Configuration
  • Developing Plugins and Bazaar Packages