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ReCollect is a Bazaar package for EPrints which adds extensive data workflow support to EPrints. Fields are compatible with Datacite and INSPIRE. This plugin was created by the University of Essex (http://researchdataessex.posterous.com/) and packaged by the University of Southampton as part of the DataPool project (http://datapool.soton.ac.uk/).
 
  
==Customizing ReCollect==
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{{Deprecated|This plugin is not supported. The recollect plugin is 10+ years old and has not been updated to work with modern versions of EPrints (3.4+). Installing this is not recommended.}}
Recollect has a large set of default fields. The aim is to create consistent field names accross the eprints community. You can easilly add or remove fields from the default ReCollect workflow by editing the dataset stage in workflows/eprints/default.xml. If you have suggestions for fields you would like added to ReCollect please email Patrick McSweeney ([mailto:pm5@ecs.soton.ac.uk] pm5@ecs.soton.ac.uk)
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ReCollect is a Bazaar package for EPrints which transforms an EPrints install into a research data repository. Fields are compliant with the DataCite and INSPIRE metadata schema. This plugin was created by the UK Data Archive led Research Data @Essex project (http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/create-manage/projects/rd-essex). Thanks to the DataPool project at the University of Southampton (http://datapool.soton.ac.uk/) for their assistance in packaging the plugin.
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ReCollect lowers the barrier for deploying a full-featured and standards compliant research data repository. The only prerequisite is a clean EPrints install. From there, a user with an administrative account can use the EPrints Bazaar option in the System Tools menu to install ReCollect with just one click.
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== Features ==
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ReCollect features are too numerous to document here in their entirety, but can be summarised as follows:
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* Redesigned Abstract page to present complex data collections, consisting of many files of different types. 
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* Expanded metadata profile to describe research data, built on the DataCite, INSPIRE and Data Documentation Initiative (2.1) metadata schemas. The metadata profile used has been published by the UK Data Archive (http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/media/375386/rde_eprints_metadataprofile.pdf).
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* Many tweaks to workflow and validations.
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* Revised and expanded field labels and help phrases.
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'''Can I install ReCollect on a pre-populated repository?'''
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It is possible to integrate ReCollect with an existing repository; however this would require edits to the code in order to switch back on features that ReCollect hides, namely the Eprint Type selection as the first stage of deposit (e.g. Article, Book, Dataset etc). This is not how ReCollect was tended to be used, so we would only recommend you do this if you are confident working with the EPrints code base.
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== Further information ==
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The following outputs of the Research Data @Essex project may be of interest to users of ReCollect:
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* Research data repository policies devised for the University of Essex pilot (http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/media/391126/rdessex_recollectpolicies.pdf)
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* User documentation created for the University of Essex pilot, aimed at helping research prepare and deposit data (http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/media/391123/rdessex_recollectuserguide.pdf)
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* The metadata profile (http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/media/375386/rde_eprints_metadataprofile.pdf) used by ReCollect and the mapping on which it is based (http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/media/375383/rde_eprints_metadatamapping.pdf)
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A full report on the development of the ReCollect plugin and the rationale behind it will be published shortly, and a link added here.
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'''Contact'''
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Please contact Alexis Wolton with any queries regarding use of the plugin: [mailto:awolton@essex.ac.uk awolton@essex.ac.uk]

Latest revision as of 12:44, 1 December 2023


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This plugin is not supported. The recollect plugin is 10+ years old and has not been updated to work with modern versions of EPrints (3.4+). Installing this is not recommended.

ReCollect is a Bazaar package for EPrints which transforms an EPrints install into a research data repository. Fields are compliant with the DataCite and INSPIRE metadata schema. This plugin was created by the UK Data Archive led Research Data @Essex project (http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/create-manage/projects/rd-essex). Thanks to the DataPool project at the University of Southampton (http://datapool.soton.ac.uk/) for their assistance in packaging the plugin.

ReCollect lowers the barrier for deploying a full-featured and standards compliant research data repository. The only prerequisite is a clean EPrints install. From there, a user with an administrative account can use the EPrints Bazaar option in the System Tools menu to install ReCollect with just one click.

Features

ReCollect features are too numerous to document here in their entirety, but can be summarised as follows:

  • Redesigned Abstract page to present complex data collections, consisting of many files of different types.
  • Many tweaks to workflow and validations.
  • Revised and expanded field labels and help phrases.


Can I install ReCollect on a pre-populated repository?

It is possible to integrate ReCollect with an existing repository; however this would require edits to the code in order to switch back on features that ReCollect hides, namely the Eprint Type selection as the first stage of deposit (e.g. Article, Book, Dataset etc). This is not how ReCollect was tended to be used, so we would only recommend you do this if you are confident working with the EPrints code base.

Further information

The following outputs of the Research Data @Essex project may be of interest to users of ReCollect:

A full report on the development of the ReCollect plugin and the rationale behind it will be published shortly, and a link added here.


Contact

Please contact Alexis Wolton with any queries regarding use of the plugin: awolton@essex.ac.uk