EPrints Glossary

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EPrints repository software uses a long list of terminology. Sometimes this terminology overloads existing terminology in similar realms. Other times different terms are used interchangeably to mean the same of similar things. This glossary is intended to help clarify the various terminology you may come across whilst installing, configuring or using EPrints repository software.

B

Bazaar plugin

See EPM.

Buffer

Shorthand for Review buffer.

D

Depositing user

This is the user who created the EPrint and has deposited it to the review buffer.

E

Embargo

Documents added to an EPrint can have their access restricted. Sometimes this access need only be restricted for a set amount of time. These documents can be embargoed until a set embargo date. These can then be lifted of this date using thge bin/lift_embargos script.

EPM

EPM (EPrints Package Manager) is a package of functionality, sometimes referred as a Bazaar plugin, which can be installed in an automated fashion, typically from the Bazaar. It can sometimes refer to the pages for managing the installing of these packages, (e.g. the EPrints Bazaar page available through the Admin web interface).

EPrint

An EPrint is a first class Data object in EPrints repository software. These are often referred to as items or publication records, as they usually hold metadata about a publication of some kind.

EPrint locking

Whilst a user is editing an EPrint it is best that another user does not try to edit it as well. When an EPrint is locked even permitted users will not be able to edit the record unless they remove the edit lock. Locks are automatically released when a user saves or cancels editing an EPrint or (by default) 1 hour after the user started editing the EPrint.

EPrints repository software

Often shortened to just EPrints but not to be confused with multiple EPrint data objects. The actual software that can be used to create Open Access repositories and available as Open Source from GitHub.

EPrints path

The path on your operating system under which EPrints repository software is installed. Guides on this wiki often use the placeholder EPRINTS_PATH to represent this. Typically EPrints path will either be /opt/eprints3/ or /usr/share/eprints/ depending on how installed EPrints repository software was installed.

EPrints release

A release of the EPrints repository software.

EPrints version

Same as #EPrints release but with specific reference to a version number.

Event plugin

Also see Indexer task.

I

Inbox

Same as #User workarea.

Item

Same as EPrint.

P

Plugin

These are Perl modules that "Plug in" to the EPrints software to provide a particular piece of functionality. They break down into several categories. The most prominent being:

• Export plugins
• Import plugins
• Screen plugins

Other plugin categories include Box, Convert, Event, InputForm, Issues, Search and Storage.

Often the phrase Bazaar plugin is used to refer to a package of functionality (a.k.a. EPM) that can be installed from the Bazaar. Although an EPM can often contain individual plugins, it is a complex set of files rather than a single plugin file.

Publication record

Same as EPrint.

S

Summary page

Same as Abstract page. Sometimes even referred to as the abstract/summary page.

Summary table

A table on an Abstract page that lists the names and values for specific Metadata fields for the EPrint. These can be specified, typically in the archive's cfg/cfg.d/eprint_render.pl, under $c->{summary_page_metadata}.

U

User

A User is a first class Data object in EPrints repository software. It represent a user of Repository and provides an account under which that user can login. Storing metadata about that user, such as their username, given and family names, email address, department, etc.

User search

A form for searching across the users in a repository. See here for more information.

User profile

A page displaying the metadata about a user. This often links to a page where these metadata can be modified.

User workarea

This is the status of an EPrint whilst it is being edited by the depositing user. This status is often also referred to as Inbox. User workarea can sometimes refer to the Manage deposits page where the current user can see a listing of all the EPrints they have created.