Using EPrints

...as a Visitor

• Searching for items
• Browsing for items
• Requesting a copy of a restricted fulltext

...as a User

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

...as an Editor

• The Editorial Buffer
• The Staff Search

...as an Administrator

• Managing Users
  • Editing User Records
  • Understanding User Roles and Permissions
• Basic Troubleshooting
  • Checking and Starting the Indexer
• Batch Editing

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
  • Adding a logo
• Phrases
• Static Pages
• Using pins within phrases and static pages
• Item Types and Metadata Configuration
  • Subject Trees
  • The Workflow
    • Basic Workflow Configuration
    • Authority Lists and Autocompletion
  • Citation Styles
  • Item Types
    • Adding a new type
    • Removing a type
• Browse Views
• Searches
• Installing Bazaar Packages

Advanced Configuration

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

• Branding
  • Creating a new site-wide template.
• Understanding Configuration Structure
• Adding New Fields
  • Adding a Simple Metadata Field
  • Add a compound multiple field
• Programmatic Metadata Values
  • Automatic Values
  • Default Values
  • Virtual Fields
• Custom Rendering of Values

Maintaining and Developing EPrints

• Technical Orientation

Systems Administration

• Installing EPrints
• Setting up SSL (https)
• Troubleshooting
  • Troubleshooting Searching

The EPrints API

• API Basics
  • The Repository Object
  • Datasets and Dataobjs
  • XML and DOM
• Developing Plugins and Bazaar Packages
  • Export Plugin Bazaar Package
  • New Field Bazaar Package

The EPrints Wiki

• EPrints Wiki Basics

Core Development

• Creating a Dev Environment
• Creating Pull Requests