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

Buffer

Shorthand for Review buffer.

E

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.

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 [https;//github.com/eprints/eprints3.4 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 [[Convert|COnvertEvent

Publication record

Same as EPrint.