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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.  
 
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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== Further information ==
 
== Further information ==
  
The following documentation and outputs of the Research Data @Essex project may be of interest to users of ReCollect:
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The following outputs of the Research Data @Essex project may be of interest to users of ReCollect:
  
 
* Research data repository policies devised for the University of Essex pilot (http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/media/391126/rdessex_recollectpolicies.pdf)
 
* 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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* 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)
 
* 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)
  
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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A full report on the development of the ReCollect plugin and the rationale behind it will be published shortly, and a link added here.
  
'''Please contact Alexis Wolton with any queries regarding use of the plugin: [mailto:awolton@essex.ac.uk awolton@essex.ac.uk]'''
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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]

Revision as of 10:47, 5 December 2014

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