Questions tagged [dspace]

DSpace is an open source software package that can be used to manage an organization's digital content.

DSpace is an open source repository software package typically used for creating open access repositories for scholarly and/or published digital content.

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  • Indicate the version of DSpace you are using (4.2, 5.5, etc)
  • If the issue is related to the user interface, indicate which DSpace UI you are using (XMLUI, JSPUI)
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  • If you have new questions after your original question has been answered, create a new post for the new question.

If you have difficulty formulating a concrete question, consult DSpace Support.

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How to shorten filename displayed in DSpace

I would like to shorten the file name that is being displayed in the simple item view. If I have a very long file name, this is displayed in the simple item record: This example file name is shortened if you view the full item record: But if you…
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Displaying language labels in sidebar facets

I asked this question a few days ago regarding on how to display the language labels in item view instead of its ISO version. How to apply these in sidebar facets and its search filters? I can't find the xslt for generating the displayed values in…
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Using Saxon9 for XSLT with Apache Cocoon 2.2

I'd like to use Saxon (9HE) for XSLT processing in Apache Cocoon (2.2). I've followed the instructions for using Saxon from http://wiki.apache.org/cocoon/Saxon. These instructions describe the process using an .xconf file, which is no longer the…
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Dspace 6.3 Solr Webapp build error org.restlet.jee - blocked mirror

I have been successfully building DSpace 6.3 in Docker for about 4 months. Today I came across a build error for which no amount of Googling seems to help. #9 43.60 [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ …
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How upload a bitstream in Dspace 6 REST API using curl

I am trying to upload a file using the REST API of DSpace 6 using curl: curl -k -4 \ -H "Content-Type: multipart/form-data" \ --cookie "JSESSIONID=E7B87CCFA35FB83670F379072505580E" \ -H "accept: application/json" \ -X POST…
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DSpace - XMLUI Discovery - Sorting items with a combination of metadata

I would need to sort the items displayed on the XMLUI discovery page using a combination of metadata, because the type of ordering required (specifically for size) uses a different metadata for media type of reference (see images, audio, video ...)…
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How to display thumbnails from harvested items in DSpace?

I am trying to display the thumbnails from harvested items. The settings I have for the harvesting options is Harvest metadata and references to bitstreams (requires ORE support). When looking for the code on how DSpace displays the filenames and…
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"Key for add operation must be defined" error on ant fresh_install or ant update

while installing dspace I get following error: test_database: [java] Failure during kernel init: Key for add operation must be defined! [java] java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Key for add operation must be defined! [java] at…
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How to change dspace authorization policies?

I'm in the process of changing the authorization policy for a large dspace repo filled with closed collections. I created a new group to facilitate the new access rights and added the appropriate users to the group. Finally, I edited the collection…
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Display second recently added carousel in dspace homepage

I have the home site "recently added carousel" working fine under JSP interface. I would like to know if I can add another carousel but this must display only items of an specific community (like in "community home") and all these, without causing…
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DSpace OAI-PMH harvesting metadata export

I wish to expose additional metadata via OAI-PMH in my DSpace instance. I have added a new metadata schema "lrmi" and also added some metadata fields. Through the submission forms I have been able to use the fields in my lrmi schema. However, I…
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Having DSpace applications log into separate log files

We use DSpace dspace-5.4. DSpace 5's Maven-Ant build and installation process produces a single log4j.properties file, which is used by each DSpace application. For example, the xmlui and oai servlets and each ./dspace invocation take the same…
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Constant dspace error java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space

I have a DSpace server, after uprading from version 4.3 to 5.1, it constantly stops working after some hours with following error: java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space I've read answers to the same questions, but they didn't help me. My…
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How can I capture user IP address in dspace?

I would like to capture the user's IP address when downloading a bitstream from dspace. I have successfully captured the user's "Full name" by using this code: EPerson loggedin = context.getCurrentUser(); String eperson = null; …
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Python, lxml - get a sibling tag's (grand)child's text

I have an XML to parse which is proving really tricky for me. 1234 FOO ... I…
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