Difference between revisions of "SUNScholar/Capacity Building"
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DSpace and Ubuntu require a certain amount of expert support for long term sustainability. Persons with the following skills are desirable: | DSpace and Ubuntu require a certain amount of expert support for long term sustainability. Persons with the following skills are desirable: | ||
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Where do campus libraries find these kind of individuals to support institutional repositories ? | Where do campus libraries find these kind of individuals to support institutional repositories ? | ||
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Ubuntu Linux has started the LoCo ('''Lo'''cal '''Co'''mmunity) infrastructure. See: http://ubuntu.sun.ac.za/index.php?title=Community. If the library management at each campus could support the creation and maintenance of a LoCo per campus there would be a sustainable pool of support talent. | Ubuntu Linux has started the LoCo ('''Lo'''cal '''Co'''mmunity) infrastructure. See: http://ubuntu.sun.ac.za/index.php?title=Community. If the library management at each campus could support the creation and maintenance of a LoCo per campus there would be a sustainable pool of support talent. | ||
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If such a web site, as mentioned above, could be created and supported internationally by an international campus library management association it could then form the nexus about which support for open source institutional repositories is manifested and then become sustainable in the long term. | If such a web site, as mentioned above, could be created and supported internationally by an international campus library management association it could then form the nexus about which support for open source institutional repositories is manifested and then become sustainable in the long term. | ||
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_administrator | *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_administrator | ||
Revision as of 12:37, 23 March 2012
Contents
Introduction
DSpace and Ubuntu require a certain amount of expert support for long term sustainability. Persons with the following skills are desirable:
- For website development and maintenance
- Web 2.0 design with XML skills
- SQL programming skills
- Java programming skills
- Expert with an open source software development system
- Expert with an open source software versioning system
- Familiarity with the LAMP stack
- Familiarity with the Java Tomcat server
- For system administration
- Ubuntu Linux
- BASH programming skills
- TCP/IP networking skills
- Expert with the LAMP stack
- Expert with the Java Tomcat server
- Familiarity with a major vendors server hardware
- Familiarity with a major vendors networking hardware
Question
Where do campus libraries find these kind of individuals to support institutional repositories ?
Answer
Ubuntu Linux has started the LoCo (Local Community) infrastructure. See: http://ubuntu.sun.ac.za/index.php?title=Community. If the library management at each campus could support the creation and maintenance of a LoCo per campus there would be a sustainable pool of support talent.
The LoCo's per campus would be tasked with the support of institutional repository systems. In turn the campus library management would then support the LoCo. This is a win-win situation.
To start this, the University of Stellenbosch is in the process of forming a LoCo. See: http://ubuntu.sun.ac.za/index.php?title=Help. I have also documented the major technical installation and customisation procedures for Ubuntu and DSpace here: http://wiki.lib.sun.ac.za/index.php/SUNScholar/IR
If such a web site, as mentioned above, could be created and supported internationally by an international campus library management association it could then form the nexus about which support for open source institutional repositories is manifested and then become sustainable in the long term.
