DSpace integration

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This page documents preliminary requirements for DIP upload to DSpace.

General requirements

• User submits transfer to Archivematica with specified elements (csv file containing metadata, license, preservation masters, access copies, etc)
• User processes transfer as standard transfer
• At DIP upload, user selects Upload to DSpace
• Archivematica converts generic Archivematica DIP to Simple Archive Format for import into DSpace

Simple Archive Format

From https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSDOC18/Importing+and+Exporting+Items+via+Simple+Archive+Format :

archive_directory/
   item_000/
       dublin_core.xml         -- qualified Dublin Core metadata for metadata fields belonging to the dc schema
       metadata_[prefix].xml   -- metadata in another schema, the prefix is the name of the schema as registered with the metadata registry
       contents                -- text file containing one line per filename
       file_1.doc              -- files to be added as bitstreams to the item
       file_2.pdf
   item_001/
       dublin_core.xml
       contents
       file_1.png
       ...

Archivematica transfer requirements

This section specifies the format and contents of the transfer to be submitted to Archivematica

Metadata requirements

This section specifies the required metadata elements and format and their mapping to DSpace