A Digital Library of Library and Information Science using DSpace

Abstract

The paper discusses the DSpace digital library software of MITHP. The implementation of DSpace to build a digital library of Library and Information Science is explained. Presents a list of features of DSpace to justify its choice over competing open source DL software. Presents the various collections that are built under the DRTC Digital Library. Discusses the OAI-PMH, Handles for persistent identification of digital documents and Lucene search engine’s query language.