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This short booklet is intended to introduce the commonest non-obvious cu= stomization-related tasks for newcomers to DSpace administration. It has be= en written against the stable version 1.4.2 of DSpace and the Manakin user = interface, version 1.1.
We have tried to include instructions for different operating systems as= required; most customizations, however, work identically cross-platform.= p>
Different parts of DSpace live in different areas on the DSpace server. = Because each DSpace administrator decides where some parts of DSpace live, = and operating systems have different ideas about where other parts live, we= have employed italics to mark missing pieces of file paths. Some directori= es whose precise location varies among systems require special attention:= p>
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Although this "DSpace How-To Guide" introduces many common customization= s currently available within DSpace, it should not be considered a stand-al= one document. You should be aware of many other valuable DSpace resources, = including:
This "DSpace How-To Guide" introduces many customizations which rely on = some general knowledge of other technologies, including XHTML, CSS, XML and= XSLT. If you need a refresher on any of these technologies, here are a few= useful web resources (available as of June 2007):
Many tasks that are cumbersome to manage through the DSpace web interfac= e can be easily managed in the database with a little SQL. For example, wit= hdrawing all the items in a particular collection takes quite some time in = DSpace proper, but can be done in just one quick SQL query. However, you sh= ould always be sure to backup your database before running any SQL queries = which will modify or remove a large number of items! Time spent learning SQ= L basics will reap rich returns in time saved.