How to add a new file format to the bitstream registry

DSpace supports different file formats. It categorizes it's support for each file type into 3 levels:

• Unknown
• Known
• Supported (the repository administrator fully supports this file form and will make extra provision for the curation of these types of files)

DSpace is supplied with a large bitstream format registry, but you may wish to add other formats.

Add another format

• Log in to DSpace as an administrator
• Navigate to the 'administer' pages, and click on 'Bitstream Format Registry'
• Go to the bottom of the page, and click on 'Add New'
• The page will refresh, and at the bottom of the list will be a blank (or 'null') entry.
• Edit this last entry, then press 'Update'