Comparison between systems for creation of digital collections: analysis of free software DSpace, EPrints, Fedora, Greenstone and Islandora from new analytical dimensions

Authors

  • Dalton Lopes Martins Universidade Federal de Goiás
  • Marcel Ferrante Silva Universidade Federal de Goiás
  • Joyce Siqueira Faculdade Anhanguera de Anápolis

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2178-2075.v9i1p52-71

Keywords:

Open source software, Digital repositories, Analytical dimensions

Abstract

Digital repositories are increasingly integrated into daily life, mainly because it makes possible the universalization of knowledge through quick and often free access to documents. There are currently several software options available for this purpose, so to help managers responsible for defining the best tool for their project, the goal of this research was to analyze five main open source software: DSpace, EPrints, Fedora, Greenstone and Islandora and verify which of them meet the highest number of requirements previously classified in analytical dimensions. Thus, we analyzed 182 functionalities, divided into 10 analytical dimensions, from which it was obtained that DSpace meets a greater percentage of functionalities, with 57%, followed by EPrints, with 38%, Islandora, with 36%, Greenstone, with 23% and Fedora, with 19%. From this result, it is intended to offer managers an important decision tool.

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Author Biographies

  • Dalton Lopes Martins, Universidade Federal de Goiás
    Professor no curso de Biblioteconomia da Faculdade de Ciência da Informação na Universidade de Brasília – UnB e no Programa de Pós-graduação em Comunicação da Faculdade de Informação e Comunicação da Universidade Federal de Goiás – UFG
  • Marcel Ferrante Silva, Universidade Federal de Goiás
    Professor Adjunto no Curso de Gestão da Informação da Faculdade de Informação e Comunicação da Universidade Federal de Goiás – UFG.
  • Joyce Siqueira, Faculdade Anhanguera de Anápolis

    Mestre em Ciência da Computação pela Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG).

    Professora da Faculdade Anhanguera de Anápolis, Goiás, Brasil.

Published

2018-06-01

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Articles

How to Cite

MARTINS, Dalton Lopes; SILVA, Marcel Ferrante; SIQUEIRA, Joyce. Comparison between systems for creation of digital collections: analysis of free software DSpace, EPrints, Fedora, Greenstone and Islandora from new analytical dimensions. InCID: Revista de Ciência da Informação e Documentação, Ribeirão Preto, Brasil, v. 9, n. 1, p. 52–71, 2018. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2178-2075.v9i1p52-71. Disponível em: https://www.periodicos.usp.br/incid/article/view/134333.. Acesso em: 15 jun. 2024.