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	==Should I be installing EPrints 3, how much effort will it take?==		==Should I be installing EPrints 3, how much effort will it take?==

	Start by looking at http://~~demoprints3~~.eprints.org/ to get a feel for what the software does.		Start by looking at our live, online server [http://demoprints.eprints.org/ Demoprints] to get a feel for what the software does.

	You can get a vanilla install up and running quite easily, installation notes on the wiki should help you over any snags relating to your operating system. You'll need a UNIX-like machine (linux is good), and a root password is helpful.		You can get a vanilla install up and running quite easily, installation notes on the wiki should help you over any snags relating to your operating system. You'll need a UNIX-like machine (linux is good), and a root password is helpful.

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	==What is EPrints?==		==What is EPrints?==

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	==What is EPrints?==		==What is EPrints?==
	EPrints 3 is generic repository building software developed by the University of Southampton. It is intended to create a highly configurable web-based repository.		EPrints 3 is generic repository building software developed by the University of Southampton. It is intended to create a highly configurable web-based repository.

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What is EPrints?

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	==What is EPrints?==		==What is EPrints?==
	EPrints 3.0 is generic repository building software developed by the University of Southampton. It is intended to create a highly configurable web-based repository.		EPrints 3 is generic repository building software developed by the University of Southampton. It is intended to create a highly configurable web-based repository.

	EPrints is often used as an open archive for research papers, and the default configuration reflects this, but it is also used for other things such as images, research data, audio archives - anything that can be stored digitally.		EPrints is often used as an open archive for research papers, and the default configuration reflects this, but it is also used for other things such as images, research data, audio archives - anything that can be stored digitally.

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	==What is EPrints?==		==What is EPrints?==
	EPrints 3.0 is generic repository building software developed by the University of Southampton. It is intended to create a highly configurable web-based repository.		EPrints 3.0 is generic repository building software developed by the University of Southampton. It is intended to create a highly configurable web-based repository.
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	==What will it run on?==		==What will it run on?==

	We develop EPrints on Redhat Linux (both Fedora Core and Enterprise), but it is used on any number of Linux distributions, and other UNIX-like systems including ~~OSX~~.		We develop EPrints on Redhat Linux (both Fedora Core and Enterprise), but it is used on any number of Linux distributions, and other UNIX-like systems including OS-X. Thanks to support from Microsoft, it also runs on Windows Vista and XP.

	EPrints doesn't require any unusual hardware. It's slightly easier to run on a dedicated machine, but that's not essential, and should not affect performance.		EPrints doesn't require any unusual hardware. It's slightly easier to run on a dedicated machine, but that's not essential, and should not affect performance.

	Don't forget to budget for a backup system, your data is valuable!		Don't forget to budget for a backup system, your data is valuable!

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2007-08-28T11:05:13Z

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==What is EPrints?==
EPrints 3.0 is generic repository building software developed by the University of Southampton. It is intended to create a highly configurable web-based repository.

EPrints is often used as an open archive for research papers, and the default configuration reflects this, but it is also used for other things such as images, research data, audio archives - anything that can be stored digitally.

The EPrints series began in early 2000 and is in use by over 200 sites!

==Should I be installing EPrints 3, how much effort will it take?==

Start by looking at http://demoprints3.eprints.org/ to get a feel for what the software does.

You can get a vanilla install up and running quite easily, installation notes on the wiki should help you over any snags relating to your operating system. You'll need a UNIX-like machine (linux is good), and a root password is helpful.

The task which will take longest is actually deciding what you want your repository to do (and not do). Many sites want to make significant customisations. EPrints creates a repository with a sensible default, but all our users want something slightly different.

Installing and configuring the software isn't too hard, and we're working on admin tools to make it even easier.

The time taken in running the archive day to day depends on your own policy. Do you want a very light touch on the data submitted or a formal review process on each item - that's up to you!

==What will it run on?==

We develop EPrints on Redhat Linux (both Fedora Core and Enterprise), but it is used on any number of Linux distributions, and other UNIX-like systems including OSX.

EPrints doesn't require any unusual hardware. It's slightly easier to run on a dedicated machine, but that's not essential, and should not affect performance.

Don't forget to budget for a backup system, your data is valuable!

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What is EPrints?

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	EPrints is often used as an open archive for research papers, and the default configuration reflects this, but it is also used for other things such as images, research data, audio archives - anything that can be stored digitally.		EPrints is often used as an open archive for research papers, and the default configuration reflects this, but it is also used for other things such as images, research data, audio archives - anything that can be stored digitally.

			The EPrints series began in early 2000 and is in use by over 200 sites!

	==Should I be installing EPrints 3, how much effort will it take?==		==Should I be installing EPrints 3, how much effort will it take?==

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	~~{{manual}}~~
	~~==What is GNU EPrints?==~~
	~~GNU EPrints is generic archive software under development by the University of Southampton. It is intended to create a highly configurable web-based archive.~~

	~~GNU~~ EPrints ~~primary goal~~ is to ~~be set up as an open archive for research papers, and the default configuration reflects this, but it could be easily used for other things such as images, research data, audio archives~~ - ~~anything that can be stored digitally, but you'll have make more changes to the configuration~~.		==What is EPrints?==
			EPrints 3.0 is generic repository building software developmented by the University of Southampton. It is intended to create a highly configurable web-based repository.

	~~The system has been designed to encourage better quality~~ data - that ~~is to say accurate and unambiguous. Well defined metatdata~~ can ~~really help if you want to start exporting your archive data or making it interoperable with other systems~~.		EPrints is often used as an open archive for research papers, and the default configuration reflects this, but it is also used for other things such as images, research data, audio archives - anything that can be stored digitally.

	==Should I be installing EPrints 2, how much effort will it take?==		==Should I be installing EPrints 3, how much effort will it take?==
	~~This is version 2.3, it is considered ready for use. There are still some issues and bugs, but hopefully not too many or too major.~~

	~~Setting up an archive may not (and should not) be a trivial task~~. ~~The biggest single issue is actually deciding what you need and what policies the archive should have~~. As a ~~first step we would suggest setting up a demonstration version using~~ the ~~default configuration and having your manager, or the committe who decide on what is needed, have a quick "play" with it and comment what features, data, colours should be changed, added or removed~~.		Start by looking at http://demoprints3.eprints.org/ to get a feel for what the software does.

	~~Previous experience has been that the initial set-~~up and ~~configuration is~~ quite ~~a bit of work if you have complex requirements. It~~ should ~~be very easy if the only part of the default configuration~~ you ~~want~~ to ~~change~~ is ~~the colour!~~		You can get a vanilla install up and running quite easily, installation notes on the wiki should help you over any snags relating to your operating system. You'll need a UNIX-like machine (linux is good), and a root password is helpful.

	~~We currently expect~~ to ~~release~~ a ~~few more versions of EPrints 2~~. ~~We plan~~ to make it ~~as easy as possible~~ to ~~upgrade from earlier versions of EPrints 2~~.		The task which will take longest is actually deciding what you want your repository to do (and not do). Many sites want to make significant customisations. EPrints creates a repository with a sensible default, but all our users want something slightly different.

			Installing and configuring the software isn't too hard, and we're working on admin tools to make it even easier.

			The time taken in running the archive day to day depends on your own policy. Do you want a very light touch on the data submitted or a formal review process on each item - that's up to you!

	==What will it run on?==		==What will it run on?==
	~~The~~ EPrints ~~software has been developed under GNU/~~Linux~~. It~~ is ~~intended to work~~ on any ~~GNU system. It may well work on~~ other UNIX systems ~~too~~. ~~Other systems people have got~~ EPrints ~~up and running~~ on ~~include Solaris~~ and ~~MacOSX~~. ~~There are no plans~~ for a ~~version to run under Microsoft Windows.~~
			We develop EPrints on Redhat Linux (both Fedora Core and Enterprise), but it is used on any number of Linux distributions, and other UNIX-like systems including OSX.

			EPrints doesn't require any unusal hardware. It's slightly easier to run on a dedicated machine, but that's not essential, and should not affect performance.

			Don't forget to budget for a backup system, your data is valuable!

Moj at 11:59, 3 January 2007

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	==What is GNU EPrints?==		==What is GNU EPrints?==