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Hi Josh, I usually try my best not to use this mailing list as an advertising tool. But as people already mentioned our products, I just can't resist. Considering that you want to get rid of as much work as possible, I do agree that a Software as a Service solution might be a good fit to your needs. We have two of those, Open Repository <http://www.openrepository.com> (an advanced repository platform) and a more lightweight solution. That latter may fit your requirements best, as you mentioned looking for a lightweight option. It's a basic DSpace repository solution that's set up and maintained by us and runs on a cloud infrastructure. Basically, that means that the required effort from your end is really limited. Also, you can use the OAI-PMH protocol to connect with other systems you use. Let me know if I can provide you with any information. Kind regards, Ignace [image: logo] Ignace Deroost *250-B Lucius Gordon Drive, Suite 3A, West Henrietta, NY 14586* *Gaston Geenslaan 14, Leuven 3001, Belgium* atmire.com <http://atmire.com/website/?q=services&utm_source=emailfooter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ignace> On 26 October 2017 at 16:27, Jason Bengtson <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Josh, > > If you have funds (or you anticipate saving enough funds by ending local > dspace support), a SAAS platform like what Tom suggests is worth > considering, so it's worthwhile to throw contentDM into the mix. I'll be > honest; I never cared for it (the platform lacked flexibility to me), but > we had it at one library I've worked at, and, if your needs are modest, it > might meet them. It's completely hosted, so the local hosting overhead is > eliminated. There's also Digital Commons, although I've also found them too > limited for my uses in the past, and since their recent change in ownership > I would regard them dubiously. The thing I would be most careful with, for > both of those products, would be having a plan in place to migrate your > data out of them should circumstances change. I've heard of some challenges > on that front in Digital Commons (although I have no direct experience in > that area, and things may have improved since I heard that feedback), and > I'm not sure what the migration options look like in contentDM. > > Here at K-State we use DSpace, but we host our instance on Amazon Web > Services rather than through local physical or virtual boxes. My systems > folks have been very happy with this move, which, while keeping us in full > control of our boxes, has eased some aspects of their management and > provided us with enhanced reliability. > > All that having been said, I really like what you, Jonathan, and Tom have > said about looking at looking at an IR as a set of services and > 'interrogating' what that means and how those services might be delivered. > I think we, as a profession, need to do that for a variety of products, > including IRs and catalogs. > > Best regards, > > *Jason Bengtson* > > > *http://www.jasonbengtson.com/ <http://www.jasonbengtson.com/>* > > On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 1:51 PM, Josh Welker <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > We're a mid-sized university library (10,000 fte) trying to get an IR off > > the ground to showcase student and faculty research. We've had a DSpace > > instance running for several years, but we use so few of its features > that > > DSpace ends up being more trouble than it is worth. In particular, it's > > very frustrating to deal with metadata editing, file management, the > Handle > > URL system, and HTML/CSS theming. > > > > I am considering leaving the DSpace model in favor of our "IR" just > being a > > glorified FTP site that MARC records in our catalog can point to. I might > > even build a tiny frontend using some scripting language to add IP > > authentication, URL redirect stuff, or a Google Scholar interface, but > > that's really it. No metadata modelling, no preservation features, no > > indexing. > > > > Does anyone have experience using a very small, file-based (as opposed to > > database-driven) application as a foundation for an IR? Are there any > > problems I should anticipate? > > > > Joshua Welker > > Information Technology Librarian > > James C. Kirkpatrick Library > > University of Central Missouri > > Warrensburg, MO 64093 > > JCKL 2260 > > 660.543.8022 > > >