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a_basic_introduction_to_using_css_in_greenstone

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. A basic introduction to using CSS in Greenstone Contributed by Richard Managh, DL Consulting

access_processing_using_dbplug

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Access Processing Using DatabasePlugin This describes my experience of getting DBPlug to get records out of MS Access database.

actions_and_arguments

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Actions and arguments This page describes the common actions and arguments used by the Greenstone library server.

advanced_tasks

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Advanced Tasks How can I obtain a list of all subject headings in my database? Diego Spano explains:

all_about_macros

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. All about Macros What is a macro Macros define either strings on the interface or variables utilized in C++ codes. By using macros, users can easily customize the user interface without changing any C++ code.

authentication

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Authentication When I attempt to access certain parts of Greenstone I'm asked for a username and password. What do I enter?

building_greenstone_collections

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Building Greenstone Collections Using GLI: Greenstone Librarian Interface What is the "Greenstone Librarian Interface"?

by_oran

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Here is a list of pages that I (Oran) have created and maintained: * ReleaseKits * Nightly Snapshots * Managing the greenstone.org website * User Management * Greenstone Blogging Instructions and Style Guide *

changing_the_prefix_for_incremental_oids

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Changing the Prefix for Incremental OIDs This is useful when you are using greenstone to ingest into DSpace, and want a slightly shorter identifier. (the HASH ones are wider than the screen, making citation of items difficult)

collecting_files_for_your_collection

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Collecting files for your collection Once you have a new collection you need to get some files into it. These may come from your ordinary file space, from previously downloaded files, or from other Greenstone collections. Some may already have attached metadata. This section describes how to import files.

collection_specific_plugins

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Collections-Specific Plugins Some notes on adding collection-specific plugins and macros. Plugins

command_line_building

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Command Line Building The Greenstone Developer's Guide has detailed step by step instructions on building collections from the command line. Here we just give a quick overview.

compiling_greenstone_advanced

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Compiling Greenstone Advanced This page contains detailed notes and platform specific instructions for compiling Greenstone. Simple compilation instructions may be found

compiling_greenstone

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Compiling Greenstone Simple instructions for compiling Greenstone from source distribution or SVN checkout.

configuration_file_options

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Configuration file Options This page gives options available to the Greenstone 2 collection configuration file collect.cfg. This file is generated by GLI, however, if you are doing command line building you may want to edit it manually. Also, a few options here are not available through GLI.

configuring_your_collection

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Configuring Your Collection Once your files are marked up with metadata, you next decide how the documents should be accessed by the end users. What kind of information is searchable? What ways are provided to browse through the documents? These things can be customized; this section describes how to do it.

contributing_to_greenstonewiki

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Contributing to the GreenstoneWiki * Anyone can read this Wiki, but not write to it (to prevent graffiti)

creating_cd_dvd-rom_collections

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Creating CD/DVD-ROM's from Collections Installing the Plugin NB - the plug-in does not work from remote machines - you must use the GLI on the server itself, or alternately use the commandline.

csv_processing_using_dbplug

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. CSV Processing Using DatabasePlugin This describes my experience of getting DBPlug to process CSV (comma separated value) files using DBPlug.

customising_export

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Customizing Export Some notes on customising export - specifically for DSpacePlugout, but also applicable elsewhere;

customizing_collections

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Customizing Collections I've added a new type of classification to my collection. How do I create and add the navigation bar images?

customizing_greenstone3_collections

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Customizing Greenstone3 Collections Adding collection-specific service text strings Text strings for services etc are defined in Java properties files. These live in web/WEB-INF/classes. Each class may have its own file, otherwise it will use a super class's file. For example, on an MGPP search page, the text string in the submit button "Se…

customizing_your_collections_appearance

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Customizing Your Collection's Appearance Once you have built the collection, you next decide how it should appear to the user. What names should be used for the drop-down list of indexes in the search form? How should search results be displayed? What metadata should be displayed when a document is viewed? These can be customized; this sect…

customizing_your_greenstone_library

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customizing_your_greenstone3_library

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Customizing your Greenstone3 library How can I add cross-collection searching? Add the CrossCollectionSearch serviceRack to the siteConfig.xml

deploying_extensions

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Deploying Extensions Overview Deploying extensions is now a relatively simple task in Greenstone, thanks to recent updates to the extension manager system in GAI (The Greenstone Administrator Interface). In order to make your extension available to the world of Greenstone users, you must first edit the

downloading_files_from_the_internet

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Downloading Files from the Internet The Download view helps you download resources from the Internet. This section explains the Librarian Interface's downloading process.

enriching_your_collection_with_metadata

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Enriching Your Collection With Metadata Having gathered several files into the collection, now enrich them with additional information called "metadata". This section explains how metadata is created, edited, assigned and retrieved, and how to use external metadata sources (also see Chapter 2 of the Greenstone Developer's Guide

excel_processing_using_dbplug

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Excel Processing Using DatabasePlugin This describes my experience of getting DBPlug to process MS excel files.

explaining_plugins

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Explaining plugins [This was written for 2.80 and earlier. Its a little bit out of date for 2.81]

export_the_gsdl_collections_to_cd_dvd

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Export the GSDL collections to CD/DVD GSDL collections can be exported and write into a CD/DVD, which has a GSDL library included and can run independently on Windows machines.

five_day_course_2007

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Workshop on the Greenstone Digital Library Software University of Namibia, Namibia, October 1 - 5, 2007

four_day_course_2005

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four_day_course_2006

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four_day_course_2007

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four_day_course_2009

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general_documentation

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. General Documentation About Greenstone * A history of the Greenstone Digital Library Software. * Greenstone Fact Sheet Greenstone users * Building collections on a remote Greenstone server (En Español). This scheme allows users to augment and edit collections that are held on a remote Greenstone server. Users work with a modified…

general_information

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. General Information What is Greenstone? Greenstone is a suite of software which has the ability to serve digital library collections and build new collections. It provides a new way of organizing information and publishing it on the Internet or on CD-ROM. For more information, read the

getting_started

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greenstone_and_lockss

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Greenstone and LOCKSS LOCKSS Lots of Copies Keeps Stuff Safe - a plain acronym for an elegant method of redistributing data and enabling community-wide data structures to reside on mediocre machines.

greenstone_archive_format

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Greenstone Archival Format During collection "importing", all source documents are brought into the Greenstone system by converting them to a format known as the Greenstone Archive Format. This is an XML style that marks documents into sections, and can hold metadata at the document or section level. During collection "building" these archiv…

greenstone_development

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Greenstone Development Examples of facilities we'd like to add to Greenstone * Internationalization: We'd like to work with you to provide full support for your language, including stemming (when searching), word segmentation (for oriental languages), and appropriate alphabetic or other sorting for browsing lists.

greenstone_faq

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Greenstone2 FAQ General Information * What is Greenstone? * How is Greenstone licensed? * What platforms will Greenstone run on?

greenstone_interoperability

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Greenstone Interoperability Does Greenstone support z3950? Greenstone has support for z3950, both as a client and a server. This support is not enabled by default, and recompilation is needed to enable it. Please see the

greenstone_language_support

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Greenstone Language Support There are several different levels of Greenstone language support.

greenstone_svn

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Greenstone SVN To checkout the Greenstone source code from our server do the following: svn co http://svn.greenstone.org/main/trunk/greenstone2 greenstone2

greenstone_workshops

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Greenstone Workshops * Four day course Given at Pohnpel, Micronesia in May 2009. This workshop used Greenstone version 2.81.

greenstone3_and_seaweed

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Greenstone3 and Seaweed The Pei Jones project was undertaken over the summer of 2010-2011. While the main goal of this project was to present the digital collection of Images and OCR'd text in Greenstone, a secondary goal was to provide functionality that was not standard in a Greenstone Digital Library; such functionality as live editing o…

greenstone3_faq

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Greenstone3 FAQ General Information Obtaining Greenstone3 * Where do I get Greenstone3 from? * Are there binary distributions of Greenstone3 available?

greenstone3_for_greenstone2_users

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Greenstone3 for Greenstone2 Users Introduction Greenstone3 is a complete redesign and reimplementation of the original Greenstone digital library software (Greenstone2). It retains all the advantages of Greenstone2 - for example, it is multiplatform, highly configurable, and soon-to-be multilingual software. It incorporates all the features…

greenstone3_web_services

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Greenstone3 Web Services * General Help in writing web services: * Basics of Writing web services * Writing a web services client * There is an example client-application created to make use of Greenstone's "Query, Browse and Retrieve" (QBR) web services. This client-application can be obtained by downloading one of the two comp…

greenstone3

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Greenstone3 Greenstone3 is a complete redesign and reimplementation of the original Greenstone digital library software (Greenstone2). It retains all the advantages of Greenstone2 - for example, it is multiplatform, highly configurable, and soon-to-be multilingual software. It incorporates all the features of Greenstone2, and is backwards co…

greenstonewiki

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Welcome to GreenstoneWiki: Documentation for Greenstone Are you a Greenstone user? Looking for documentation to help you build better collections?? This is the place for you!

how_to_handle_diacritics

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. How to handle diacritics Problem statement In any collection with diacritics in searchable/browsable metadata the problem occurs that (international) users might not be able to search (or at least are inhibited from searching) for these terms since they don't have those characters on their keyboards or that the sorting behaviour might app…

important_files

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Configuration, mapping, log and database files Greenstone2 GSDLHOME is the main gsdl or greenstone directory.

incremental_build

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Incremental Building Notes Some notes about the code for incremental building. archiveinf-src.gdb - is a reverse lookup between import file and oid that it gets used for. One file may end up with several oids, eg if its a database file of many records.

index

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The "old" namespace is a collection of pages imported from our previous mediawiki wiki. Use these pages as a last resort if you can't find anything in the main wiki. As pages get checked and we are confident there is no longer a need for these old versions, they will be deleted. You can still access the old versions by adding &do=revisions to the page name in the

information_for_language_maintainers

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Information for language maintainers To register as a designated Greenstone language maintainer, please send a request to Anupama Krishnan (anupama @ waikato.ac.nz).

inserting_metadata_into_a_live_collection

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Inserting metadata into a live collection using metadata-server.pl This functionality is only available in versions of Greenstone newer than 2.83.

install_gsdl_from_svn_in_linux

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Getting Greenstone2 running under linux, using SVN and Apache NB: These instructions will apply from 7th June 2007

install_svn_on_linux

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Installing SVN on Linux This covers installing subversion from a source tarball, for client-type uses. This document is based on an install of Subversion-1.4.3.tar.gz, but the install procedure should be similar for other versions as well. This does NOT cover installing Subversion as a server - some other steps are required for that. And it …

installing_greenstone_2_from_source_for_beginners

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Installing Greenstone2 from Source for Beginners Instructions valid for 2.80. This is more like a worked example of an installation. It gives a long, extended explanation with extra hand-holding, for people who want all the steps inbetween.

installing_greenstone_2_from_svn_source_on_windows

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Installing Greenstone2 from SVN Source on Windows You will need: * Visual Studio, to use its compiling capabilities which work with the Windows makefiles of Greenstone

installing_greenstone

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installing_greenstone3_for_os_x_users

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Installing Greenstone3 for OS X Users requirements Java 1.4 or greater (tick) Set the environment variable JAVA_HOME

installing_greenstone3

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Installing Greenstone3 IMPORTANT NOTE: The SVN checkout urls have changed. * GLI is now to be checked out from

installing_imagemagick_on_os_x

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Installing ImageMagick on OS X The quickest way to get ImageMagick running on OS X for Greenstone.

introduction

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Introduction The Greenstone Librarian Interface is a tool for collecting documents, adding metadata, then building digital library collections. It provides access to the Greenstone Digital Library Software's functionality from a graphical point and click interface.

language-dependent_text_in_greenstone

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Language-dependent text in Greenstone For your information and interest, the language-dependent text in Greenstone comes in these places. We do not attempt to translate the comments that appear in program code, scripts, or configuration files. Our guideline is that non-programming users doing standard things with Greenstone should be able to…

metadatacsvplug_notes

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. MetadataCSVPlugin * Ensure that excel has not quoted Filename and other field headings in the first line of your .csv metadata file.

mets_in_greenstone

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. METS in Greenstone In Greenstone we use METS in a very specific way - as an alternative archive format to Greenstone Archive format. If the option '-saveas METS' is used with import.pl (and export.pl), then source documents will be converted to the Greenstone METS profile, which uses Dublin_Core as its metadata. This divides documents into s…

miscellaneous_questions

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. How do I copy from and paste into GLI on a Macintosh (why don't Apple-C and Apple-V work)? On a Mac, copy and paste in GLI uses the Windows (and Linux) keys:

miscellaneous

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Miscellaneous This section describes features of the Librarian Interface that are not associated with any particular view.

more_about_indexing

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. More about Indexing How do I change the search results order? The order of search results is dependent on the kind of query you are running. For simple (MG) collections, search results are either ranked (for a 'some' or ranked search) or in build order (for an 'or' or boolean search). MG cannot do ranking and boolean searching at the same t…

more_about_metadata

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. More about Metadata How to manually specify filenames in metadata.xml If you're writing your own metadata.xml files that will specify what metadata is attached to which folders and files, you will need to specify the element as a regular expression and any filepaths must be in

more_about_plugins

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. More about Plugins Does Greenstone have a plugin for my data format? See this page. What metadata is available for each plugin?

mysql_processing_using_dbplug

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. MySQL Processing Using DatabasePlugin This describes my experience of getting DBPlug to get records for a mysql database.

obtaining_greenstone

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Where do I get Greenstone from? From the greenstone.org download page. Are there binary distributions of Greenstone available?

one_day_course_2004

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Greenstone Digital Library Software, One-day Workshop JCDL in Tucson, June 2004 Introduction

pharos_greenstone

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Pharos Greenstone Instructions for installing PHAROS Image/Video indexing with Greenstone3. Based on GCC 4.4.3 and Ubuntu Linux 10.4 (Lucid Lynx). Initial instructions by Katherine Don, with modifications thanks to Evan Brown and Suzanne Little, Knowledge Media Institute

plugins

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Plugins [2.81 and later] Greenstone incorporates plugins for many different file formats, listed below. Plugin names changed for the 2.81 release, and the previous name is also shown. File formats for potential plugins are shown on the

potentialplugins

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Potential Plugins Greenstone incorporates plugins for many different file formats, listed on the

producing_your_collection

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Producing Your Collection Having collected the documents for the collection, annotated them with metadata, and designed how the collection will appear, you can now produce the collection using Greenstone. This section explains how.

releasekits

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Release Kits The Greenstone release kits automate the task of creating a releases of Greenstone2, Greenstone3 or the documented example collections. They are basically a collection of ant scripts which encode the process for creating a release, but they also contain the ant-installer software for creating jar installers, wrapper code to turn…

remote_greenstone_spanish

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. This document is also available in English. Construcción remota de colecciones de Greenstone Hasta ahora, usar el GLI requería una instalación completa de Greenstone, o bien, que estuviera instalado el applet en el servidor. En ambos casos, la “colaboración” sobre las colecciones no era posible.

remote_greenstone

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Remote Greenstone 2 This document is also available in Spanish. Building Greenstone collections remotely

remote_greenstone3

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Building Greenstone collections remotely on Greenstone3 Preliminary notes for those using the Greenstone 3.03 binary release

running_greenstone

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Running Greenstone OK, I've installed Greenstone. Now how do I make it go? If you're using the Windows local library you should be able to simply select "Greenstone Digital Library" from within the programs in your start menu.

sample_collectcfg

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Sample CollectCFG Files Acronym Extraction Demo collect.cfg fileAgricultural Information Modules collect.cfg fileArabic Collectioncollect.cfg fileBibliotheque pour le Developpementcollect.cfg fileChinese Demonstration collection collect.cfg fileCollection on Critical Global Issues (2nd edition) collect.cfg fileColt Bibliography collect.cfg f…

scheduled_collection_building_from_the_librarian_interface

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Scheduled Building (under construction) In the upcoming release of Greenstone 2, the Greenstone Librarian Interface (GLI) will contain a new feature called The Scheduler. This feature allows the user to schedule periodic (i.e. hourly, daily, weekly) builds of their Greenstone collection while he/she is offline. This will benefit collections…

setting_up_an_apache_web_server_for_greenstone_2_walkthrough

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Setting up an Apache Webserver Setting up an Apache web server to work with Greenstone 2: Installing the Apache web server on Linux and MacOS (Leopard)

solaris_install

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Greenstone 2.70 Install on Solaris (thanks to Courtney Grimland) Target Platform: * SunOS felix 5.9 Generic_118558-25 sun4u sparc SUNW,Sun-Blade-100

source_code_stability

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Note: This page is aimed at Greenstone developers. The source code stability system attempts to provide developers with a constant stable code base for development even as the main trunk passes between stable and unstable states. If you are doing development on a working copy of the trunk, but the trunk has bugs which prevent it compiling or…

starting_off

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Starting Off This section covers how to create, load, save and delete collections. Creating a New Collection

three_day_course_2003

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. UNESCO-USP Workshop on the Greenstone Digital Library Software University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji ,

three_day_course_2004

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three_day_course_2006

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Conference and Workshop on the Greenstone Digital Library Software Honolulu, Hawaii , June 6-8, 2006

three_day_course_2008

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Workshop on the Greenstone Digital Library Software Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal, March 24 - 26, 2008

time_taken_to_explode_bibliography_records

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Time Taken to Explode Bibliography Records Number of recordsAverge size (chars)GLI MemoryTime to explode (min:sec)

title_ex.title_and_dc.title_notes

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Title, ex.Title and dc.Title notes > Would someone be kind enough to tell me the differences between dc.Title > and title? > > Gilmour, Gordon, Sapper; 7 Aust. Field Survey > Sect., Darwin, Adelaide River > 10 > > Where do they come from, what is the difference and ho…

transferring_collections

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Transferring Collections Transferring collections from one Greenstone installation to another can be very simple or reasonably complicated, depending on the circumstances.

upgrading_greenstone_2.x_on_linux

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Contributed by Julian Fox to the Greenstone mailing list. There is nothing particularly difficult about an upgrade on Linux, except that you may need to keep a close eye on several of the factors indicated below. Here is one person's experience of upgrading (successfully!) from 2.73 to 2.80, not with a view to running two or more GS's on th…

useful_eclipse_shortcuts

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Useful Eclipse Shortcuts * Ctrl + leftclick to go to definition, while Alt + left-arrow takes you back to where you were (back button, as in a web browser)

useful_svn_commands

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Useful SVN Commands Basic SVN commands Checking out projects You need to know the urls of the components you want to checkout. Then you would do either of the following:

user_contributed

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. User Contributed articles * How to configure and use the scheduled collection building feature of the GLI * How to use the filter_text() function to handle diacritics * How to build CD/DVD-ROMs from collections for redistribution * Basic instructions for exporting to CD/DVD * How to integrate Greenstone collections into LOCKSS sys…

using_eclipse_with_greenstone_3

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Using Eclipse with Greenstone3 Most users may find the easier than the method below and we recommend trying this first.

video_library

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Documentation for creating streaming video library in Greenstone * For collection based on audio/video media files including MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, MPA, WMV, WMA, ASF, MP3, QuickTime etc.

walkthrough_installing_greenstone_3_from_svn_source_on_windows

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Walkthrough: installing Greenstone3 from SVN source on Windows You NEED Visual Studio C++. (We haven't tried it with Microsoft's free Visual Studio Express yet.)

walkthrough_installing_greenstone_3_from_svn_source

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Walkthrough: installing Geenstone3 from SVN source This walkthrough is for Linux. But it may have the side-effect of helping Windows users too.

z3950_support_old

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Z3950 support old An updated version for Greenstone 2.82 and above is available here. What is Z39.50?

z3950_support

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This page is in the 'old' namespace, and was imported from our previous wiki. We recommend checking for more up-to-date information using the search box. Z3950 support This page has been updated for Greenstone 2.82. For an older version of this page, please see