Projects

These are the major projects Scott has either lead or had a significant role in:

Manakin

Manakin is a framework for the DSpace repository system providing a highly modular framework for building user interfaces.The primary feature is the ability for the interface to be adapted to the specific needs of the whole repository, or individual interfaces for particular communities or collections within the repositories. Manakin has been incorporated into the base distribution of DSpace, as of version 1.5.0, and has seen wide adoption with in the community.

Publication: Manakin: A New Face for DSpace

Texas Digital Library

The Texas Digital Library is a state-wide initiative of academic libraries providing the digital infrastructure to promote and facilitate scholarly communication at institutions of higher education. TDL currently offers several services to the faculty of Texas: Scholarly Blogs, Research Wikis, Peer-Reviewed Journals, State-wide Faculty Directory, Repository Services, Training Services,  and hosts the annual Texas Conference on Digital Libraries.

Website: Texas Digital Library

Journal of Digital Information

The Journal of Digital Information was first publishing in 1997 as an electronic-only, peer-reviewed journal covering the broad topics related to digital libraries, hypertext, hypermedia systems, and the issues of digital information. In 2004 Texas A&M University took over technical stewardship of the journal and began the process of migrating the journal to the Open Journal System’s platform.

Publication: Preserving the Scholarly Side of the Web

Vireo

Vireo extends the default feature set of DSpace to create a complete solution for ETD management from the initial point of submission, through the approval workflow, and to publication. The project is built on  DSpace as a pair set of Manakin themes and Aspects, essentially creating a customized window into a set of DSpace collections. The themes apply a highly customized look-and-feel that provides a rich set of “Web 2.0″-style interface features.

Publication: Large-scale ETD repositories: a case study of a digital library application

Texas Learning Object Repository

The state-wide repository for learning objects is at the very beginning stages of analysis and requirements gathering with the purpose of creating a place where learning objects can be shared across the state of Texas. The project is funded by the THECB, through the UT TeleCampus, and the Texas Digital Library.

Website: Project Wiki

Website: Project Blog