DSpace @ National Library of Malaysia : A Digital Initiative by Govt

Salam everybody, Today i'm gonna write about 1 special project that i have just completed few months back.Its a project by National Library of Malaysia. Its quite a big project(to me) bcoz its involved extra operations such as data migration. They have installed DSpace before(for testing/prove of concept purpose) and have collections inside but then they wanted to make it real(production) so they required the latest version of DSpace, a customized design tailored to PNM (Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia) and of course the data migration.

Below are the process involved during the project and softwares used:-
a) OS Installation (LINUX)
b) Installation & configuration

• DSpace v3.1
• Apache Tomcat 6
• Apache Maven and Apache Ant
• jdk
• PostgreSql

c) Data Migration from old DSpace to the latest version this includes not only data but assets folder.
d) CSS customization, Dynamic page banner and page counter.

I'm struggled for almost 3 weeks while trying to install apache maven due to the unavailable default repository. Anyway, i found other website hosting all maven jar so i download and copy to the server manually before i install on the DSpace server. My special thanks to PNM's Bahagian Digital and IT for their support and trust in this open source project.

PNM currently has not yet announced to the public about the repository, therefore i can not reveal its name and its web address. I will update the post as soon as i know they have opened the repository to the public. Below is the screen shot for the repository. Until the next writing, take care and wish you a very happy new 2014 year :)