Connecting to a cloud-hosted DSpace instance (Version 1.8.2) and testing the enhancements in DSpace 3.0 demo

Abstract

Many institutions have been introduced to DSpace but lack the necessary IT skilled staff to manage DSpace configurations. Meanwhile, in other institutions, there is a high IT staff turnover. If the IT person abruptly leaves an institution, it leaves a vacuum, thereby causing irregular connectivity of the IR whenever there is need to handle DSpace troubleshooting tasks or specific customizations. Another part of this project was to identify and evaluate some of the new features of the latest DSpace version 3.0.