Can I import content into DSpace in batch mode?
Yes. Currently DSpace supports importing content in batch using a variety of options: • DSpace Item Importer – Can import content in batch if it matches the “DSpace Simple Archive Format”, which is the format generated by the DSpace Item Exporter • See the “Item Importer and Exporter” section of the DSpace Documentation’s System Administration chapter for more details. • Also see DSpace Batch Importer Overview (blog post by Dorothea Salo). • Batch Editing Tool – allows you to import new metadata-only items (not content) (DSpace 1.6.0 and above) • See the “Batch Metadata Editing” section of the DSpace Documentation’s System Administration chapter for more details. • Community and Collection Structure Importer – Allows you to import an entire Community/Collection hierarchy given an XML file. • See the “Community and Collection Structure Importer” section of the DSpace Documentation’s System Administration chapter for more details. • DSpace Packagers – Packagers exist which support import
