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Using CGSpace

This is a guide to using all aspects of the CGIAR Consortial Repository, CGSpace.

Bitstreams

To change the attached PDF in a record, you begin by finding the item you with to edit, then after click the 'edit' button, click 'bitstreams'

  1. Notice there are several included files
    1. Original: This is the attached PDF downloadable by the user
    2. License: This is the Creative Commons or other access license text
    3. Text: DSpace extracts the text from a PDF using OCR and stores it as a text file. This file is then indexed to enable full-text search
    4. Thumbnail: image files used as the thumbnail image in the user interface or through the API
  2. Before proceeding, please note: deleting a bitstream (aka deleting a file) also removes any associated usage data
    1. A better practice would be to upload an new version
    2. Include in the file description that it is an updated version
    3. Change the existing file to be not accessible or private
    4. If a new thumbnail is needed, that can be done through a deletion/new upload
  3. You may edit in the following ways (mouseover tooltip to check each button function)
    1. download the file to examine it
    2. edit the file name and description 
    3. delete file
    4. upload new file
    5. undo changes
  4. Save when finished

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