Technical Reports
Contact Peter Sefton if you have any questions, queries or comments in relation to the technical reports outlined below.
RUBRIC Toolkit
The RUBRIC Toolkit was publicly launched at !DEA 2007 in October.
Migration Toolkit
The Migration Toolkit is a collection of Python scripts and xsl transformations that enable data migration from various data sources to institutional repositories.
ASRC Subject Codes for DSpace
The technical report outlines how to use the XML file developed by the RUBRIC project to provide a controlled vocabulary of ASRC subject terms for use with Dspace.
Contributing to RUBRIC Central using Subversion
This procedure outlines the process for Project Partners to contribute to RUBRIC-central using the subversion client on a Windows platform.
FEZ installation procedure
Outlines the method of installing FEZ.
VITAL – 2.1 Installation
Provides details about how RUBRIC Central installed Vital 2.1. Includes instructions for installing VITAL Manager and VALET.
VITAL – 3.1 Installation
Provides details about how RUBRIC Central installed Vital 3.1.
VITAL – Configuration
Provides details about how RUBRIC Central configured various Vital instances. Includes skinning changes as well as browse and search configuration customisations.
VMware virtual machines – How they are used at RUBRIC
The RUBRIC project utilises virtual infrastructure to provide services to the project partners, as well as a development and testing environment for the technical team. This document briefly outlines what virtualisation is, what virtual machines are, and how they are used by the RUBRIC project.




