DSPace continued

Today I spent more time looking at background technology info for DSpace. I used lots of terms to beef up my posting of acronyms and terminology. [Be sure to check that posting as well as my links posting from time to time. I keep adding things.] Not done yet though. I sure am thankful for all the explanatory information MIT's DSpace folks put on the web.

I took a break about 2 pm. You can only watch bicyclists and roller-bladers go by so often before having to join them. The bike trail that goes by this little library starts at Lake Michigan and goes all the way to the town of Beulah, along an old railroad right of way. It is a beautiful 10-mile ride one way, with red and golden trees lining the paved path. Sometimes you can see the Betsie River, and sometimes vistas over the wetlands. The last 3 miles or so are pea gravel on a clay base - worked for my street tires. The trail parallels Crystal Lake for the last couple of miles. Can't beat the scenery! The whole trip took 2 hours, including a conversation with the woman who runs the conservancy office in Beulah.

I will continue looking at the tech aspects of DSpace, as well as begin looking at it from the user perspective. I want to see what kinds of material they have collected from their various communities. Might give me some ideas!