MyCoRe
| Company type | Open source software |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software development |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Headquarters | Germany |
| Products | Software platform for disciplinary and institutional repositories, digital archives, scientific journals, digital libraries |
| Owner | MyCoRe Team |
MyCoRe—an abbreviation for My Content Repository—is an open source software platform crafted to develop disciplinary and institutional repositories, digital archives, scientific journals, and digital libraries. Created by the MyCoRe Team since 2001, it supports technologies including Java, JavaScript, and XSLT, and is available across multiple operating systems under the GNU GPL license.
While its primary development has occurred within German university libraries and IT centers, the majority of MyCoRe deployments cater to the German-speaking market. Nonetheless, notable English-language projects exist, such as "The International Treasury of Islamic Manuscripts" hosted by the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.
History
The initial public release of MyCoRe took place in October 2001. The development team has maintained ongoing enhancements since then. It has been recognized as an "Institutional Repository Software" on the Budapest Open Access Initiative platform. Within Germany alone, more than 20 universities and organizations operate upwards of 70 repositories built upon MyCoRe.
Technology
Implemented primarily in Java and XML, MyCoRe is distributed as free software under the GNU General Public License (GPL).
Features
Among the principal capabilities of MyCoRe are:
- Open-source availability at no cost
- Adaptable user interface design
- Metadata model customization with Metadata Object Description Schema (MODS) as the default; alternative schemas can be configured
- Editable and importable classification schemes, including standards such as Dewey Decimal Classification, supporting both flat and hierarchical formats
- Flexible roles and permissions management system
- Embedded internal file storage system
- Data integrity maintained through checksum verification
- Comprehensive support for diverse digital content types, file formats, and MIME types enabling management, preservation, and display
- Integrated image viewer optimized for high-resolution digitized images within web browsers
- Compatibility with interoperability standards including OAI-PMH 2.0 and SWORD protocols
- Built-in web content management system (WCMS) facilitating editing of static websites
- Multiple authentication methods supporting both local and external systems
- Granular access control via detailed rights and role configurations
- Preconfigured sample repository (MIR) available for rapid installation on Linux, Mac OS X, or Windows platforms
Operating Systems
MyCoRe is compatible with Linux, Solaris, Unix variants, and Microsoft Windows environments.
See also
- Digital library
- DSpace Repository Software
- Institutional repository
- Fedora Repository Software
- Opus Software
- SWORD
External links
- MyCoRe sample application: