Automatic Preparation of ETD Material from the Internet Archive for the DSpace Repository Platform

A big challenge associated with getting an institutional repository off the ground is getting content into it. This article will look at how to use digitization services at the Internet Archive alongside software utilities that the author developed to automate the harvesting of scanned dissertations and associated Dublin Core XML files to create an ETD Portal using the DSpace platform. The end result is a metadata-rich, full-text collection of theses that can be constructed for little out of pocket cost.

Indenture between Margaret Stewart and Elizabeth Clench Stewart and Archibald Gilkison

Indenture of bargain and sale between Margaret Stewart and Elizabeth Clench Stewart of the Town of Niagara to Archibald Gilkison of Niagara regarding the westerly half of Lot no. 24 in the 5th Concession of the Township of Brooke. May 12, 1841.

Letter and envelope addressed to S.D. Woodruff from the office of T.B. Stewart and Co. of New York

Letter and envelope addressed to S.D. Woodruff from the office of T.B. Stewart and Co. of New York, Manufacturers of Mantles, Marble and Wood Mantels. The letter states that the heater and grates have been shipped, July 14, 1876.

Receipt from T.B. Stewart and Co. of New York

Receipt from T.B. Stewart and Co. of New York, manufacturers of Slate and Marble Mantels regarding payment on mantle, March 6, 1876.