What does Intrallect intraLibrary do that open source systems like DSpace, ePrints and Fedora don ?
The short answer Using intraLibrary means: – Having professionally developed, high quality software • simple installation • inline configuration • painless upgrades • continuous improvement • long-term commitment – A powerful and flexible solution • strong on interoperability • powerful management features • ability to handle complex, structured materials – Immediate access to expert help and support • long-term support contracts • technical consultancy • content, metadata, and policy experts The long answer Some open-source repository solutions offer similar basic functionality to intraLibrary. They can be good solutions for managing simple digital resources such as e-prints, but to get them to do any more than that requires a lot of extra work installing add-on libraries and making fundamental changes to system configuration. These systems do also have individual weaknesses, such as the lack of support for taxonomies and classifications in the current version of DSpace. Intrallect in
