Category:Documentation

The eCrystals Reference Manual covers most areas of eCrystals use. This manual is for the eCrystals alpha release.

If you cannot find an answer in this manual, you can get support by contacting the development team.

Installation
To find information about installing EPrints and eCrystals, please visit this page.

This chapter describes how to obtain and install eCrystals. A summary of the procedure is given along with a complete listing of commands required for POSIX compatible operating systems. Please note that this chapter was compiled on a Debian-based system using the Ubuntu operating system and the bash shell.

Configuration
To find information about creating an eCrystals archive, please visit this page.

This chapter describes how to create an new archive using the EPrints Administration ("epadmin") command. A summary of the procedure is given along with a complete listing of commands required to create the "example" archive.

Usage Guides
This chapter provides descriptions of common eCrystals tasks. A summary of each procedure is given along with screen-shots produced using the Firefox Web browser.

eCrystals 101
To find information about using the eCrystals interface and reading an eCrystals record, please visit this page.

Searching for eCrystals
To find information about searching for eCrystals in an archive, please visit this page.

Depositing an eCrystal
To find information about depositing a new eCrystal, please visit this page.

Updating an eCrystal
To find information about updating the details of an existing eCrystal, please visit this page.

Development
The following pages can only be viewed by eCrystals developers:


 * Files listing
 * Bugs tracker