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I focus on creating a user-friendly system that simplifies information access while ensuring quick and efficient information retrieval, emphasizing clarity, simplicity, and accessibility for the knowledge management library.

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As a professional with dual Masters in Computer Applications and Library and Information Science, my expertise spans the realms of Open-Source Software, social web dynamics, and emerging trends within libraries. My website reflects these interests while occasionally diving into tech tutorials and web design.
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Configuring Gmail SMTP for DSpace 9 on Ubuntu Linux Server

Configuring email in DSpace is not optional. Without a working SMTP setup, users won’t receive passwords, notifications fail silently, and the repository becomes unusable.

This post walks through a step-by-step, real-world guide to configuring Gmail SMTP with App Passwords on DSpace 9.1 (Ubuntu 24.04), including common pitfalls and verification using DSpace’s built-in test tools.

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Surprising Truths About DSpace Digital Repository Software

The Illusion of the “Install” Button In our daily digital lives, we’ve come to expect a certain simplicity. We find an app, click “Install,” and a few moments later, it’s ready to use. This seamless experience, however, creates an illusion of simplicity that doesn’t apply to the large-scale, open-source systems that power our academic and…

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Hardening Koha OPAC Against Automated Scraping

A Best-Practice Case Study Using Apache, mod_rewrite, Fail2Ban, and HTTPS Enforcement Publicly accessible Koha OPACs are increasingly targeted by automated bots attempting to harvest bibliographic data using complex search queries. These bots exploit advanced CCL searches and repeatedly hit OPAC endpoints to enumerate records. This case study documents a real-world instance of Koha OPAC abuse…

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