Software and server

GNU EPrints archive-creating software

The archive is based on GNU EPrints archive-creating software, revision: EPrints 2.13.1 (Sticky Toffee) [Born on 2005-09-20]. GNU Eprints generates archives that are compliant with the Open Archives Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI 2.0). Eprints is developed at the Department of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton, England. The software is available for free from software.eprints.org. For more information on Eprints see eprints.org. Eprints.org also maintains a technical discussion list that supports the use and development of the software. Other institutions are invited (and encouraged) to set up their own open archives for author self-archiving, using the freely-distributable eprints.org software used at this site.

Credits:
Christopher Gutteridge - Designer and coder of EPrints version 2.
Robert Tansley - Creator of EPrints 1 on which EPrints 2 is based.
Mike Jewell - Pre-release testing (the initial versions of scripts for creating and installing an EPrints v2 package, some coding assistance).
Al Riddoch - Assistance in writing the "configure" script for the installer.
Gui Power - Adapting the online help for EPrints 2.

CILEA, Consorzio Interuniversitario Lombardo per L'Elaborazione Automatica

The server is hosted by AEPIC team on machines of the Italian Consorzio Interuniversitario Lombardo per Elaborazione Automatica (CILEA) at Segrate (Milano, Italy). CILEA, Consorzio Interuniversitario Lombardo per L'Elaborazione Automatica, is a non-profit organization pooling nine Universities in the Lombardia Region in Italy. It provides Information Technology services on behalf of Universities and related organizations, public organizations and enterprises. It provides also professional advice for both the planning and dissemination of advanced technologies in the fields of high performance computing, networking services and informatics.

A full back-up every week (usually Tuesday night) and every day an incremental back-up.