Welcome to OPAR Sandbox
OPAR Sandbox is provided by the UbuntuNet Alliance as a shared DSpace training environment for institutions and partners across the region. Learn more about UbuntuNet Alliance.
UbuntuNet Alliance advances open science in Africa by strengthening research and education networks, supporting institutional repository practice, and helping universities make knowledge more discoverable, reusable, and trusted.
- Use this sandbox to practice DSpace workflows, metadata entry, submission review, community and collection management, and repository administration.
- The environment is for training and experimentation only; please use it fairly so all participants have reliable access during sessions.
- Avoid uploading very large files, running automated load tests, or making changes that could disrupt other learners unless instructed by the training team.
OPAR Sandbox reflects UbuntuNet Alliance's commitment to open science capacity building and collaborative repository services in Africa.
Training accounts and exercises will be provided by the UbuntuNet Alliance facilitation team. Please sign in only with accounts assigned for your session.
- Training administrators: use only credentials issued for this OPAR Sandbox session.
- Community and collection practice: coordinate changes with your facilitator.
- Submission practice: keep records appropriate for training and remove test content when asked.
- Fair use: share access respectfully with other participants.
Communities in DSpace
Select a community to browse its collections.