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Content repository

A content repository or content store is a database of digital content with an associated set of data management, search and access methods allowing application-independent access to the content, rather like a digital library, but with the ability to store and modify content in addition to searching and retrieving. The content repository acts as the storage engine for a larger application such as a content management system or a document management system, which adds a user interface on top of the repository's application programming interface.

Advantages provided by repositories

Common rules for data access allow many applications to work with the same content without interrupting the data.
They give out signals when changes happen, letting other applications using the repository know that something has been modified, which enables collaborative data management.
Developers can deal with data using programs that are more compatible with the desktop programming environment.
The data model is scriptable when users use a content repository.

Content repository features

A content repository may provide functionality such as:

Add/edit/delete content
Hierarchy and sort order management
Query / search
Versioning
Access control
Import / export
Locking
Life-cycle management
Retention and holding / records management

Examples

Apache Jackrabbit
ModeShape

Applications

Content management
Document management
Digital asset management
Records management
Revision control
Social collaboration
Web content management

Standards and specification

Content repository API for Java
WebDAV
Content Management Interoperability Services

References

[http://openacs.org/doc/acs-content-repository/design.html Content Repository Design], [http://openacs.org/doc/acs-content-repository/ ACS Content Repository], [http://openacs.org/ OpenACS.org].

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