DotCode GhanaLibrary & Knowledge Systems
Case studies

Real projects, live in production

A closer look at how we modernise catalogues and repositories for institutions across Ghana — what we started with, what we did, and what's running today.

Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre — afterAfter
Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre — beforeBefore
Koha

Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre

A reference OPAC redesign — fast, mobile and on-brand.

The challenge: KAIPTC's online catalogue was dated and hard to use on phones, with no discovery features to surface its collection on peace, security and beyond.

What we did

  • Rebuilt the Koha OPAC with a mobile-first, branded design
  • Added live New Arrivals, Most Borrowed and Featured carousels
  • Installable PWA with an 'Ask a Librarian' WhatsApp channel
  • Established it as the reusable template for our wider rollout

The result

  • A modern catalogue carrying the KAIPTC crest and colours
  • The reference design now replicated across other institutions
  • Faster discovery on any device
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DSpace

University of Energy & Natural Resources

DSpace 7→8 migration, live on the university's own domain.

The challenge: UENR needed to upgrade an ageing DSpace 7 repository and consolidate it onto a single official university domain without losing content or breaking links.

What we did

  • Migrated the repository from DSpace 7.6 to DSpace 8
  • Applied a custom university theme — crest, colours and hero
  • Cut over to space.uenr.edu.gh with 301s from the old host
  • Runs on shared, efficiently-managed DSpace infrastructure

The result

  • A live, modern open-access repository on the university's domain
  • Theses, dissertations and research output preserved
  • Old URLs redirect cleanly to the new home
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DSpace

Ghana Institute of Management & Public Administration

A crest-themed DSpace 8 knowledge repository.

The challenge: GIMPA wanted a branded, discoverable home for its research and institutional knowledge on modern repository software.

What we did

  • Deployed DSpace 8 with a bespoke GIMPA crest theme
  • Single-domain setup on managed infrastructure
  • Open-access discovery and full-text search

The result

  • A distinctive, on-brand knowledge repository
  • Open-access discovery of GIMPA's scholarship
  • Hosted on shared DSpace infrastructure we manage
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