diff --git a/dspace/config/spiders/agents/example b/dspace/config/spiders/agents/example
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+# example spider filter by agent string regular expressions courtesy of OSU Libraries
+# https://raw.github.com/osulibraries/DSpace/osukb/dspace/config/Spiders-UserAgent.txt
+Alexandria(\s|\+)prototype(\s|\+)project
+AllenTrack
+Arachmo
+Brutus\/AET
+China\sLocal\sBrowse\s2\.6
+Code\sSample\sWeb\sClient
+ContentSmartz
+DSurf
+DataCha0s\/2\.0
+Demo\sBot
+EmailSiphon
+EmailWolf
+FDM(\s|\+)1
+Fetch(\s|\+)API(\s|\+)Request
+GetRight
+Goldfire(\s|\+)Server
+Googlebot
+HTTrack
+LOCKSS
+LWP\:\:Simple
+MSNBot
+Microsoft(\s|\+)URL(\s|\+)Control
+Milbot
+MuscatFerre
+NABOT
+NaverBot
+Offline(\s|\+)Navigator
+OurBrowser
+Python\-urllib
+Readpaper
+Strider
+T\-H\-U\-N\-D\-E\-R\-S\-T\-O\-N\-E
+Teleport(\s|\+)Pro
+Teoma
+Wanadoo
+Web(\s|\+)Downloader
+WebCloner
+WebCopier
+WebReaper
+WebStripper
+WebZIP
+Webinator
+Webmetrics
+Wget
+Xenu(\s|\+)Link(\s|\+)Sleuth
+[+:,\.\;\/\\-]bot
+[^a]fish
+^voyager\/
+acme\.spider
+alexa
+almaden
+appie
+architext
+archive\.org_bot
+arks
+asterias
+atomz
+autoemailspider
+awbot
+baiduspider
+bbot
+biadu
+biglotron
+bjaaland
+blaiz\-bee
+bloglines
+blogpulse
+boitho\.com\-dc
+bookmark\-manager
+bot
+bot[+:,\.\;\/\\-]
+bspider
+bwh3_user_agent
+celestial
+cfnetwork|checkbot
+combine
+commons\-httpclient
+contentmatch
+core
+crawl
+crawler
+cursor
+custo
+daumoa
+docomo
+dtSearchSpider
+dumbot
+easydl
+exabot
+fast-webcrawler
+favorg
+feedburner
+feedfetcher\-google
+ferret
+findlinks
+gaisbot
+geturl
+gigabot
+girafabot
+gnodspider
+google
+grub
+gulliver
+harvest
+heritrix
+hl_ftien_spider
+holmes
+htdig
+htmlparser
+httpget\-5\.2\.2
+httpget\?5\.2\.2
+httrack
+iSiloX
+ia_archiver
+ichiro
+iktomi
+ilse
+internetseer
+intute
+java
+java\/
+jeeves
+jobo
+kyluka
+larbin
+libwww
+libwww\-perl
+lilina
+linkbot
+linkcheck
+linkchecker
+linkscan
+linkwalker
+livejournal\.com
+lmspider
+lwp
+lwp\-request
+lwp\-tivial
+lwp\-trivial
+lycos[_+]
+mail.ru
+mediapartners\-google
+megite
+milbot
+mimas
+mj12bot
+mnogosearch
+moget
+mojeekbot
+momspider
+motor
+msiecrawler
+msnbot
+myweb
+nagios
+netcraft
+netluchs
+ng\/2\.
+no_user_agent
+nomad
+nutch
+ocelli
+onetszukaj
+perman
+pioneer
+playmusic\.com
+playstarmusic\.com
+powermarks
+psbot
+python
+qihoobot
+rambler
+redalert|robozilla
+robot
+robots
+rss
+scan4mail
+scientificcommons
+scirus
+scooter
+seekbot
+seznambot
+shoutcast
+slurp
+sogou
+speedy
+spider
+spiderman
+spiderview
+sunrise
+superbot
+surveybot
+tailrank
+technoratibot
+titan
+turnitinbot
+twiceler
+ucsd
+ultraseek
+urlaliasbuilder
+urllib
+virus[_+]detector
+voila
+w3c\-checklink
+webcollage
+weblayers
+webmirror
+webreaper
+wordpress
+worm
+xenu
+y!j
+yacy
+yahoo
+yahoo\-mmcrawler
+yahoofeedseeker
+yahooseeker
+yandex
+yodaobot
+zealbot
+zeus
+zyborg
diff --git a/dspace/config/spiders/domains/example b/dspace/config/spiders/domains/example
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+# example spider filder by domain regular expressions courtesy of OSU Libraries
+# https://raw.github.com/osulibraries/DSpace/osukb/dspace/config/Spiders-DomainName.txt
+(.*)\.fastsearch\.net\.
+(.*)\.scoutjet\.com\.
+(.*)\.yahoo\.com\.
+crawl(.*)\.exabot\.com\.
+crawl-(.*)-googlebot\.com\.
+crawler(.*)\.ask\.com\.
+discobot-(.*)\.discoveryengine\.com\.
+localhost\.
+spider(.*)\.yandex\.ru\.
+spider-(.*)\.yandex\.com\.