Sessions Announced for the LYRASIS Member Summit

September 19, 2019By InfoDSpace, Uncategorized, VIVO

This year’s LYRASIS Member Summit will be held October 3-4 in Chicago. The theme is “From Local to Global. It promises to be a fast-paced, two-day experience that pairs imagination with innovation and discussion with action. The following sessions are all scheduled for Day 2, but don’t miss Day 1 which will be focused on … Read More

Agreement Supports Mutual Advancement

September 18, 2019By InfoDSpace, Uncategorized

LYRASIS and  DSpace recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to clarify the ways in which they intend to work together. Entering into a shared commitment in the form of an MOU is an effective tool for collaboration and operationalizing shared values in a widely- distributed community. The DSpace Program is comprised of an unincorporated … Read More

Research Participation Invitation: Accessibility in Institutional Repositories Study

September 17, 2019By InfoDSpace, Uncategorized

From Kristi Park, Texas Digital Library. This  is an approved request for participation in research that has been approved by the Texas State University Institutional Review Board (IRB). You are invited to participate in a research study on accessibility practices in institutional repositories (IRs) at academic libraries. This survey is designed to be answered by IR managing … Read More

U.S. National Archives Releases Digital Preservation Framework

September 17, 2019By InfoDSpace, Uncategorized

From Leslie Johnston, Director of Digital Preservation, U.S. National Archives (NARA) The U.S. National Archives (NARA) is pleased to announce that it has released its digital Preservation Framework on Github for public comment: https://github.com/usnationalarchives/digital-preservation The framework comprises an instrument for assessing file format risk, the results of NARA’s assessment of over 350 file format variants, … Read More

Together We Build DSpace 7

September 16, 2019By InfoDSpace, Uncategorized

Meet Raf and Lotte, two Atmire DSpace 7 contributors. Looking back over the past 3 years, it has become hard to identify an Atmire team member who has not yet, directly or indirectly, contributed to DSpace 7. From watercooler and lunch talks, to the diagrams on our whiteboards and the lines of code on the … Read More

Make Your ArchivesSpace, CollectionSpace, DSpace, Fedora or VIVO Site Count: Add your Instance to the DuraSpace Community Supported Programs Division Registry at LYRASIS

September 12, 2019By InfoDSpace, Uncategorized, VIVO

The DuraSpace Registry currently features more than 2,500 DSpace, Fedora and VIVO installations from around the world. With the completion of the DuraSpace and Lyrasis merger on July 1, 2019, CollectionSpace and ArchivesSpace instances will also be highlighted in the Registry to reflect the growing DuraSpace Community Supported Programs Division of Lyrasis, which encompasses ArchivesSpace, … Read More

About the 2019 LYRASIS Member Summit

September 5, 2019By InfoDSpace, Uncategorized, VIVO

Don’t miss this year’s LYRASIS Member Summit October 3-4 in Chicago. The theme is “From Local to Global” and it promises to be a fast-paced, two-day experience that pairs imagination with innovation and discussion with action. Sitting beside you in Chicago will be senior leadership from forward thinking research, public and academic libraries, museums and … Read More