New Logo for DSpace!

June 20, 2017By InfoDSpace, Uncategorized No Comments

Introducing the new DSpace logo. DSpace has a new look! With the help of 99designs, DuraSpace, and designers from around the world, more than 100 logo designs were contributed to help the DSpace community chose a new logo for the popular open source repository software in use by more than 2300 institutions worldwide. The DSpace … Read More

Atmire acquires Longsight DSpace business

June 19, 2017By InfoDSpace, Uncategorized No Comments

Longsight, Inc. and Atmire are pleased to announce the transition of Longsight’s DSpace business to Atmire. The transaction will ensure that Longsight’s DSpace clients get the best possible support in years to come while Longsight strengthens its focus on the open source learning management system, Sakai, and related technologies. Atmire and Longsight share a long history of … Read More

Open Repositories 2018 in Bozeman, Montana, USA

June 19, 2017By InfoDSpace, Uncategorized, VIVO No Comments

Bozeman, MT  Montana State University is pleased to announce the 13th annual Open Repositories conference June 4-7th, 2018 in Bozeman, Montana. We are excited to host Open Repositories 2018 in this beautiful place. We encourage you to discover more aboutBozeman, Montana State University, the state of Montana, Glacier National Park, and Yellowstone National Park as we plan for the conference. Montana State … Read More

Welcome Michele Mennielli: International Membership and Partnership Manager for DuraSpace

June 5, 2017By InfoDSpace, Uncategorized No Comments

Austin, TX  DuraSpace is pleased to announce that Michele Mennielli will join DuraSpace as the new International Membership and Partnership Manager on August 1, 2017. His duties will include initiating efforts to broaden and extend our organizational reach in support of the preservation and accessibility of cultural heritage and academic resources globally. DuraSpace aims to … Read More

Webinar: DSpace-CRIS: How it works and how to leverage it

May 25, 2017By InfoDSpace, Uncategorized No Comments

DSpace-CRIS is an open-source extension of DSpace, built on top of the JSPUI, originated in 2009 from a collaboration with the University of Hong Kong. Characteristic of DSpace-CRIS is a flexible and extensible data model, which allows the creation and management of any kind of entities (such as researchers, organizations, projects, etc.) and the relations among those entities. … Read More

4Science: Presenting the IIIF Image Viewer Add-on for DSpace

May 25, 2017By InfoDSpace, Uncategorized No Comments

From Michele Mennielli, International Business Developer 4Science  The University of Trieste chose 4Science for hosting and the maintenance of their DSpace-CRIS installation. Thanks to this partnership we will be able to work on many new functionalities for DSpace-CRIS and soon make them available to the whole community. As the previous month, June will be a month full of important conferences. As a sponsor … Read More

Deployment of ORCID Integration Services

May 24, 2017By InfoDSpace, Uncategorized No Comments

From Emilio Lorenzo, Arvo Consulting  With the development of tight-integration functionalities between DSpace and orcid.org, repositories can obtain numerous advantages by improving data consistency in key information systems. These developments help repositories lower the barriers of ORCID integration and take-up. A number of services, suitable for institutions with ORCID membership and hence with access to member API, have … Read More

DSpace UK and Ireland User Group Meeting Slides, Links and More

May 18, 2017By InfoDSpace, Uncategorized No Comments

From Sarah Molly, Chair, DSpace UK and Ireland User Group, Research Support Manager, Library and Archives, Queen Mary University of London London, UK  Notes, jottings, slides and links from the May 17, 2017 DSpace UK and Ireland User Group meeting are available here. These resources will be updated over the next few days, and following up on actions, if you have … Read More

Georgetown University Library to Host North American DSpace User Meeting

May 15, 2017By InfoDSpace, Uncategorized No Comments

From Terry Brady, Applications Programmer Analyst, Georgetown University Library Information Technology Washington, DC  The Georgetown University Library will host a North American DSpace User Meeting for the DSpaceCommunity on Aug 22-23, 2017. The event will feature a combination of topics and breakout sessions of interest to DSpace developers and DSpace repository managers.  Session topics will include both technical topics and discussions of DSpace community processes. The agenda will be participant-driven … Read More