Austin, TX The 2016 DuraSpace Membership Campaign closed at the end of October. By joining DuraSpace this year 159 members are now connected with the DSpace, Fedora and VIVO projects they depend on. DuraSpace members become open source project part-owners who actively help advance project goals by participating in project governance. Thank you to all … Read More
Fedora Repository
CALL for Proposals: ALA International Relations Round Table (IRRT) Committee at ALA 2017
From Paromita Biswas, Western Carolina University, Hunter Library Cullowhee, NC The American Library Association, International Papers and Projects Committee invites proposals for presentations to be made at the next ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, Illinois, USA June 22-27, 2017. Presentations will be delivered at the International Papers Session scheduled in June 2017. The International Papers and Projects … Read More
Open Repositories 2017–Now Open for Online Submissions
From the organisers of the Twelfth International Conference on Open Repositories, OR2017 Brisbane, Australia The OR17 Call for Proposals is available on the conference web site: http://or2017.net/call-for-proposals/ The Twelfth International Conference on Open Repositories, OR2017, will be held on June 26th-30th, 2017 in Brisbane, Australia. The organisers are pleased to issue this call for contributions to the program, … Read More
Welcome Heather Greer Klein: Hosted Services Customer Specialist
Austin, TX DuraSpace is pleased to announce that Heather Greer Klein accepted the position as hosted services customer specialist effective October 26, 2016. In this role, Heather will work closely with the DuraSpace hosted services team to manage the lead to sale process of DuraSpace hosted services (DuraCloud, DSpaceDirect, ArchivesDirect) including customer service, product pricing, … Read More
TAKE A LOOK: DuraSpace Pictures on Instagram
Austin, TX Who doesn't like a pretty picture? DuraSpace Pictures on Instagram features community news and updates plus photographs of people and places related to DuraSpace initiatives and activities. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/duraspace_pictures/
ONLINE DSpace, Fedora and VIVO Technical Specifications
Austin, TX Get current technical facts about DSpace, Fedora and VIVO in a concise format online, or as a downloadable PDF. Overview technical specifications for each DuraSpace open source project offer a basic description, history, a typical product use case, an architectural overview, key features and more. • DSpace technical specifications here. • Fedora technical … Read More
CALL for Open Repositories Conference 2017 Proposals
From the organisers of the Twelfth International Conference on Open Repositories, OR2017 Brisbane, Australia The Twelfth International Conference on Open Repositories, OR2017, will be held on June 26th-30th, 2017 in Brisbane, Australia. The organisers are pleased to issue this call for contributions to the program, with submissions due by 20 November 2016. In 2017 the Open … Read More
REMINDER Call for Expressions of Interest in Hosting Open Repositories Conference: 2018 and 2019
From William Nixon and Elin Stangeland on behalf of the Open Repositories Steering Committee Glasgow, Scotland The Open Repositories Steering Committee seeks Expressions of Interest (EoI) from candidate host organizations for the 2018 and 2019 Open Repositories Annual Conference series. The call is issued for two years this time to enable better planning ahead of … Read More
Michele Kimpton: Vision and Skill Marked Tenure as DuraSpace CEO
Winchester, MA Debra Hanken Kurtz became the new CEO of DuraSpace on February 16, 2015, taking the reigns from outgoing CEO Michele Kimpton. Ms. Kurtz looks forward to leading the organization in new directions while building on the solid foundation established by Ms. Kimpton. Recently Kimpton paused to reflect on key accomplishments and changes during her … Read More