New Features for DSpace 5 and 6 ORCID Integration

October 22, 2019By InfoDSpace, Uncategorized

REST API extensions, allow you to view and manipulate ORCiDs on DSpace items, ORCID iD badges next to author names and advanced search support, are now available in a new open source patch thanks to KAUST. KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology) has issued a new DSpace patch that significantly extends default features available in ORCID … Read More

Open Polytechnic of New Zealand live on DSpace Express

October 22, 2019By InfoDSpace, Uncategorized

In a record time of less than one month, OPNZ was live on Atmire’s DSpace Express service. It is hard to imagine two places being further apart than Leuven, near Brussels, Belgium and Lower Hutt, near Wellington, New Zealand. Despite the 11 hours time zone difference, the Open Polytechnic of New Zealand (OPNZ) team members … Read More

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

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

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

PROGRAM AND REGISTRATION—2019 DSpace North American Users Group Meeting

August 7, 2019By InfoDSpace, Uncategorized

Registration and the preliminary schedule for the 2019 DSpace North American Users Group meeting, September 23 & 24, at the Elmer L. Andersen Library at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis is now available at https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSPACE/2019+DSpace+North+American+User+Group+Meeting. This meeting will provide opportunities to discuss ideas, strategies, best practices, use cases, and the future development of DSpace 7 … Read More