By Michael Guthrie, Director, KnowledgeArc The Nigerian Research and Education Network Federated Repository (NgREN) has launched a federated repository with assistance from KnowledgeArc. The new DSpace archive brings together the works from 42 different DSpace instances in the country, and provides a hub to showcase and highlight the intellectual output of Nigeria’s universities.
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REGISTER for The DSpace Anwendertreffen 2017
From Pascal-Nicolas Becker, The Library Code GmbH Berlin, Germany Registration is open for the DSpace Anwendertreffen 2017 (formally known as German DSpace User Group Meeting) will take place on Thursday, September 21, 2017 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. It is organized by Stuttgart University Library, Fraunhofer IRB and The Library Code GmbH. This Meeting is about informal … Read More
A Deep Dive into DSpace and Angular 2 at OR2017
Open source software development takes commitment, an understanding of the benefits of participation, and a sense of adventure with regard to making something good happen for a wide community of stakeholders. A group of 2017 Open Repositories Conference attendees took a step towards a deeper understanding of current DSpace development priorities and process at the … Read More
AVAILABLE: 6 Release Candidate Version of DSpace-CRIS
From Andrea Bollini, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, 4Science DSpace-CRIS is an open-source extension of DSpace that includes functionality useful for CRIS (Current Researcher Information System) users. DSpace-CRIS enables ingestion, storage, display and management of metadata and fulltext of all research-related components that can include publications, projects, grants, patents, organization units and researcher profiles (people). … Read More
DuraSpace Launches New Web Site
DuraSpace has a lot to celebrate in 2017. Our community-supported open source technologies continue to contribute to advancing the access and preservation goals of our member organizations and beyond. The DuraSpace hosted services team is onboarding new customers, while at the same time contributing to efforts to offer new technologies that provide full, hosted access … Read More
Atmire acquires Longsight DSpace business
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
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
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
Deployment of ORCID Integration Services
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
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