DuraSpace Digest
Vol. 7, Issue 1, January 2015
The DuraSpace Digest highlights recent events, releases, and opportunities of interest to the DuraSpace community.
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in this issue

DuraSpace News

ANNOUNCEMENT: Debra Hanken Kurtz Appointed DuraSpace CEO 

- DuraSpace 2015 DSpace, Fedora and VIVO Open Source Project Leadership Groups

- SHARE Webinar Recording Available

 

DuraSpace Projects

DSpace 

- DSpace 5 is Now Available!

- CALL DSpace Interest Group Proposals for OR2015 

- Register: Advanced DSpace Training Rescheduled 

- The DSpace 5 Mirage 2 User Interface at Stellenbosch University

  

Fedora

- Try Sufia: A Fedora 4 plus Hydra Combination

- CALL Fedora Interest Group Proposals for OR2015

- REGISTER for the DC Area User Group Meeting and Fedora 4 Training

 

VIVO

- Announcing the 2015 VIVO Implementation Fest

 

DuraSpace Services

- DuraCloud Services Presentations Set for PASIG-Early Bird Registration Fast Approaching!

- Webinar Recording Available: "Real Life Experiences with Hosted Institutional /Digital Repository Services."

 

Community 

- Announcing Registration for 2015 DLF E-Research Network

- Open Repositories Conference Update: OR2015 Proposal Deadline Extended

ANNOUNCEMENT: Debra Hanken Kurtz Appointed DuraSpace CEO 
It brings us great pleasure to announce that the DuraSpace Board of Directors has chosen Debra Hanken Kurtz to serve as the new CEO for the Organization. 

DuraSpace 2015 DSpace, Fedora and VIVO Open Source Project Leadership Groups 
The Leadership Groups for DSpace, Fedora and VIVO are now in place for 2015. 
Related links: DSpace, Fedora, VIVO

SHARE Webinar Recording Available 
On January 14, 2014 Judy Ruttenberg, Program Director, Association of Research Libraries presented, "Roadmap to the Future of SHARE."  

Visit the DuraSpace Community Calendar or our recent Event Blog Posts 
for a comprehensive online view of upcoming community events.
DSProjects
DURASPACE PROJECTS
DSpace 

DSpace 5 is Now Available! 

The DSpace developers would like to formally announce that DSpace 5.0 is now available-a leap forward for new and current DSpace users! 

Read the post: http://duraspace.org/articles/2436 

Related link: https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSDOC5x/DSpace+5.x+Documentation

 

CALL DSpace Interest Group Proposals for OR2015 

The DSpace Interest Group program committee invites your contributions to OR2015, whether you're a developer, researcher, repository manager, administrator or practitioner. 

Read the post:  http://duraspace.org/articles/2419 

Related link: http://www.or2015.net/


REGISTER: ADVANCED DSPACE TRAINING RESCHEDULED 

We are happy to announce the re-scheduled dates for the in-person, 3-day Advanced DSpace Course in Austin February 17-19, 2015.  

Read the post: http://duraspace.org/articles/2414  

Related link: Registration

 

The DSpace 5 Mirage 2 User Interface at Stellenbosch University  

Hilton Gibson, Stellenbosch University-home of the SUN Scholar Research Repository, has provided documentation "for those itching to use the Mirage 2" User Interface released earlier this week as part of DSpace version 5.0

Read the post: http://duraspace.org/articles/2440 

Related link: http://wiki.lib.sun.ac.za/index.php/SUNScholar/DSpace

Fedora

Try Sufia: A Fedora 4 plus Hydra Combination 

Sufia is an extensible, out of the box, self-deposit repository that powers sites such as Scholarsphere at Penn State and HydraDAM at WGBH. 

Read the post: http://duraspace.org/articles/2415 

Related link: https://github.com/projecthydra/sufia/blob/fedora-4/master/README.md#creating-an-application
 

CALL Fedora Interest Group Proposals for OR2015 

The Fedora Interest Group sessions at Open Repositories 2015 in Indianapolis will be a great opportunity for Fedora users and developers to meet and share experiences with one another. 

Read the post: http://duraspace.org/articles/2418 

Related link: https://www.conftool.com/or2015/
 

REGISTER for the DC Area User Group Meeting and Fedora 4 Training 

The next DC Area Fedora User Group Meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 31 and Wednesday, April 1 at the USDA National Agriculture Library. 

Read the post: http://duraspace.org/articles/2439 

Related link: Register
 

VIVO
Announcing the 2015 VIVO Implementation Fest 
The i-Fest will be held March 16-18 and is being hosted by the Oregon Health and Science University Library in Portland, Oregon. 
DSServices
DURASPACE SERVICES   
Interested in learning more about how DuraCloud, DSpaceDirect, or both may be a good fit for you? Simply submit your information and we will get back to you shortly!
For more information about DuraCloud, please visit: http://duracloud.org/account-inquiry
To request details about DSpaceDirect, simply to go: http://dspacedirect.org/inquiry
DuraCloud Services Presentations Set for PASIG-Early Bird Registration Fast Approaching! 
The upcoming 2015 Preservation and Archiving Special Interest Group (PASIG)event will be held March 11-13 on the campus of UC San Diego.
Read the post: http://duraspace.org/articles/2446 
Related link: https://libraries.ucsd.edu/chronopolis/pasig/

Webinar Recording Available: "Real Life Experiences with Hosted Institutional /Digital Repository Services." 

On January 22, 2015 Stephanie Davis-Kahl, Scholarly Communications Librarian & Associate Professor, Ames Library, Illinois Wesleyan University and Oceana Wilson, Director of Library and Information Services, Crossett Library, Bennington College presented, "Real Life Experiences with Hosted Institutional /Digital Repository Services."  
Read the post: http://duraspace.org/articles/2443 
Related link: http://www.duraspace.org/hot-topics

Community
COMMUNITY
Announcing Registration for 2015 DLF E-Research Network 
The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) and the Digital Library Federation (DLF) are pleased to announce a new opportunity in support of e-research and research data management: the 2015 offering of the 
DLF E-Research Network (formerly E-Research Peer Network and Mentoring Group).
Read the post: http://duraspace.org/articles/2434 
Related link: http://www.diglib.org/groups/e-research-network/

Open Repositories Conference Update: OR2015 Proposal Deadline Extended 
The final deadline for submitting proposals for the Tenth International Conference on Open Repositories (@OR2015Indy and #or2015) has been extended until Friday, Feb. 6, 2015.  
Read the post: http://duraspace.org/articles/2450 
Related link: http://www.or2015.net/call-for-proposals/
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