September 2015
 The DuraSpace Digest highlights recent events, releases and 
opportunities of interest to DuraSpace communities
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DuraSpace News
DuraSpace at Innovatics-The Fifth International Congress on Technological Innovation 
The 2015 Innovatics Fifth International Congress on Technological Innovation held in Santiago, ChileAugust 25-26 was an opportunity for nearly 200 South American academic librarians and interested participants to share best practices and current information with colleagues interested in extending and improving library services.  Read more

¿Hablas español?
If you would like to keep up with DuraSpace news, events, opportunities and initiatives in Spanish please subscribe to DuraSpace Informe. This new bi-monthly newsletter will be published for the first time in the beginning of October and will feature current strategic information of interest to Spanish speaking users of DSpace, Fedora and VIVO open source projects. Read more
DuraSpace Projects
Telling DSpace Stories
"Telling DSpace Stories" is a community-led initiative aimed at introducing project leaders and their ideas to one another while providing details about DSpace implementations for the community and beyond. This month's stories include:
University of Texas Libraries with Colleen Lyon, Read more
Creighton University with Richard Jizba, Read more
University of Konstanz with Stefan Hohenadel, Read more
International Livestock Research Institute with Alan Orth, Read more

Toward the Next DSpace User Interface: The DSpace UI Prototype Challenge 
Help us discover the technology/platform for our new user interface (UI) for DSpace!  

REGISTER for the Midwest Fedora User Group Meeting 
The first Midwest Fedora User Group Meeting will be held in Chicago on October 22 and 23, 2015.  Read more

SIGN UP for the Hands-on Fedora 4 Workshop at DLF Fall Forum 
David Wilcox will offer a hands-on Fedora 4 Workshop at the Digital Library Federation Fall Forum.  Read more

#VIVO15 Conference Materials Now in Figshare!
We are delighted to partner with figshare to make #VIVO15 presentations openly available through their new figshare for institutions service. Read more

JOIN "VIVO Stories": Introducing People, Projects, Ideas and Innovation 
Telling VIVO Stories" is a community-led initiative aimed at introducing project leaders and their ideas to one another while providing details about VIVO implementations for the community and beyond.  Do you have a story to share? We invite you to consider joining VIVO storytellers. Read more 
This month's story features
Duke University with Julia Trimmer, Read more

Introducing the VIVO Community Pages 
Hidden treasures are even better when they are discovered. The VIVO community wiki pages are one of those treasures.  Read more

Tell a DSpace Story to Introduce People, Ideas and Innovation 
The Telling DSpace Stories work group got underway this fall. The goal is to introduce DSpace community members and the work they are doing by sharing each others stories.  Read more
DuraSpace Services
FIND OUT How to Take Advantage of DSpaceDirect: Your Fast and Affordable Repository Solution
Find out about DSpaceDirect at an online Information Session this Wednesday, September 30 at 12:30pm ET.  Read more
Registered Service Providers
The UK's Largest Health Board, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Joins Open Repository
Open Repository is pleased to announce a new client, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, our first client based in Scotland.  Read more

Cineca Releases Version 5.3.0 of DSpace-CRIS 
After the release of the version 5.2.1, on August 25, 2015 Cineca released Version 5.3.0 of DSpace-CRIS.  Read more
Etc

The ACRL Toolkit-An Open Access Week Preparation Assistant 
Let ACRL's Scholarly Communication Toolkit help you prepare to lead events on your campus during Open Access Week, October 19-25, 2015. Read more

Coming soon in Converis, from Thomson Reuters 
Thomson Reuters is a VIVO Supporting Corporate Sponsor offering Converis, a fully configurable research information management system that can manage the complete research lifecycle from the earliest due diligence in the grant process through the final publication and application of research results.  Read more