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DuraSpace welcomes new leadership to our Board of Directors. After (how many?) serving for several years on the Board, and for three years on the Executive Group, Laura Wood, Associate University Librarian for Research and Education at Harvard Library, is stepping down from her post as Board President. To fill this vacancy the Board has approved the following slate: Tyler Walters, Dean, University Libraries and Professor, Virginia Tech, will serve as President, Tom Cramer, Assistant University Librarian and Director, Digital Library Systems & Services Chief Technology Strategist Stanford University Libraries, and Heather Joseph, Executive Director of the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC), will remain in their current positions as Vice President and Secretary, respectively, and Rob Cartolano, Associate Vice President for Digital Programs and Technology Services for Columbia University Libraries/Information Services, will serve as Treasurer to fill the position vacated by Tyler. Laura will remain on the Board through the spring. (Read announcement here).
Increasing interoperability between and among technology systems in use by many institutions which have strategic interests in preserving and sharing the scholarly record remains high on most institutions' technical priorities. This year DuraSpace aims to to increase collaboration across its open source platforms to "break down siloes" and lead the way towards increased technical interoperability in service to our community.
Many thanks to our members who renewed their membership for 2017 and to those who have joined DuraSpace for the first time as new members. We look forward to welcoming our members to the DuraSpace Member Summit which will be held April 10-11 in San Diego right before prior to the CNI Spring Member Meeting.We look forward to seeing you there and also at conferences and meetings this spring. See "Where We'll Be" below.
Warm regards,
Debra Hanken Kurtz
CEO
SUMMIT
You will have received an invitation to the 2018 DuraSpace Summit via email. Please contact Kristi Searle if you have any questions. The 2017-2018 DuraSpace Strategic Summary will be presented highlighting key 2017 achievements and priorities for the year ahead including emerging projects, partnerships, and programs. Updates from leaders of our community open source projects, DSpace, Fedora and VIVO will keep members up-to-date on each project's status, accomplishments, and goals.
A 5:00p.m. reception will offer an opportunity to connect socially with DuraSpace staff and members over light refreshments.
Day two will provide multiple opportunities for small and large group discussions to hear from you about how DuraSpace can help you achieve your key priorities. Each open source project will hold their own meeting as well, organized by Project Steering Groups, to discuss goals, objectives, and resources for 2018.
Prior to the Summit addtitional program details will be sent to attendees.
SERVICES (UPDATE)
We are pleased to welcome new DSpaceDirect customer
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WHERE WE'LL BE THIS SPRING (UPDATE)
Durapace Summit, San Diego, April 10-11, Andrew, Carol, David, Debra, Erin, Mic, Mike, Val
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