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Our thanks and appreciation to you, our members for your support and DuraSpace staff recently completed a 4-day retreat where we set the stage forSince May of 2015 DuraSpace has been honored to partner with the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) and Stanford University and to extend the existing Hydra (now Samvera) project codebase and its vibrant and growing community to build, bundle, and promote a feature-rich, robust, flexible digital repository that is easy to install, configure, and maintain is work hss been made possible with generous support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. As the 30 month grant period comes to a close we are pleased to share the fulfillment of project goals which included working toward offering a cloud-based, hosted version of the application to lower the barrier of entry and expand the number and diversity of institutions capable of leveraging the powerful Hyku digital repository platform (Read more here)
The digital preservation landscape is comprised of a multitude of choices that vary widely in terms of purpose, scale, cost, and complexity. Over the past year a group of collaborating organizations united in the commitment to digital preservation came together to explore how to better communicate with each other and assist members of the wider community as they negotiate this complicated landscape.
The group drafted a Digital Preservation Declaration of Shared Values that is now being released for community comment. The document is available here and the comment period will be open until March 1, 2018. In addition, we welcome suggestions from the community for next steps that would be beneficial as we continue our work together. I encourage your comments, suggestions and observations which may be communicated to the group at comdigpres@googlegroups.com. We also welcome volunteer efforts to translate this declaration into additional languages.
We look forward to seeing you at upcoming conferences and meetings (see "Where We'll Be" below).
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The data collection will be done through mediated surveys (interview-style) with Erin Tripp in person, on the phone, or via Skype. If you prefer, you can also fill out the survey online by yourself. Please express your interest in participating by emailing Erin Tripp at etripp@duraspace.org.
Save the dates for VIVO Camp
Want to find out more about VIVO, and how it can help your institution showcase it's research and scholarly activity? VIVO Camp is the place to be! Come and join us and experienced teachers at beautiful Duke University for two and a half days of in depth training. Camp runs from November 9th through 11th. Regsitration is currently open at: https://goo.gl/ocvznb
2018
Now in its 9th year, the annual VIVO Conference attracts a mix of developers, thought leaders, and others who are interested in solving problems around using scholarly data.
On June 6-8, 2018 Duke University will host the 9th Annual VIVO Conference at the gorgeous JB Duke Hotel. This year's early June dates take advantage of North Carolina's mild, warm weather–plan a weekend at the beach which is only two hours away!
Report: DSpace North American User Group Meeting
On Aug 22-23, 2017 the Georgetown University Library hosted a DSpace North American User Meeting in Washington. The idea was to offer the DSpace Community the possibility to share ideas, best practices and use cases at a Regional level (in this specific case, the US Region) and, at the same time, to present the vision and roadmap for the new DSpace 7 UI project. There were 39 attendees from 22 different institutions at the meeting and the discussion was vibrant and engaging. All the detail information about the meeting, the slides presented and the content shared are publicly available at: https://github.com/terrywbrady/dspaceUserMeeting/blob/master/README.md
Fedora Camp Texas
Fedora Camp Texas, co-hosted by Texas Digital Library and the University of Texas Libraries, will be offered at the University of Texas at Austin's Perry-Castañeda Library in Austin October 16-18, 2017. Training will begin with the basics and build toward more advanced concepts–no prior Fedora experience is required. Participants can expect to come away with a deep dive Fedora learning experience coupled with multiple opportunities for applying hands-on techniques working with experienced trainers and Fedora gurus.
Register today and join us in Austin! Local accommodations are available at a reduced rate.Texa
WHERE WE'LL BE THIS FALL SPRING (Please update)
Samvera Connect, Evanston, IL November 6-9, Debra Hanken Kurtz, David Wilcox, Andrew Woods
VIVO Camp, Durham, NC, Nov 9-11, Mike Conlon, Graham Triggs
euroCRIS Strategic Membership Meeting, Bratislava, Slovakia, Nov 20-22, Michele Mennielli
EOSC Pilot Meeting, Brussels, Belgium, Nov 28-29, Michele Mennielli
DI4R 2017, Brussels, Belgium, Nov 30-Dec 1, Michele Mennielli
Supporting FAIR Data Principles with Fedora, IDCC Barcelona, Feb. 19, David Wilcox
DuraSpace Summit, April 10-11, SanDiego, CA, Debra Hanken Kurtz, CNI Fall 2017 Membership Meeting, Washington, DC, Dec 11-12, Debra Hanken Kurtz, Erin Tripp, David Wilcox, Andrew Woods