DuraSpace Membership Newsletter
November 17, 2016
MESSAGE FROM THE CEO (Debra)
As we approach the holidays DuraSpace will conclude work on our strategic plan. As part of the process we have conducted internal and external assessments to position ourselves and you, our community, to meet the challenges in preserving and making accessible our collective digital memory. We look forward to sharing this plan with you and discussing opportunities at the member summit in the spring. Although our official membership drive draws to a close, we will welcome new members at any time. Please, continue to recruit your peers to participate in our community and let DuraSpace know what we can do to help engage with those not yet involved in community-supported open source.
I wish you all a warm and happy Thanksgiving!
Debra Hanken Kurtz
CEO
2016 Membership update (Val)
Many thanks to our members who have already renewed their membership for 2016, and to those who have joined DuraSpace for the first time as new members. Our 2016 campaign concluded last month although we welcome new members year-round. We only have another $155,000 to raise to reach our annual goal. Here's where we are towards meeting targets by project:
Total: $1,098,750; 150 members; 88% of target
- DSpace: $230,750; 85% of target
- Fedora: $537,250; 93% of target
- VIVO: $245,750; 76% of target
General: $85,000; 106% of target
PROJECTS
FEDORA (David)
Fedora 4.6.1; more
• Fedora 4.6.1
• Fedora and Islandora set to host NYC events (http://duraspace.org/articles/3029)
• Community initiatives
DSPACE (Tim)
DCAT; more
• DCAT initiatives
• Planning for DSpace 7.0
VIVO (Mike)
VIVO 2017 news; more
• Conference
• New VIVO members
SERVICES (Heather)
Cloud-based web services from DuraSpace are an excellent choice to streamline your institution's digital workflow. These affordable services are built on solid open source software platforms and require very little effort to start up.
DuraSpace web services include ArchivesDirect, DSpaceDirect, and DuraCloud. DuraSpace staff experts work directly with service customers to provide personalized on-boarding processes and superb customer support. Our services can provide open access to institutional resources, preservation of treasured collections, and simplified data management tools.
Contact customersupport@duraspace.org to learn more about any of the web services DuraSpace offers.
