DuraSpace Membership Newsletter
January 18, 2016
MESSAGE FROM THE CEO
The winter months are an opportunity to take stock of what works and what requires more attention in an effort to plan initiatives. As we look forward to 2017 and beyond we are exploring new opportunities to grow our organization to serve our communities more effectively. (New projects, consulting services mentions?)
In 2016 the Hydra-In-A-Box Project began development of the HykuDirect service that will be part of the DuraSpace suite of hosted services. In 2017, along with partners at DPLA and Stanford University, we will continue work on HykuDirect, a hosted Hydra-based institutional repository with DuraCloud serving as a preservation backend.
DuraSpace recently completed a Strategic Plan that outlines opportunities and priorities for the next two calendar years, and identifies resources needed to realize these goals. The plan is the result of internal assessment and external review and is a critical analysis of DuraSpace, its current programs, services, and activities.
As our members you are key partners in advancing our shared goals I invite you to review the Strategic Plan and to share your feedback you have with me.
Debra Hanken Kurtz
CEO
DURASPACE MEMBER SUMMIT
PROJECTS
FEDORA
Johns Hopkins and Fedora 4; More; More
- Links to reports from recent meetings and events
- Fedora for preservation
- API-X
DSPACE
DSpace 7 Outreach IG; More; More
- DSpace 7 dev update
- DSpace 7 outreach kick-off
VIVO
VIVO 2017 Conference Call for Proposals; More; More
- VIVO2017 CfP
- VIVO Camp
SERVICES
We are pleased to welcome new DSpaceDirect customers University of Tampa, Yakima Valley Libraries, and Copenhagen School of Design and Technology.
ArchivesDirect, DSpaceDirect, and DuraCloud services from DuraSpace are built on solid open source software platforms and require very little effort to start up. 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.
