MESSAGE FROM THE CEO
Dear Friends,
As we prepare for the the DuraSpace Member Summit which will be held April 10-11 in San Diego prior to the CNI Spring Member Meeting we have several exciting initiatives to tell you about.
We are in the process of ensuring that the data in the DuraSpace Registry, a community driven database that identifies which institutions and organizations around the world use DSpace, Fedora and VIVO, is current. In 2018 there are more than 2,900 installations registered worldwide. We need your help to update this valuable tool to learn who is using what software, how they are using it, and how their use case may be similar to yours. Please take a moment to see if your organization’s repository or VIVO installation is listed on the registry. If not, let us know that you are using DSpace, Fedora or VIVO by sharing information about the software you’re using through our registry. If you find your information is outdated, please use the email link provided at the bottom of your registry entry to tell us what’s new or contact Kristi Searle to update your information. (Read more)
DSpace Developer Show and Tell Meetings (more) http://duraspace.org/news/dspace-launches-developer-show-and-tell-meetings
ARKs
Webinars for 2018 underway
Other
Warm regards,
Debra Hanken Kurtz
CEO
SUMMIT
We're looking forward to seeing many of our members at our Annual Member Summit on April 10 and 11 in San Diego, California. Those attending will receive the agenda and additional materials by April 6th. We'll be sure to provide all of our members with a complete Summit Summary in April's member newsletter. If you have any questions regarding the summit please contact Kristi Searle.
As a valued Member of DuraSpace is your organization listed on our User Registry?
In 2018 there are over 2,900 organizations worldwide using DSpace, Fedora or VIVO. The DuraSpace Registry is a community driven database that identifies which institutions and organizations around the world use DuraSpace software. The registry not only offers basic information about the repository or VIVO but can also include software versions, customizations, types of content, etc. The registry was designed to be a useful tool and resource to all users in our community encouraging the sharing of information and building connections among institutions and repository instances with similar goals and interests.
In order to maximize the usefulness of the registry it is imperative that our users register their instance and/or ensure their information is up to date. Please take a moment to see if your organization’s repository or instance is listed on the registry. If not, let us know that you are using DSpace, Fedora or VIVO by sharing information about the software you’re using through our registry. If you find your information is outdated, please use the email link provided at the bottom of your registry entry to tell us what’s new or contact Kristi Searle to update your information (please include your registry id#).
SERVICES New DuraCloud Pricing for 20+ TB Subscriptions (Mic, Heather update please, member info?)
DuraSpace is pleased to announce new pricing for DuraCloud subscriptions of 20 or more terabytes. The new pricing structure passes on storage savings and offers greater flexibility and more predictable pricing for the long-term preservation storage of growing digital collections. DuraCloud will continue to offer the same cost-effective pricing for subscription plans under 20 TB, including Preservation subscriptions starting at 1 TB of storage for an annual cost under $2,000.
View the New 20+ TB Pricing (PDF)
Duracloud Subscription Plans (under 20TB)
DuraCloud is an open, hosted service from DuraSpace that makes it easy to control where and how your organization preserves content in the cloud. DuraCloud enables one-click preservation backup to one or more expert cloud storage providers like Amazon Web Services and the TRAC-certified Chronopolis network, while adding lightweight features that enable digital preservation, data access, and data sharing.
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 Heather Greer Klein to learn more about any of the web services DuraSpace offers.
DuraSpace-euroCRIS Interoperability Event: DSpace and CRIS Systems Workshop
DuraSpace and euroCRIS will co-host a one-day event to focus on interoperability between DSpace repositories and CRIS systems in advance of the CRIS 2018 Conference in Umeå, Sweden - on Wednesday, June 13, 2018.
During the DSpace and CRIS systems workshop, DSpace users will have a great opportunity to meet to identify existing examples of integration between DSpace and CRIS systems and to discuss functionalities that DSpace could implement in the future in order to more effectively support workflows traditionally associated with Research Information Systems.
Members of the DSpace community are encouraged to send their proposal using this form.
We take the opportunity to remind you about the deadline for CRIS2018 submissions -- please feel free to submit your contributions at http://www.cris2018.se/cfp/ until Mon Mar 19th 2018 at midnight CET.
WHERE WE'LL BE THIS SPRING (UPDATE)
11th Research Data Alliance Plenary Meeting, Berlin, Germany, March 21-23, David Wilcox, Michele Mennielli
WEBINAR: Open Source Repository Upgrades: Top Advice from Practitioners, March 28, Erin Tripp
VIVO Camp San Diego, April 5-7, Mike Conlon
Durapace Summit, San Diego, April 10-11, Andrew Woods, Carol Minton Morris, David Wilcox, Debra Hanken Kurtz, Erin Tripp, Michele Mennielli, Mike Conlon, Val Hollister
CNI Spring Membership Meeting, San Diego, April 12-13 Debra Hanken Kurtz, Erin Tripp, David Wilcox, Andrew Woods
ANKOS Link 2018, Antalya (Turkey), April 17-20, Michele Mennielli
COAR Annual Meeting, Hamburg (Germany), May 15-17, Michele Mennielli
Fedora Camp at NASA, May 16-18, David Wilcox, Andrew Woods, Danny Bernstein
