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Edinburgh, Scotland The Seventh International Conference on Open Repositories will take place July 9-13, 2012. The OR2012 Programme Committee has announced that the draft program is now available at: https://www.conftool.net/or2012/sessions.php The ... [More] prorgam is provisional and, as such, timings may change. Further details including Pecha Kucha and Repository Fringe sessions, closing keynote, session chairs etc. will also be incorporated in the coming days. Please check the website for updates. As a reminder delegates can register for OR2012 via the conference electronic payment system (http://or2012.ed.ac.uk/registration/). The early booking rate of £295 is available until June 11, 2012 with a full-price rate of £350 thereafter. There is also a day rate of £115. Delegates can also register for the workshops on Monday and Tuesday at www.or2012.eventbrite.com. Please note that the workshops are free but you will need the EDN number from your receipt from the conference electronic payment system to register for the workshops. Accommodation is booked separately - http://or2012.ed.ac.uk/delegates/accommodation/ Additional information about the conference is provided on the OR2012 website - http://or2012.ed.ac.uk/ [Less]

Ithaca, NY The World Bank recently announced adoption of an Open Access policy thereby joining institutions, organizations and advocates around the world who are making research outputs broadly accessible. The policy will go into effect on July 1 ... [More] , 2012. The World Bank selected DSpace to implement the Open Knowledge Repository (https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/). With over 1,200 known installations in over 100 countries, DSpace is the open source software of choice for organizations to build open access institutional repositories. In order to make DSpace fit with a diverse set of requirements, the World Bank relied on @mire's (http://atmire.com/) technical expertise. Read an article by Bram Luyten, @mire, about the Open Knowledge Repository: http://atmire.com/website/?q=content/world-bank-launches-dspace-repository From the article: "The repository features a full audit trail of all changes to items, changes to the metadata and bitstreams. The rich metadata leveraged from existing sources gets exposed through the Discovery faceted browse and searching system. The Metadata Quality Module was intensively used by World Bank staff to modify metadata after the initial import operations. The technical work, including complex import operations was carried out in a timespan of 4 months." More information Webcast: What the World Bank's Open Access Policy Means for Development: http://live.worldbank.org/bank-open-access-policy-development-liveblog World Bank Announces Open Access Policy for Research and Knowledge, Launches Open Knowledge Repository: http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:23164491~menuPK:51062075~pagePK:34370~piPK:34424~theSitePK:4607,00.html [Less]

From Stuart Macdonald on behalf of OR2012 Organizing Committee Edinburgh, UK Registration for OR2012 workshops on Monday July 9 and Tuesday July 10 is now open and available at www.or2012.eventbrite.com. Please note that the workshops are free but ... [More] you will need the EDN number from your receipt from ePay registration system (http://or2012.ed.ac.uk/registration/) to register for the workshops. Accommodation is booked separately - http://or2012.ed.ac.uk/delegates/accommodation/ The early booking rate of £295 ($465) has been extended until June 11 with a full-price rate of £350 ($552) thereafter. There is also a day rate of £115 ($181). We are also please to announce that Dr Cameron Neylon, recently appointed Director of Advocacy at the Public Library of Science (PLoS) will provide the opening keynote for OR2012. Cameron is well known in the scientific community, recognized for his professionalism, experience, vision and influence in scholarly publishing, communication, and research. His attendance at the Budapest Open Access Initiative meeting, advisory role for the Scholarly Communication in Africa Program, and leadership of the Open Society Foundation funded Beyond Impact project are recent examples of his focus on web technology to enhance research communication. After earning his PhD in Chemistry from Australian National University, Cameron worked as a Wellcome Trust International Fellow at the University of Bath; a lecturer in chemical biology at the University of Southampton; and most recently a senior scientist at the Science and Technology Facilities Council, UK. He has also served as an academic editor for PLoS ONE—one of many commitments he will transition prior to joining PLoS in early July 2012. An updated version of the programme (http://or2012.ed.ac.uk/programme/) including User Group Session details will be announced early next week. Additional information about the conference is provided on the OR2012 website - http://or2012.ed.ac.uk/ We look forward to welcoming you to Edinburgh for OR2012. [Less]

Ithaca, NY Those of us who have navigated through mazes of menu options online or on the phone to find information would agree that it's great when you are fortunate enough to find a real person waiting on the other end of a communcation to answer ... [More] questions. Three real people: Matt Zumwalt, Media Shelf and Technical Lead Hydra project; Chris Wilper, Technical Lead and Developer, Fedora repository project and; Tim Donohue, Technical Lead and Developer, DSpace project have volunteered to be available online to answer your questions about Hydra, Fedora and DSpace technical development. HYDRA Matt is available "to convey as much of my own hands-on knowledge about the Hydra components to as many people as possible." About Hydra Office Hours https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/hydra-tech/iNlE-78K8Qw/JCuJPGTETZkJ Notes from Hydra Office Hours No. 1 http://yourmediashelf.com/2011/12/office-hours-1/ FEDORA Connect with Chris Wilper each Thursday from 10-5 pm ET on the #duraspace IRC channel on Freenode: https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/~cwilper/Fedora+Office+Hours About Fedora office hours http://fedora-commons.1317035.n2.nabble.com/fcrepo-dev-ANN-Fedora-Office... DSPACE Talk with Tim Donohue every Weds from 1-4pm ET on the #duraspace IRC channel on Freenode https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/~tdonohue/DSpace+Office+Hours About DSpace office hours http://dspace.2283337.n4.nabble.com/DSpace-Office-Hours-Every-Weds-from-... Got a dev question or just an idea you want to bounce off someone? Stop by and let's talk about it. [Less]

Ithaca, NY @mire (http://atmire.com/) is a DuraSpace Registered Service Provider with a client base that extends into many countries and regions around the world. Based in Belgium (EU) and California (USA) @mire's commitment to Open Source technology ... [More] and technical excellence is fueld by a group of dedicated professional DSpace repository engineers and a vibrant global community comprised of 40 institutions in 15 countries. In this short video @mire highlights some of the key people behind making knowledge open and accessible through DSpace repositories: https://atmire.com/website/?q=content/faces-dspace. [Less]

From USETDA 2012 Conference Organizing Committee and USETDA Board of Directors Boston, MA You can still participate in North America’s premier event on electronic theses and dissertations, institutional repositories and open access at the incredibly ... [More] low rate of only $129 for renewing members – and new members can join USETDA at a 50% discount to receive the discount rate. The USETDA 2012 Conference early-bird discount registration will soon expire on May 13th. Conference registration information is available online: http://www.usetda.org/?page_id=811 About the Conference The United States Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Association (USETDA) planning committee is pleased to invite you to our 2nd annual conference “USETDA 2012: A revolution in scholarship – A commonwealth of knowledge”, to be held June 13-15, in historic Quincy, Massachusetts – near downtown Boston. Searching for innovative new ways to engage your students? Looking to increase efficiency by making technology work for you? Take your ETD program to the next level. This year’s program includes an outstanding lineup of speakers offering 3 pre-conference workshops, keynote presentations by Michele Kimpton of DSpace and Ed Fox of NDLTD as well as 24 breakout sessions covering a variety of relevant topics ranging from discussions on implementation, intellectual property and preservation issues to sharing best practices among the ETD community. Complete program details are available online: http://www.usetda.org/?page_id=1210. USETDA 2012 is designed for ETD professionals from graduate schools, libraries and information technology sectors who work with ETDs or ETD programs. Our focus will be on relevant and current ETD issues with an emphasis on sharing best-practices and resources within the U.S. The Conference is also open to colleagues outside the U.S. – anyone is welcome to attend this national venue. Last year at USETDA 2011, we had 75 organizations and agencies represented. You can see who is currently registered for ETD 2012 via our online Registration Map. This year we are expecting over 125 participants to attend from around the U.S. as well as abroad. USETDA 2012 will be held at the Boston Marriott Quincy Hotel. The conference rate is only $149/night single/double plus tax. To receive this rate, conference attendees must book before May 22, 2012. Reservations may be completed online or by calling 1-866-449-7387 (refer to group code “useusea”). About Boston Historic Boston provides endless recreational, dining and cultural activities for the entire family. While in the area be sure to take advantage of lovely summer weather, the seacoast, the history and the charm of the Boston area. Watch a video on highlights of Boston. Complete details on things to do in Boston are available online. Complete information about USETDA 2012 is available online at http://www.usetda.org/. Questions may be sent to [email protected]. We hope you will join us in June in Boston at USETDA 2012 for an exceptional value and spectacular learning experiences on ETDs! [Less]

Ithaca, NY Today the DuraSpace organization announced the launch of the 2012 Sponsorship Program encouraging users of DSpace, Fedora and DuraCloud open source technologies for digital preservation and access to invest in radical collaboration by ... [More] becoming DuraSpace sponsors. This software is available free of charge and DuraSpace does not receive significant funding from government agencies or private foundations. Instead DuraSpace relies on financial support from those organizations who directly benefit by using its open source software. “The challenge of preserving academic content is too great for any one institution to tackle alone”, says Karin Wittenborg, University Librarian, University of Virginia. “DuraSpace fosters collaborative activities and open-source solutions to ensure that knowledge will be accessible to future generations." DuraSpace Community Sponsorship information: http://duraspace.org/sponsors More and more data Research data and the scholarly record continue to grow while libraries remain uniquely positioned to take advantage of open access, open source and open data systems that address burgeoning data and access for future generations. DuraSpace, an independent 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, is a catalyst in this effort by supporting the development of DSpace (http://DSpace.org/) and Fedora (http://Fedora-commons.org/) open source software for digital repositories, and DuraCloud (http://DuraCloud.org/), a hosted service and open technology for managing content in the cloud. Leadership, advocacy and solutions The combined benefits of strategic leadership, innovative solutions, community outreach and advocacy on behalf of DuraSpace communities have resulted in ongoing development and deployment of open technologies for durable, persistent access to digital data. Community collaborators in these efforts include highly respected academic institutions, government agencies, and scientific and cultural organizations. DuraSpace advocates for open access to scholarly publications and for interoperability of the supporting technologies and has helped to establish open standards and protocols by working with other open source software projects and commercial partners on integration strategies. DuraSpace is an active participant in the Digital Preservation Network (DPN), EDUCAUSE, International Open Repositories Conference, Internet2, and the National Digital Stewardship Alliance (NDSA). Feel free to contact Valorie Hollister, Director of Community Programs ([email protected]) with questions about the DuraSpace 2012 Community Sponsorship Program. About DuraSpace DuraSpace (http://DuraSpace.org/) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. DuraSpace software and services are used worldwide as solutions for open access, institutional repositories, digital libraries, digital archives, data curation, virtual research environments, and more. The organization's open source technology portfolio includes the DSpace open access repository application and the Fedora open repository platform. DuraSpace is the home of DuraCloud, a cloud-based software service that leverages existing cloud infrastructure to enable durability and access to digital content. The DuraSpace team includes recognized leaders and experts in the management of digital information who work with an active and diverse international community committed to the durability of digital resources. [Less]

Features and pricing for simple and cost effective preservation and archiving in the cloud Ithaca, NY Today the DuraSpace organization announced new DuraCloud (http://DuraCloud.org) subscription plans that offer three levels of cost effective digital ... [More] preservation and archiving services in the cloud. Prices for the new subscription plans are competitive with commercial cloud providers and do not require additional transfer or variable costs. DuraCloud customers of the managed service can now choose between three plans that offer various solutions for preservation and enterprise use cases. The DuraCloud Preservation Basic subscription is great for institutions that would like to have two redundant copies of their original content stored at one cloud data center. For added protection, the DuraCloud Preservation Plus plan is perfect for institutions that wish to have four redundant copies of their original content stored at two cloud data centers. The DuraCloud Enterprise subscription plan provides a full suite of configurable DuraCloud features and is ideal for institutions that need multiple DuraCloud sub-accounts for departments, research groups, cross institutional projects, or individuals. To ensure preservation of irreplaceable content DuraCloud now offers automated weekly content health check, reporting, file repair  and more.  For more information, including the full list of features for each plan, please visit http://duracloud.org/pricing. DuraCloud features at-a-glance For archiving digital library materials and research output from academic institutions, museums, government organizations and professional organizations DuraCloud is the only managed software service that archives content across more than one cloud provider so that documents, imagery and videos are always accessible. DuraCloud runs on Amazon AWS, RackSpace and in the near future on the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) Cloud–the largest academic-based cloud storage system in the U.S. DuraCloud provides customers with: • Copies of your content stored with multiple providers • Automated health checking of content, so your files are never corrupted or lost • Automated repair of damaged files for Preservation Plus customers • A full suite of reports that let you more effectively manage your content • Online sharing and streaming to any internet-linked device For more information register for a free web seminar showcasing new DuraCloud features and prices Join Carissa Smith, DuraCloud Partner Specialist, on Wednesday, May 9 at 2pm ET for an online demonstration of DuraCloud's new automatic health check services, integrated dashboard reporting features, as well as streaming and sharing capabilities. There will be time at the end of the session to ask questions. Register HERE: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=5iy95gcab&oeidk=a07e5vkgbphbc9d942b Contact Carissa Smith ([email protected]) for more information. About DuraSpace DuraSpace (http://DuraSpace.org) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. DuraSpace software and services are used worldwide as solutions for open access, institutional repositories, digital libraries, digital archives, data curation, virtual research environments, and more. The organization's open source technology portfolio includes the DSpace open access repository application and the Fedora open repository platform. DuraSpace is the home of DuraCloud, a cloud-based software service that leverages existing cloud infrastructure to enable durability and access to digital content. The DuraSpace team includes recognized leaders and experts in the management of digital information who work with an active and diverse international community committed to the durability of digital resources. Contact Carol Minton Morris <[email protected]> for more information. [Less]

From Geri Bunker Ingram, Manager of User Services for Digital Collection Services, OCLC Online Computer LIbrary Center, Inc. Join us to learn how the University of Hawaii at Manoa is organizing their digital library and increasing its visibility ... [More] by incorporating the newest features of OCLC’s WorldCat Digital Collection Gateway into their workflow. Hear how this free tool can help you increase readership of your digital materials by exposing them through WorldCat.org and WorldCat Local. Taylor Surface, OCLC, will provide an overview of the Gateway and its new features and how they can help to highlight your digital content metadata in WorldCat.org and WorldCat Local. Beth Tillinghast, University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM) Institutional Repository manager, will discuss current issues and approaches in enhancing workflow and visibility for various collections in the UHM ScholarSpace (DSpace) repositories. Martha Chantiny, Head of Desktop Network Services in the UHM Library, will share the current status of UHM Library image collections, which are posted to the web using the OAI harvestable Streetprint Digital Library. Daniel Ishimitsu, Information Technology Specialist for UHM Library, will discuss the project that he worked on to allow the mapping of thumbnails for display in OAIster, now part of WorldCat.org. Please join your colleagues from the University of Hawaii Manoa and OCLC Digital Collection Services on Thursday, May 3. 12:00 pm Pacific Daylight Time (San Francisco, GMT-07:00) 9:00 am Hawaii Time (Honolulu, GMT-10:00) 3:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time (New York, GMT-04:00)   No registration necessary. Log in at:  https://oclc.webex.com/oclc/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=316916883 For more information, contact Geri Bunker Ingram at [email protected].  [Less]

From Bonnie J. Smith, University of Florida, George A. Smathers Libraries; Maria A. Jankowska, UCLA, Charles E. Young Research Library; Marianne A. Buehler, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries Las Vegas, Nevada Please accept this invitation to ... [More] participate in the Library as Partner in Creating Curriculum for Sustainability survey [link: https://academictrial.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_8Ds9A1yindrZLlG]. This survey explores the level of engagement of academic libraries and information studies schools in the emerging focus of educating for sustainability on university and college campuses across North America. The expected benefits associated with your involvement include creating a better understanding of the role of libraries in educating for sustainability and may also reveal some opportunities for further research. We are committed to analyzing the results and sharing key findings of this survey. We anticipate the survey will take 10-20 minutes to complete. There are no foreseeable risks associated with this survey. The confidentiality of your responses will be protected. Please share this survey with colleagues in academic libraries and LIS schools. Those who complete the survey may be entered in a random drawing at the close of the survey for the following prizes: One of ten Better World Books gift certificates valued at $20 each and one of ten Starbucks gift certificates valued at $10 each. If you wish to participate in the drawing, please provide your email address at the end of the survey. The survey closes on May 2, 2012. Please click here to take the survey: https://academictrial.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_8Ds9A1yindrZLlG [Less]