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Winchester, MA  Today the DuraSpace organization is pleased to announce the public launch of DSpaceDirect–the only hosted repository solution for low-cost discovery, access, archiving, and preservation. DSpaceDirect is now available with convenient ... [More] features that include fast start-up, you-pick customization, no-cost upgrades, content preservation options, anytime data access and all-the-time data control–all at a price that puts solutions for long-term access to digital scholarly assets within reach of institutions of any size. • Get DSpaceDirect details: http://dspacedirect.org/benefits • Get a DSpaceDirect quote right away: http://dspacedirect.org/inquiry Built on DSpace, the most widely-used repository application in the world with more than 1,500 installed instances, DSpaceDirect was inspired by the idea that the past creates the future as each generation builds knowledge on the scholarship that came before. DSpaceDirect is a hosted DSpace repository service that allows institutions of any size to afford to keep their digital content safe and accessible over time. Small institutions are able to get a repository up and running right away that can be made available to patrons as well as to new users worldwide. Users say that the DSpaceDirect easy start-up accelerates discussions about digital content stewardship and preservation best practices at their institutions. Robbie Bolton, Library Director, White Library, Spring Arbor University explains, “DSpaceDirect has made it possible for smaller academic libraries, like Spring Arbor's White Library, to provide online digital repositories to promote faculty publications and student research.” The ability to provide long-term access to and archiving of digital assets is the cornerstone of a scholarly culture of openness. DSpaceDirect is a launchpad for accessing the past to create the future, with no institutions left behind. With annual subscriptions starting at less than $4,000 affordable long-term access is within reach–the only hosted solution providing access, management and preservation in one package.  Find out more today on the DSpaceDirect pricing page: http://dspacedirect.org/pricing. About DuraSpace DuraSpace (http://duraspace.org) is an independent 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization providing leadership and innovation for open technologies that promote durable, persistent access to digital data. We collaborate with academic, scientific, cultural, and technology communities by supporting projects (DSpace, Fedora) and creating services (DuraCloud, DSpaceDirect) to help ensure that current and future generations have access to our collective digital heritage. Our values are expressed in our organizational byline, "Committed to our digital future."   [Less]

Winchester, MA  Today the DuraSpace organization is pleased to announce the public launch of DSpaceDirect–the only hosted repository solution for low-cost discovery, access, archiving, and preservation. DSpaceDirect is now available with convenient ... [More] features that include fast start-up, you-pick customization, no-cost upgrades, content preservation options, anytime data access and all-the-time data control–all at a price that puts solutions for long-term access to digital scholarly assets within reach of institutions of any size. • Get DSpaceDirect details: http://dspacedirect.org/benefits • Get a DSpaceDirect quote right away: http://dspacedirect.org/inquiry Built on DSpace, the most widely-used repository application in the world with more than 1,500 installed instances, DSpaceDirect was inspired by the idea that the past creates the future as each generation builds knowledge on the scholarship that came before. DSpaceDirect is a hosted DSpace repository service that allows institutions of any size to afford to keep their digital content safe and accessible over time. Small institutions are able to get a repository up and running right away that can be made available to patrons as well as to new users worldwide. Users say that the DSpaceDirect easy start-up accelerates discussions about digital content stewardship and preservation best practices at their institutions. Robbie Bolton, Library Director, White Library, Spring Arbor University explains, “DSpaceDirect has made it possible for smaller academic libraries, like Spring Arbor's White Library, to provide online digital repositories to promote faculty publications and student research.” The ability to provide long-term access to and archiving of digital assets is the cornerstone of a scholarly culture of openness. DSpaceDirect is a launchpad for accessing the past to create the future, with no institutions left behind. With annual subscriptions starting at less than $4,000 affordable long-term access is within reach–the only hosted solution providing access, management and preservation in one package.  Find out more today on the DSpaceDirect pricing page: http://dspacedirect.org/pricing. About DuraSpace DuraSpace (http://duraspace.org) is an independent 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization providing leadership and innovation for open technologies that promote durable, persistent access to digital data. We collaborate with academic, scientific, cultural, and technology communities by supporting projects (DSpace, Fedora) and creating services (DuraCloud, DSpaceDirect) to help ensure that current and future generations have access to our collective digital heritage. Our values are expressed in our organizational byline, "Committed to our digital future."   [Less]

From Bram Luyten, @mire (http://atmire.com/) Madrid, Spain  The Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), the largest public research body in Spain, Cybermetrics lab recently published the January 2014 edition of the popular ... [More] web-exposure ranking for Institutional Repositories. This new edition ranks more than 1500 repositories and includes Altmetrics which now attribute more value to links coming from sources such as Wikipedia, Mendeley and Academia.edu. http://repositories.webometrics.info/en/top_Inst @mire has identified DSpace repositories in the ranking and compiled the following trend report based on the Webometrics Ranking: Webometrics institutional repository ranking January 2014 [Less]

From Bram Luyten, @mire (http://atmire.com/) Madrid, Spain  The Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), the largest public research body in Spain, Cybermetrics lab recently published the January 2014 edition of the popular ... [More] web-exposure ranking for Institutional Repositories. This new edition ranks more than 1500 repositories and includes Altmetrics which now attribute more value to links coming from sources such as Wikipedia, Mendeley and Academia.edu. http://repositories.webometrics.info/en/top_Inst @mire has identified DSpace repositories in the ranking and compiled the following trend report based on the Webometrics Ranking: Webometrics institutional repository ranking January 2014 [Less]

From James Evans, Open Repository, BioMed Central. The Connacht Ulster Alliance launched their repository on February 18, attended by the presidents and staff from the three Institutes in the CUA. The CUA is a strategic partnership formed by ... [More] Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT), Letterkenny Institute of Technology (LYIT) and  Institute of Technology, Sligo (IT Sligo), with the aim of achieving Technological University status within the Republic of Ireland. The CUA repository, running on Open Repository’s low-cost hosted platform, demonstrates the value in running a shared consortium repository. Each of the institutions holds their content at separate community levels, using the DSpace hierarchy to add further collections to suit their individual requirements. They will make a high impact with their research output,  without the economic and resource burdens of running separate repositories. Open Repository is delighted to gain another Irish repository, and the absolute ease of working with the CUA repository team. They join Lenus in the Irish Republic, and  The General Teaching Council of Northern Ireland (GTCNI) as valued clients. Open Repository  builds, hosts and customises enhanced, DSpace repositories for institutions, enabling the institution to focus on managing and developing content within their repository. Through Open Repository and Open Repository Lite, clients can choose a package to suit their needs.   Open Repository is a DuraSpace Registered Service Provider and is offered by BioMed Central, the Open Access specialist. [Less]

From James Evans, Open Repository, BioMed Central. The Connacht Ulster Alliance launched their repository on February 18, attended by the presidents and staff from the three Institutes in the CUA. The CUA is a strategic partnership formed by ... [More] Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT), Letterkenny Institute of Technology (LYIT) and  Institute of Technology, Sligo (IT Sligo), with the aim of achieving Technological University status within the Republic of Ireland. The CUA repository, running on Open Repository’s low-cost hosted platform, demonstrates the value in running a shared consortium repository. Each of the institutions holds their content at separate community levels, using the DSpace hierarchy to add further collections to suit their individual requirements. They will make a high impact with their research output,  without the economic and resource burdens of running separate repositories. Open Repository is delighted to gain another Irish repository, and the absolute ease of working with the CUA repository team. They join Lenus in the Irish Republic, and  The General Teaching Council of Northern Ireland (GTCNI) as valued clients. Open Repository  builds, hosts and customises enhanced, DSpace repositories for institutions, enabling the institution to focus on managing and developing content within their repository. Through Open Repository and Open Repository Lite, clients can choose a package to suit their needs.   Open Repository is a DuraSpace Registered Service Provider and is offered by BioMed Central, the Open Access specialist. [Less]

A message from the Open Repositories 2014 Conference organizers Helsinki, FI  We are pleased to announce that registration for Open Repositories 2014 is now open. The five-day conference will be held in Helsinki, the capital of Finland, from June 9 ... [More] to June 13, 2014. You will find full registration information on the following page: http://or2014.helsinki.fi/?page_id=454. Open Repositories 2014–registration and fees The early registration fee, 320 EUR, will be available until May 4. After May 4, the registration fee will be 400 EUR. The conference dinner will be held on Wednesday, June 11, on Valkosaari Island in Helsinki Harbor (more information here) and is priced separately at 60 EUR. There is also a special Friday evening excursion to Suomenlinna Sea Fortress (more information here) available for those delegates who will be staying in Helsinki until Saturday. The full conference program is expected to be available in late April once the review process is completed. An early draft version of the schedule (subject to change) is available here: https://www.conftool.com/or2014/sessions.php. The registration process will be handled by TAVI Congress Bureau. If you have questions related to conference registration, you can contact them directly at or-2014[at]tavicon.fi. Pilot scholarship programme A highlight of this year's conference is the availability of delegate scholarships for the first time. The Open Repositories Steering Committee is delighted to announce a pilot Scholarship Programme for OR2014. This programme aims to expand participation by providing registration support for a small number of delegates to this year's conference. The scholarship programme is open to librarians, repository managers, developers and researchers in digital libraries and related fields. Please note: the OR2014 scholarship programme provides a full discount for conference registration and the conference dinner. It does not cover other costs including accommodation, travel and subsistence. It is anticipated that the applicant's home institution will provide financial support to supplement an OR scholarship award. Only fully-completed applications will be accepted. The deadline for applications is Sunday, March 14, 2014. You may apply for funding here: http://or2014.helsinki.fi/?page_id=412 For more information or to nominate someone for a scholarship, please contact the Scholarship Committee chair, William J Nixon ([email protected]).   [Less]

A message from the Open Repositories 2014 Conference organizers Helsinki, FI  We are pleased to announce that registration for Open Repositories 2014 is now open. The five-day conference will be held in Helsinki, the capital of Finland, from June 9 ... [More] to June 13, 2014. You will find full registration information on the following page: http://or2014.helsinki.fi/?page_id=454. Open Repositories 2014–registration and fees The early registration fee, 320 EUR, will be available until May 4. After May 4, the registration fee will be 400 EUR. The conference dinner will be held on Wednesday, June 11, on Valkosaari Island in Helsinki Harbor (more information here) and is priced separately at 60 EUR. There is also a special Friday evening excursion to Suomenlinna Sea Fortress (more information here) available for those delegates who will be staying in Helsinki until Saturday. The full conference program is expected to be available in late April once the review process is completed. An early draft version of the schedule (subject to change) is available here: https://www.conftool.com/or2014/sessions.php. The registration process will be handled by TAVI Congress Bureau. If you have questions related to conference registration, you can contact them directly at or-2014[at]tavicon.fi. Pilot scholarship programme A highlight of this year's conference is the availability of delegate scholarships for the first time. The Open Repositories Steering Committee is delighted to announce a pilot Scholarship Programme for OR2014. This programme aims to expand participation by providing registration support for a small number of delegates to this year's conference. The scholarship programme is open to librarians, repository managers, developers and researchers in digital libraries and related fields. Please note: the OR2014 scholarship programme provides a full discount for conference registration and the conference dinner. It does not cover other costs including accommodation, travel and subsistence. It is anticipated that the applicant's home institution will provide financial support to supplement an OR scholarship award. Only fully-completed applications will be accepted. The deadline for applications is Sunday, March 14, 2014. You may apply for funding here: http://or2014.helsinki.fi/?page_id=412 For more information or to nominate someone for a scholarship, please contact the Scholarship Committee chair, William J Nixon ([email protected]).   [Less]

From Butch Lazorchak, Digital Archivist, Library of Congress, National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program Washington, DC  The National Digital Stewardship Alliance (NDSA) Standards and Practices Working Group is pleased to ... [More] announce the release of a new NDSA report, "The Benefits and Risks of the PDF/A-3 File Format for Archival Institutions." The report, created by a subgroup of the Standards and Practices Working Group, takes a measured look at the costs and benefits of the widespread use of the PDF/A-3 format, especially as it effects content arriving in collecting institutions. It provides background on the technical development of the specification, identifies specific scenarios under which the format might be used and suggests policy prescriptions for collecting institutions to consider. Special thanks goes to the authors of the document: • Caroline Arms, Library of Congress contractor • Don Chalfant, National Archives and Records Administration • Kevin DeVorsey, National Archives and Records Administration • Chris Dietrich, National Park Service • Carl Fleischhauer, Library of Congress • Butch Lazorchak, Library of Congress • Sheila Morrissey, ITHAKA • Kate Murray, Library of Congress especially Caroline and Sheila who carried the heavy lifting. Bravo! More information in the Signal: http://blogs.loc.gov/digitalpreservation/2014/02/new-ndsa-report-the-benefits-and-risks-of-the-pdfa-3-file-format-for-archival-institutions/ The report is available at: http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/ndsa/working_groups/documents/NDSA_PDF_A3_report_final022014.pdf?loclr=blogsig   [Less]

From Butch Lazorchak, Digital Archivist, Library of Congress, National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program Washington, DC  The National Digital Stewardship Alliance (NDSA) Standards and Practices Working Group is pleased to ... [More] announce the release of a new NDSA report, "The Benefits and Risks of the PDF/A-3 File Format for Archival Institutions." The report, created by a subgroup of the Standards and Practices Working Group, takes a measured look at the costs and benefits of the widespread use of the PDF/A-3 format, especially as it effects content arriving in collecting institutions. It provides background on the technical development of the specification, identifies specific scenarios under which the format might be used and suggests policy prescriptions for collecting institutions to consider. Special thanks goes to the authors of the document: • Caroline Arms, Library of Congress contractor • Don Chalfant, National Archives and Records Administration • Kevin DeVorsey, National Archives and Records Administration • Chris Dietrich, National Park Service • Carl Fleischhauer, Library of Congress • Butch Lazorchak, Library of Congress • Sheila Morrissey, ITHAKA • Kate Murray, Library of Congress especially Caroline and Sheila who carried the heavy lifting. Bravo! More information in the Signal: http://blogs.loc.gov/digitalpreservation/2014/02/new-ndsa-report-the-benefits-and-risks-of-the-pdfa-3-file-format-for-archival-institutions/ The report is available at: http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/ndsa/working_groups/documents/NDSA_PDF_A3_report_final022014.pdf?loclr=blogsig   [Less]