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Welcome to the last newsletter of 2024! We are excited to share the latest news and developments from the community. In this newsletter, you will read about updates to DSpace Governance, welcome new DSpace members, learn about a new DSpace Committer, and more!
As the year draws to a close, we wish everyone a restful and reflective time and look forward to the road ahead.
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DSpace Annual Report
As 2024 comes to a close, we gratefully reflect on our shared achievements and key developments within the DSpace community. Our 2023-24 Annual Report, released in October 2024, highlights DSpace’s success in serving its community. We are looking forward to next year and anticipate the release of DSpace 9.0 in May of 2025.
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New Leadership and Steering Groups Elected
The DSpace Leadership Group held elections in October. We are pleased to welcome new and continuing members of DSpace Leadership.
- Bridget Almas, Lyrasis (ex-officio)
- Pascal-Nicolas Becker, The Library Code
- Isabel Bernal, CSIC (Spanish National Research Council)
- Bill Branan, Sheridan Libraries at Johns Hopkins University
- Kimberly Chapman, University of Arizona Libraries (ex-officio)
- Maggie Dickson, Duke University
- Lieven Droogmans, Atmire
- Mohit Garg, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (Community At Large Representative)
- Barbara Hirschmann, ETH Zurich
- Jyrki Ilva, National Library of Finland
- Owen Iyoha, Eko-Konnect Research and Education Initiative (Community At Large Representative)
- Ed Kirkland, University of Nottingham
- James MacKenzie, University of New Brunswick / CRKN (Canadian Research and Knowledge Network)
- Agustina Martinez-Garcia, University of Cambridge
- Lautaro Matas, LA Referencia (ex-officio)
- Erik Moore, University of Minnesota
- Susanna Mornati, 4Science
- Jere Odell, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
- Kristi Park, Texas Digital Library
- Beate Rajski, Hamburg University of Technology / DSpace-DE Consortium
- Julien Sicot, EPFL / Swiss Consortium
- Paschal Ssemaganda, World Bank Group
- Carolyn Sullivan, University of Ottawa
- Ianthe Sutherland, The University of Edinburgh
- Maureen Walsh, The Ohio State University Libraries
The DSpace Steering Group also held elections in October. Congratulations to new and continuing members of DSpace Steering.
- Bridget Almas, Lyrasis (ex-officio)
- Pascal-Nicolas Becker, The Library Code
- Lieven Droogmans, Atmire
- Scott Hanrath, University of Kansas
- Erica Johns, Cornell University Library
- Agustina Martinez-Garcia, University of Cambridge
- Erik Moore, University of Minnesota
- Susanna Mornati, 4Science
- Kristi Park, Texas Digital Library
- Maureen Walsh, The Ohio State University Libraries
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TECHNICAL UPDATE
The DSpace Committers Group Welcomes One New Member
We are happy to announce that Sascha Szott has been approved as DSpace Committers. Please join us in welcoming Sascha!
Development work on DSpace version 9.0 is currently in full swing
A number of new features and ideas are going to be included. Follow along by visiting the 9.0 Release Status page on the wiki. DSpace Leadership has officially approved the move of the 9.0 release date from April to May of 2025. An updated draft of the release schedule can be found on the Developers Meeting page.
DSpace 8.1 and 7.6.3
We are currently working on bug fix releases for version 8.1 and 7.6.3. The release date for these versions has not yet been finalized.
DSpace and DSpace-CRIS intent to investigate merger
In case you missed it, DSpace Governance announced an intent to investigate a merger of DSpace and DSpace-CRIS in October. You can find the announcement on the DSpace Community Google Group. Governance is currently in the process of forming two planning groups to undertake this investigation: one focused on strategic issues related to a potential merger, and one to develop a technology roadmap for potentially combining the codebases. Updates will be shared with the community as new developments occur.
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CERTIFIED PARTNER NEWS
Please email us with your news to add to the DSpace News area of the website and our social accounts.
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We are very happy to announce that two new institutions have recently become DSpace members at the bronze level:
Both institutions have joined DSpace membership via the German consortium.
Is your institution interested in becoming a DSpace member? Learn more about the benefits of becoming a member and how to do so on our website.
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Is your DSpace repository listed in the registry? Help us maintain reliable information on the community of DSpace users around the world by registering your repository today. | |
DSpace Community Advisory Team (DCAT)
The DSpace Community Advisory Team holds monthly open Zoom meetings for repository managers, developers and users of DSpace.
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ABOUT LYRASIS
Lyrasis, a non-profit membership organization, partners with member libraries, archives and museums to create, access, preserve and manage information, with an emphasis on digital content, while building and sustaining collaboration, enhancing operations and technology, and increasing buying power. Lyrasis is the organizational home of DSpace.
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