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DuraSpace Announces New CEO and Chief Strategy Officer

Ithaca, NY  DuraSpace, a not-for-profit organization providing open source software and services, announced today that Michele Kimpton will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer, effective March 1, 2011.  Kimpton is currently the Chief Business Officer of DuraSpace, and formerly the Executive Director of the DSpace Foundation.

A Lightweight, Rich Media Streaming Solution With VTLS and Fedora

Blacksburg, VA The strength of the Fedora open source repository platform software lies in its flexibility and extensibility which in turn allows developers and service providers to customize solutions to meet specialized needs. Vishesh Chachra, VP, VTLS (http://www.vtls.com/), is convinced that allowing potential customers experience the power of streaming media with the VTLS' new VITAL Media solution integrated with Fedora will help to promote the use of both VTLS and Fedora.

For Your Repository Browsing Pleasure: University of Prince Edward Island on iTunes U

Ithaca, NY The University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) is not only the home of the popular Islandora repository software ("...uniquely combines the Drupal and Fedora open software applications to create a robust digital asset management system that can be fitted to meet the short and long term collaborative requirements of digital data stewardship"), but is also home to many interesting digital collections.

DSpace Online Discussion Focuses on 1.7 Upgrade Issues

Ithaca, NY On January 20-21, 2011 the DSpace community held an online discussion using email led by Alice Platt, Digital Initiatives Librarian, Shapiro Library, Southern New Hampshire University. Participants sent messages to dspace-general@lists.sourceforge.net or responded to emails sent by others in the discussion that went to the entire list.

DSpace Online Discussion Focuses on 1.7 Upgrade Issues

Ithaca, NY On January 20-21, 2011 the DSpace community held an online discussion using email led by Alice Platt, Digital Initiatives Librarian, Shapiro Library, Southern New Hampshire University. Participants sent messages to dspace-general@lists.sourceforge.net or responded to emails sent by others in the discussion that went to the entire list.

Submitted by carol on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 1:15pm

NOW AVAILABLE: Fedora 3.4.2 Improves Memory and Stability

Ithaca, NY The Fedora committer team has announced the release of Fedora 3.4.2.

This is a bugfix release that addresses several memory and stability issues with the core repository service.

Many thanks to those in the community who contributed to this release; particularly Janna Wemekamp (FCREPO-774 and FCREPO-823), Jörg Panzer (FCREPO-774), Nigel Thomas (FCREPO-846) and Mark Roy (FCREPO-820). Your help in identifying bugs, submitting patches, and road-testing fixes is very much appreciated.

Submitted by carol on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 11:39am

SUBSCRIBE to the DuraCloud Newsletter: Notes and Updates to Keep You Informed

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Meeting Needs: New DSpace Open Source Feature Review Process

Ithaca, NY  Many in the DSpace community are aware of the DSpace Global Outreach Committee's (DGOC) efforts over the past few years. With the guidance and support of the DuraSpace organization, the DGOC has developed several resources for the community.

Submitted by Valorie_Hollister on Wed, 01/26/2011 - 5:30pm
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