DSpace

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 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.

From USETDA 2012 Conference Organizing Committee and USETDA Board of Directors

Features and pricing for simple and cost effective preservation and archiving in the cloud

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 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.

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 participate in the Library as Partner in Creating Curriculum for Sustainability survey [link: https://academictrial.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_8Ds9A1yindrZLlG].

From Stuart Macdonald, on behalf of the OR12 organizing committee

Edinburgh, UK We are pleased to announce that delegate registration for Seventh International Conference on Open Repositories (OR2012) is now open via the conference electronic payment system [link: http://or2012.ed.ac.uk/registration/]. The early booking rate of £295 ($470) is available until May 21. The Conference will be held July 9-13, 2012 in Edinburgh.

Via Alma Swan, Director, Key Perspectives Ltd. and Director of European Advocacy Programmes for SPARC and Convenor for Enabling Open Scholarship, the organisation of universities promoting the principles of open scholarship in the academic community.

From Seamus Ross, General Chair and Andrew Drummond, Local Organizing Chair iPRES2012

Toronto, Canada The University of Toronto Faculty of Information will host the International Conference on Preservation of Digital Objects (iPRES2012) in Toronto, Canada in October 2012. iPRES2012 will be the ninth in the series of annual international conferences that bring together researchers and practitioners from around the world to explore the latest trends, innovations, and practices in preserving our digital heritage.

Ithaca, NY Institutional repositories and content management systems (CMS) hold and manage multiple types of content for a variety of purposes. To understand the differences between the two systems DuraSpace offers an analysis that highlights both similarities and differences for those who are making choices with regard to establishing a CMS such as Drupal, an open source repository system such as DSpace or Fedora, or a hybrid of both such as Islandora.