26 February 2008
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In this issue...
New animated introduction to Open Repository
For those of you who are new to Open Repository or would like to educate your colleagues on Open Repository, please view our new 5-minute flash-animated presentation, which provides a complete overview of all the features and benefits this service has to offer.
Open Repository upgrades to DSpace 1.4.9
We are pleased to announce that Open Repository has recently been upgraded to include the latest DSpace features. Open Repository 1.4.9 comprises of all the key components of DSpace 1.4.2 and many of the key components of the forthcoming DSpace 1.5.
Our customers are very important to us and we work closely with every single one to continually improve the service of Open Repository. Here is just a selection of the added features now available since Open Repository 1.4.9 was released.
- Improved interface throughout, with particular attention to the My Repository page, researcher pages and the community and collection home pages.
- Improved browse functionality with additional ordering and sorting options including browse menus, which will omit indefinite articles in any language.
- Enhanced search functionality with date range restrictions and additional sorting options.
- In-submission conversion now converts Microsoft Office applications to their OpenOffice equivalents, as well as to PDF
- Ability to move items from one collection to another
- We offer Google Analytics accounts to administrater to give detailed and configurable reporting on a range of useful statistics such as search terms and user behavior
To receive up-to-date information on new features added as they happen, please visit the Open Repository blog
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Open Repository & DSpace |
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We are often asked about the working relationship between Open Repository and DSpace.
From our launch, DSpace has always supported the idea of our using its software for a commercial hosting service and we have already received a number of plaudits from the DSpace community for our new release.
That we have been able to successfully launch 1.4.9 with so many additional features has been due to our involvement with the DSpace community. Our technical architect is a DSpace committer, who has worked extensively on the forthcoming DSpace 1.5 release, especially the new configurable browse functionality. He also sits on the DSpace architectural review group and has contributed a significant number of fixes and improvements to the code as well as working with other DSpace developers on questions and problems they are facing.
We continue to commit our own code back to DSpace to assist with the growth and development of the software.
We are committed to working as an integral part of the DSpace Foundation. Our publisher sits on the Foundation board and we will be chairing the DSpace user group meeting at next year's Open Repositories meeting in Southampton. We also intend to play a major role in the development of DSpace 2.0.
Open Repository's Sales Representative
Introducing Dominic Tate
Due to its continued success we are delighted to announce that Open Repository now has its own Sales Representative -Dominic Tate. Dominic works closely with our clients on all their repository needs. Dominic is your point of call on any questions you may have when considering Open Repository for your institution. You can contact Dominic directly by either |
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Latest repository news
We are delighted to confirm the following institutions have chosen Open Repository to showcase their research findings:
New clients:
- Helsebiblioteket
- Médecins sans Frontières
- Northumbria University
Free Pilot repository available:
If you are interested in receiving a FREE three-month pilot repository to see how your Institution could benefit from using Open Repository, simply contact Dominic who will explain all you need to know on how the pilot can be set up to tailor your institutional needs within a few days.
Here are examples of pilots in progress now:
Southern Illinois University Carbondale (USA)
Instytut Medycyny Pracy (Poland)
Royal College of Nursing (UK)
Health Service Executive (Ireland)
Dates for your diary
1st-4th April:
Open Repositories 2008
University of Southampton
Southampton, UK
7th-9th April:
UKSG 2008 Conference and Exhibition
Booth number 73
Riviera International Conference Centre
Torquay, UK
Open Repository and BioMed Central will be exhibiting at both of these events in April. Please do come and visit Dominic who will be more than happy to meet with you and answer any questions you may have. Alternatively if you would like to book an appointment drop Dominic an email: dominic.tate@biomedcentral.com.
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