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Follow on Google News | DSpaceDirect Now Features DSpace 5 ImprovementsCurrent and prospective DSpaceDirect customers now enjoy DSpace 5 benefits–easier migration from older versions of DSpace, batch import content++ –an efficient and low-cost institutional repository solution.
By: DuraSpace One of the key benefits in choosing the fully-hosted DSpaceDirect repository service is that customers are able to use the most recent version of DSpace without having to tie up staff and technical resources to upgrade software. All current and prospective customers now enjoy DSpace 5 benefits–the ability to more easily migrate from older versions of DSpace, to batch import content and more. The release of DSpace 5 (http://duraspace.org/ Sign-up for a DSpaceDirect information session: http://dspacedirect.org/ DSpaceDirect low-cost pricing options: http://dspacedirect.org/ The following innovative features are now available as part of the DSpaceDirect (http://dspacedirect.org/ Batch Importing Adding a lot of content in a “batch” to a DSpaceDirect account just became easier with the batch import feature that is now available through the administrative interface. Users create a SimpleArchiveFormat package, zip it up, and upload it through the browser and DSpaceDirect will ingest the content and metadata automatically into the repository. File Download Tracking Individual file downloads in a DSpaceDirect repository are now tracked and recorded in the Google Analytics interface along with a full list of other repository statistics, allowing repository administrators to know which files are being downloaded the most, the least, from where in the world, etc. Thumbnail Image Enhancements Any time an image and NOW pdf file is added to a DSpaceDirect repository a thumbnail for that file is created. With the latest upgrade, these thumbnails are more crisp and clear than ever allowing users to easily see a preview of the full-size image or pdf file being stored in the repository. And coming soon, the new, modern and responsive user interface for DSpaceDirect that will make the repository mobile-friendly and a player in the modern web technology world. Plans to roll out this new theme will be underway early this summer, so stay tuned. For a preview of what’s in store for the new interface, called Mirage 2, please visit the demo DSpace web site (demo.dspace.org/ Two new and cost effective DSpaceDirect Add-On Packages (http://dspacedirect.org/ PDF Cover Pages DSpaceDirect will now automatically create a cover page for downloaded pdfs stored in the repository. This citation page can be customized to include the name and URL for the repository, the community and collection where the pdf currently is stored, as well as the date, title, author, and URI for the item and several other optional fields. ORCID Integration The ORCID integration add-on package for DSpaceDirect is an option which enables ORCID compatibility to the existing DSpaceDirect author capabilities. This new add-on lowers the threshold to adopting ORCID for institutions interested in exploring ORCID capabilities. DSpaceDirect subscription plans are priced very competitively and are available in several different sizes to meet various customer needs. Additionally, add-on packages are available in order to allow further customization of a DSpaceDirect account. More information about pricing can be found at http://dspacedirect.org/ About DSpaceDirect 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 (http://dspacedirect.org) About DuraSpace DuraSpace (http://duraspace.org) End
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