April 21, 2022 DSpace is excited to share that since we launched the DSpace Development Fund <https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/DSPACE/Announcement%3A+DSpace+Development+Fund> last month, members of the worldwide DSpace community have contributed $54,000 to supporting continued funded development for DSpace, the software of choice for academic, non-profit, and commercial organizations building open digital repositories.
These contributions directly support software development of key features prioritized by the DSpace community, including: - Advanced ORCID-related features & functionalities - Signposting and other interoperability technologies recommended by COAR's Next Generation Repositories project - Tools for importing metadata from arXiv, CiNii, Crossref, PubMed, Scopus, OpenAIRE, etc. - Sherpa Romeo integration - Full support of configurable workflows You and your organization can keep the momentum going by adding your support to the DSpace Development Fund. Contact us at [email protected] if you would like to know more and contribute. You can also visit the DSpace wiki <https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/DSPACE/Announcement%3A+DSpace+Development+Fund>, or review the information in our previous email included below for more details. DSpace gratefully acknowledges the following organizations for their contributions to the DSpace Development Fund: - Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin - Medical Library - Freie Universität Berlin, Universitätsbibliothek - Georgia Tech Library - Humboldt Universität zu Berlin - Technische Universität Berlin - Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Darmstadt - Universitätsbibliothek Kassel - Universität Konstanz - University of Arizona Libraries - Virginia Tech University Libraries Maureen Walsh Chair, DSpace Steering and Leadership Groups on behalf of DSpace Governance Announcing the DSpace Development Fund > March 31, 2022 > > DSpace is pleased to announce the launch > <https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/DSPACE/Announcement%3A+DSpace+Development+Fund> > of the DSpace Development Fund (DDF)! > > Two years ago, DSpace started a successful fundraising campaign to > accelerate development for version 7.0, a major milestone in the history of > DSpace. Largely through generous contributions from member institutions, we > were able to invest more than $300,000 in targeted development to enable > the accelerated release of DSpace 7 in August 2021 and several subsequent > point releases. We gratefully recognize the institutions who generously > contributed financially to support the DSpace 7 staged release program, and > individuals who devoted time to fundraising > <https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/DSDOC7x/Release+Notes#ReleaseNotes-MajorContributingInstitutions> > . > > We want to keep the momentum going for DSpace development > > For nearly 20 years, we relied exclusively on volunteers to contribute > code for DSpace. To ensure our ambitious 7.0 > <https://duraspace.org/dspace-7-press-release/> goals could be met, > DSpace governance approved a plan > <https://lyrasisnow.org/your-generous-support-is-accelerating-dspace-7/> > to directly fund development work for DSpace 7. By funding the development > work, DSpace Governance could more predictably stage releases, and better > maintain community oversight of the development outcomes. While > contributions from volunteers are very welcome and help tremendously with > the development of DSpace, the funded development work brought DSpace to a > completely new level. > > To build on the success of previous fundraising efforts, we are > establishing the DSpace Development Fund to offer members, users, and any > other interested parties the opportunity to participate in supporting the > future of the DSpace software and its essential role in the global open > science and open access infrastructure. > > Here’s what the DSpace Development Fund will enable: > > Contributions to the DSpace Development Fund will help support features > prioritized by DSpace Leadership. Upcoming features and functionality we > are seeking to fund include the following > <https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/DSPACE/DSpace+Release+7.0+Status#DSpaceRelease7.0Status-Whatfeaturesarecominginalater7.xrelease?7.x> > : > > - > > ORCID integration > - Signposting and other interoperability technologies recommended by > COAR's Next Generation Repositories project > - Tools for importing metadata from arXiv, CiNii, Crossref, PubMed, > Scopus, OpenAIRE, etc. > - Sherpa Romeo integration > - Full support of configurable workflows > > And these are just some of the features we planned to include into DSpace. > For more details, you can also see our development priorities and track > progress via the GitHub boards where you can see all tiers and release > boards <https://github.com/orgs/DSpace/projects>. > > Are you interested in supporting the DSpace Development Fund? > > Here are some ways you or your institution can support DDF: > > - > > The best way to support DSpace is still through membership > <https://duraspace.org/dspace/community/members/>. A large portion of > membership fees go directly into the development of DSpace. If your > organization is not a member yet, please join us! > - > > If your organization is already a member, increase your membership fee > one time only or on a recurring basis. We'll count the increase toward the > DDF. > - > > If your organization can't commit to membership but would like to > support DSpace development, you can make a one-time contribution of any > size to the DDF. > - > > If you would like to make an individual contribution (outside of your > organization), you can make a one-time contribution to the DDF. > > Contact us at [email protected] if you would like to know more > and contribute. > > DSpace continues to grow and evolve to support open repositories because > of generous contributions of time and resources by the global DSpace > community. Please consider contributing to help us maintain this critical > development work and to enhance the software you use. > > > Maureen Walsh > Chair, DSpace Steering and Leadership Groups > on behalf of DSpace Governance > > -- All messages to this mailing list should adhere to the Code of Conduct: https://www.lyrasis.org/about/Pages/Code-of-Conduct.aspx --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "DSpace Community" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/dspace-community/CAKj8zsV7UNPWbVtcJYSE7EmdpCNLKb%2BfLs4rkn00n-FMQKF9Qw%40mail.gmail.com.
