Re: [Dspace-tech] New and Improved DSpace Registry

[Valorie Hollister]

Mark, Jason and all -

Thank you for your feedback. 

I understand and agree with the need to use terms consistently -- and certainly 
see from a developer's perspective that calling things "addon modules" has a 
very specific meaning that you all have been careful to define and set 
standards for.  In the case of the new registry, I will have "customizations" 
substituted for "addons" to attempt to avoid confusion in the community. 

I would argue, though, that we need to come up with a term that is easily 
interpreted by those outside the DSpace community or those very new to the 
community as a better substitute for "addons" than "customizations" (which 
seems to be a bit generic and intimidating for an non-developer). We have had a 
lot feedback that non-developers want to know what other functionality/features 
can be added to DSpace.  And, it is natural to think that if you go to a 
software website you will see what options are available. This was why last 
year the DSpace Global Outreach Cmte (with feedback from some committers) 
developed the Addons/Extensions page on dspace.org 
(http://www.dspace.org/add-ons-and-extensions/addons/).  I completely agree 
that the list is imperfect -- because the items are not true "addon modules" as 
the developers have defined them.  The list is even more imperfect now since 
the release of 1.6, as several of the items listed are now included in the 
standard download of DSpace. Imperfect as this list is, it does provide some 
idea of which specific features there is considerable work completed on -- 
certainly enough that someone else could re-use -- to those trying to figure 
out if DSpace is something that will meet / could meet their needs.

I propose that we work on the definition of all terms you list below (and any 
others) as a community on the wiki. I suggest this effort begin with the 
developers, as they have the best sense of what the terminology means across 
most software application. As a workspace to start the process I have created 
an wiki page (http://fedora-commons.org/confluence/display/DSPACE/Terminology). 
I invite anyone to visit the page and add their thoughts. Following some 
agreement on terms we can re-vamp the dspace.org Addon/Extensions page, perhaps 
moving it back to the wiki to ease input and maintenance. Let me know if you 
have other suggestions to help move this issue forward.

Valorie Hollister
Director of Community Development, DSpace Project
DuraSpace 
vhollis...@yahoo.com


On May 8, 2010, at 5:02 PM, Jason Fowler wrote:

> I concur with everything Mark said. The interface is great! However, I also 
> found those designations confusing.
> 
> Also, is there any way that dissertations and theses could be added somewhere 
> besides the addons section? I would love to be able to know where all of the 
> DSpace ETD collections were.
> 
> Thanks,
> Jason Fowler, CA, MSLS
> Archives and Special Collections Librarian
> The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
> Vice President, ALABI
> jfow...@sbts.edu
> 
> From: Mark Diggory [mdigg...@atmire.com]
> Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2010 4:46 PM
> To: Valorie Hollister
> Cc: dspace-tech@lists.sourceforge.net; dspace-gene...@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: Re: [Dspace-tech] New and Improved DSpace Registry
> 
> Valorie,
> 
> Congratulations on the new interface.
> 
> I like the layout and the search interface. However, I have a minor
> semantic clarification, I would recommend changing "Addons Extensions
> Integrations" to just "Customizations".  Many of the features listed
> in the "Addon" category appear to be local customizations to DSpace
> done as a local case and not full fledged reusable "Addons" or
> "Modules" that can be easily added to DSpace.  I also recommend that
> the community really needs to properly clarify what is meant by
> "Addon", "Extension", "Integration", "Plugin", "Module", "Patch" and
> other terms.  In the developers group we now already have a very
> strict definition of what an "Addon Module" is.  We need this
> clarification when describing to users what the DSpace developer
> community officially considers the endorsed manner in which to package
> and distribute customizations to DSpace.  Addon Modules should be
> Maven Artifact Modules, packaged and distributed via Maven
> repositories such as the Maven central repository in a manner such
> that they can be included into your build process as dependencies with
> simply a few lines of configuration.
> 
> It would probably be good if there were a separate classification for
> "Addon Modules" that is different from other Customizations.
> 
&

Re: [Dspace-tech] New and Improved DSpace Registry

[Jason Fowler]

I concur with everything Mark said. The interface is great! However, I also 
found those designations confusing.

Also, is there any way that dissertations and theses could be added somewhere 
besides the addons section? I would love to be able to know where all of the 
DSpace ETD collections were.

Thanks,
Jason Fowler, CA, MSLS
Archives and Special Collections Librarian
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Vice President, ALABI
jfow...@sbts.edu

From: Mark Diggory [mdigg...@atmire.com]
Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2010 4:46 PM
To: Valorie Hollister
Cc: dspace-tech@lists.sourceforge.net; dspace-gene...@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [Dspace-tech] New and Improved DSpace Registry

Valorie,

Congratulations on the new interface.

I like the layout and the search interface. However, I have a minor
semantic clarification, I would recommend changing "Addons Extensions
Integrations" to just "Customizations".  Many of the features listed
in the "Addon" category appear to be local customizations to DSpace
done as a local case and not full fledged reusable "Addons" or
"Modules" that can be easily added to DSpace.  I also recommend that
the community really needs to properly clarify what is meant by
"Addon", "Extension", "Integration", "Plugin", "Module", "Patch" and
other terms.  In the developers group we now already have a very
strict definition of what an "Addon Module" is.  We need this
clarification when describing to users what the DSpace developer
community officially considers the endorsed manner in which to package
and distribute customizations to DSpace.  Addon Modules should be
Maven Artifact Modules, packaged and distributed via Maven
repositories such as the Maven central repository in a manner such
that they can be included into your build process as dependencies with
simply a few lines of configuration.

It would probably be good if there were a separate classification for
"Addon Modules" that is different from other Customizations.

http://wiki.dspace.org/Modules

Having a well defined terminology will assure that we all understand
what is being described when we are conversing with one another about
how we have changed DSpace.

Cheers,
Mark

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Re: [Dspace-tech] New and Improved DSpace Registry

[Mark Diggory]

Valorie,

Congratulations on the new interface.

I like the layout and the search interface. However, I have a minor
semantic clarification, I would recommend changing "Addons Extensions
Integrations" to just "Customizations".  Many of the features listed
in the "Addon" category appear to be local customizations to DSpace
done as a local case and not full fledged reusable "Addons" or
"Modules" that can be easily added to DSpace.  I also recommend that
the community really needs to properly clarify what is meant by
"Addon", "Extension", "Integration", "Plugin", "Module", "Patch" and
other terms.  In the developers group we now already have a very
strict definition of what an "Addon Module" is.  We need this
clarification when describing to users what the DSpace developer
community officially considers the endorsed manner in which to package
and distribute customizations to DSpace.  Addon Modules should be
Maven Artifact Modules, packaged and distributed via Maven
repositories such as the Maven central repository in a manner such
that they can be included into your build process as dependencies with
simply a few lines of configuration.

It would probably be good if there were a separate classification for
"Addon Modules" that is different from other Customizations.

http://wiki.dspace.org/Modules

Having a well defined terminology will assure that we all understand
what is being described when we are conversing with one another about
how we have changed DSpace.

Cheers,
Mark

-- 
Mark R. Diggory
Head of U.S. Operations - @mire

http://www.atmire.com - Institutional Repository Solutions
http://www.togather.eu - Before getting together, get t...@ther

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Re: [Dspace-tech] New and Improved DSpace Registry

[Panyarak Ngamsritragul]

This one also got 404 error.
http://www.dspace.org/Prince-of-Songkla-University.html

Best regards.

Panyarak Ngamsritragul
Prince of Songkla University.

On Fri, 7 May 2010, Jason Fowler wrote:


Valorie,

Are you certain that link is correct? I'm getting a 404.

Thanks,
Jason Fowler, CA, MSLS
Archives and Special Collections Librarian
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Vice President, ALABI
jfow...@sbts.edu

From: Valorie Hollister [vhollis...@duraspace.org]
Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 11:56 AM
To: dspace-tech@lists.sourceforge.net; dspace-gene...@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [Dspace-tech] New and Improved DSpace Registry

Dear DSpace Community,

There is a new resource now available to the DSpace community -- the much 
improved DSpace user registry 
(http://www.dspace.org/whos-using-dspace/Repository-List.html). Please read the 
news item below for more information.

Valorie Hollister
Director of Community Development, DSpace Project
DuraSpace
vhollis...@duraspace.org


Have you ever wondered which institutions have upgraded to the most recent 
version of DSpace or which repositories have video files stored?
DuraSpace is pleased to announce a new resource, the  community DSpace 
Registry
 (http://www.dspace.org/whos-using-dspace/Repository-List.html).
The database was conceived of and designed by members of the DSpace Global Outreach 
Committee
 (http://wiki.dspace.org/confluence/display/DSPACE/DSpace+Global+Outreach+Cmte)  (DGOC) to address one of the 
biggest challenges within the DSpace user community; not just to identify which institutions used DSpace, but also 
cultivate a resource with some basic information about those repositories to help facilitate connections between 
users. The work started early last year and included a Community Networking 
Survey
 (http://wiki.dspace.org/confluence/display/DSPACE/Community+Networking+Survey+Results), which gathered data about 
repositories and seeded the information now available in the database.
Members of the DSpace community will now be able to search the database to 
discover other institutions which have similar repositories, environments or 
interests to their own. The hope of DGOC and the DuraSpace organization is that 
this listing will help foster all types of connections and collaborations in 
the future.

What is new?
The most popular page on the 
dspace.org
 site for the last few years has been the "Who's Using DSpace?" page. This page was a simple list 
of DSpace repositories with only the institution name, country and URL link listed. The list was not easily 
searchable or sortable.
The new DSpace repositories database provides much more information and 
functionality. And there are now over 800 known repositories included in the 
database, representing over 80 countries.
Main Table View
The main database view provides you with a sortable table of all known DSpace 
instances. It includes the institution name, country, type of institution 
(academic, museum, government, etc), DSpace version/user interface and the URL 
link. This list can be re-ordered by any of the fields listed -- so if you want 
to get a quick view of who is using 1.6 XML/Manakin it can be done in an 
instant by clicking on the column header.
Detailed Repository View
To view all the available information about a specific repository (use case, 
file types stored, type of content stored, addons/extensions, database, 
operating system, etc), you simply click on the institution name. You will then 
view all the information available in the database about that particular 
repository.
Search/Filters
On the left hand side there is a number of search filters, including an open 
text search which you can use to perform a single or multi-faceted search and 
will produce a listing of those institutions which meet your selected criteria.

How can you add or update your institution's information?
The information available in the repositories database is limited to what has been provided by the institution either by registering previously on 
dspace.org, the 
ROAR listing 
(http://roar.eprints.org/) or by responding to the April 2009 Community Networking 
Survey

Re: [Dspace-tech] New and Improved DSpace Registry

[Valorie Hollister]

It is back up now.

On May 7, 2010, at 1:20 PM, Wendy J Bossons wrote:

> There appears to be an issue with the dspace.org web site, maybe a hack, or 
> maybe some other type of failure. I just recently sent a message to Valorie 
> as all of the pages appear to be down. The main page is a directory listing . 
> . . is there anyone else who should be contacted?
> ..\Wendy
> 
> 
> 
> Wendy Bossons
> Web Developer
> MIT Libraries
> Technology Research & Development
> Building E25-131
> 77 Massachusetts Ave.
> Cambridge, MA 02141-4307
> Phone 617-253-0770
> Fax 617-253-4462
> wboss...@mit.edu
> http://libraries.mit.edu
> 
> 
> On May 7, 2010, at 1:14 PM, Jason Fowler wrote:
> 
>> Valorie,
>> 
>> Are you certain that link is correct? I'm getting a 404.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Jason Fowler, CA, MSLS
>> Archives and Special Collections Librarian
>> The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
>> Vice President, ALABI
>> jfow...@sbts.edu
>> 
>> From: Valorie Hollister [vhollis...@duraspace.org]
>> Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 11:56 AM
>> To: dspace-tech@lists.sourceforge.net; dspace-gene...@lists.sourceforge.net
>> Subject: [Dspace-tech] New and Improved DSpace Registry
>> 
>> Dear DSpace Community,
>> 
>> There is a new resource now available to the DSpace community -- the much 
>> improved DSpace user registry 
>> (http://www.dspace.org/whos-using-dspace/Repository-List.html). Please read 
>> the news item below for more information.
>> 
>> Valorie Hollister
>> Director of Community Development, DSpace Project
>> DuraSpace
>> vhollis...@duraspace.org
>> 
>> 
>> Have you ever wondered which institutions have upgraded to the most recent 
>> version of DSpace or which repositories have video files stored?
>> DuraSpace is pleased to announce a new resource, the  community DSpace 
>> Registry
>>  (http://www.dspace.org/whos-using-dspace/Repository-List.html).
>> The database was conceived of and designed by members of the DSpace Global 
>> Outreach 
>> Committee
>>  
>> (http://wiki.dspace.org/confluence/display/DSPACE/DSpace+Global+Outreach+Cmte)
>>   (DGOC) to address one of the biggest challenges within the DSpace user 
>> community; not just to identify which institutions used DSpace, but also 
>> cultivate a resource with some basic information about those repositories to 
>> help facilitate connections between users. The work started early last year 
>> and included a Community Networking 
>> Survey
>>  
>> (http://wiki.dspace.org/confluence/display/DSPACE/Community+Networking+Survey+Results),
>>  which gathered data about repos!
>> itories and seeded the information now available in the database.
>> Members of the DSpace community will now be able to search the database to 
>> discover other institutions which have similar repositories, environments or 
>> interests to their own. The hope of DGOC and the DuraSpace organization is 
>> that this listing will help foster all types of connections and 
>> collaborations in the future.
>> 
>> What is new?
>> The most popular page on the 
>> dspace.org
>>  site for the last few years has been the "Who's Using DSpace?" page. This 
>> page was a simple list of DSpace repositories with only the institution 
>> name, country and URL link listed. The list was not easily searchable or 
>> sortable.
>> The new DSpace repositories database provides much more information and 
>> functionality. And there are now over 800 known repositories included in the 
>> database, representing over 80 countries.
>> Main Table View
>> The main database view provides you with a sortable table of all known 
>> DSpace instances. It includes the institution name, country, type of 
>> institution (academic, museum, government, etc), DSpace version/user 
>> interface and the URL link. This list can be re-ordered by any of the fields 
>> listed -- so if you want to get a quick view of who is using 1.6 XML/Manakin 
>> it can be done in an instant by clicking on the column header.
>> Detailed Repository View
>> To view all the available information about a specific repository (use case, 
>> file types stored, type of content stored, addons/extensions, database, 
>> operating system, etc), you simply click on the institution name. You will 
>> then view all the information available in the database about that 
>> particular repository

Re: [Dspace-tech] New and Improved DSpace Registry

[Valorie Hollister]

It is being worked on and should be resolved shortly. 

On May 7, 2010, at 1:20 PM, Wendy J Bossons wrote:

> There appears to be an issue with the dspace.org web site, maybe a hack, or 
> maybe some other type of failure. I just recently sent a message to Valorie 
> as all of the pages appear to be down. The main page is a directory listing . 
> . . is there anyone else who should be contacted?
> ..\Wendy
> 
> 
> 
> Wendy Bossons
> Web Developer
> MIT Libraries
> Technology Research & Development
> Building E25-131
> 77 Massachusetts Ave.
> Cambridge, MA 02141-4307
> Phone 617-253-0770
> Fax 617-253-4462
> wboss...@mit.edu
> http://libraries.mit.edu
> 
> 
> On May 7, 2010, at 1:14 PM, Jason Fowler wrote:
> 
>> Valorie,
>> 
>> Are you certain that link is correct? I'm getting a 404.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Jason Fowler, CA, MSLS
>> Archives and Special Collections Librarian
>> The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
>> Vice President, ALABI
>> jfow...@sbts.edu
>> 
>> From: Valorie Hollister [vhollis...@duraspace.org]
>> Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 11:56 AM
>> To: dspace-tech@lists.sourceforge.net; dspace-gene...@lists.sourceforge.net
>> Subject: [Dspace-tech] New and Improved DSpace Registry
>> 
>> Dear DSpace Community,
>> 
>> There is a new resource now available to the DSpace community -- the much 
>> improved DSpace user registry 
>> (http://www.dspace.org/whos-using-dspace/Repository-List.html). Please read 
>> the news item below for more information.
>> 
>> Valorie Hollister
>> Director of Community Development, DSpace Project
>> DuraSpace
>> vhollis...@duraspace.org
>> 
>> 
>> Have you ever wondered which institutions have upgraded to the most recent 
>> version of DSpace or which repositories have video files stored?
>> DuraSpace is pleased to announce a new resource, the  community DSpace 
>> Registry
>>  (http://www.dspace.org/whos-using-dspace/Repository-List.html).
>> The database was conceived of and designed by members of the DSpace Global 
>> Outreach 
>> Committee
>>  
>> (http://wiki.dspace.org/confluence/display/DSPACE/DSpace+Global+Outreach+Cmte)
>>   (DGOC) to address one of the biggest challenges within the DSpace user 
>> community; not just to identify which institutions used DSpace, but also 
>> cultivate a resource with some basic information about those repositories to 
>> help facilitate connections between users. The work started early last year 
>> and included a Community Networking 
>> Survey
>>  
>> (http://wiki.dspace.org/confluence/display/DSPACE/Community+Networking+Survey+Results),
>>  which gathered data about repos!
>> itories and seeded the information now available in the database.
>> Members of the DSpace community will now be able to search the database to 
>> discover other institutions which have similar repositories, environments or 
>> interests to their own. The hope of DGOC and the DuraSpace organization is 
>> that this listing will help foster all types of connections and 
>> collaborations in the future.
>> 
>> What is new?
>> The most popular page on the 
>> dspace.org
>>  site for the last few years has been the "Who's Using DSpace?" page. This 
>> page was a simple list of DSpace repositories with only the institution 
>> name, country and URL link listed. The list was not easily searchable or 
>> sortable.
>> The new DSpace repositories database provides much more information and 
>> functionality. And there are now over 800 known repositories included in the 
>> database, representing over 80 countries.
>> Main Table View
>> The main database view provides you with a sortable table of all known 
>> DSpace instances. It includes the institution name, country, type of 
>> institution (academic, museum, government, etc), DSpace version/user 
>> interface and the URL link. This list can be re-ordered by any of the fields 
>> listed -- so if you want to get a quick view of who is using 1.6 XML/Manakin 
>> it can be done in an instant by clicking on the column header.
>> Detailed Repository View
>> To view all the available information about a specific repository (use case, 
>> file types stored, type of content stored, addons/extensions, database, 
>> operating system, etc), you simply click on the institution name. You will 
>> then view all the information available in the database 

Re: [Dspace-tech] New and Improved DSpace Registry

[Valorie Hollister]

The dspace.org site is under attack from hackers. Please try the link again in 
an hour or so.
Apologies for the inconvenience.
 
On May 7, 2010, at 1:14 PM, Jason Fowler wrote:

> Valorie,
> 
> Are you certain that link is correct? I'm getting a 404.
> 
> Thanks,
> Jason Fowler, CA, MSLS
> Archives and Special Collections Librarian
> The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
> Vice President, ALABI
> jfow...@sbts.edu
> 
> From: Valorie Hollister [vhollis...@duraspace.org]
> Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 11:56 AM
> To: dspace-tech@lists.sourceforge.net; dspace-gene...@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: [Dspace-tech] New and Improved DSpace Registry
> 
> Dear DSpace Community,
> 
> There is a new resource now available to the DSpace community -- the much 
> improved DSpace user registry 
> (http://www.dspace.org/whos-using-dspace/Repository-List.html). Please read 
> the news item below for more information.
> 
> Valorie Hollister
> Director of Community Development, DSpace Project
> DuraSpace
> vhollis...@duraspace.org
> 
> 
> Have you ever wondered which institutions have upgraded to the most recent 
> version of DSpace or which repositories have video files stored?
> DuraSpace is pleased to announce a new resource, the  community DSpace 
> Registry
>  (http://www.dspace.org/whos-using-dspace/Repository-List.html).
> The database was conceived of and designed by members of the DSpace Global 
> Outreach 
> Committee
>  
> (http://wiki.dspace.org/confluence/display/DSPACE/DSpace+Global+Outreach+Cmte)
>   (DGOC) to address one of the biggest challenges within the DSpace user 
> community; not just to identify which institutions used DSpace, but also 
> cultivate a resource with some basic information about those repositories to 
> help facilitate connections between users. The work started early last year 
> and included a Community Networking 
> Survey
>  
> (http://wiki.dspace.org/confluence/display/DSPACE/Community+Networking+Survey+Results),
>  which gathered data about repositories and seeded the information now 
> available in the database.
> Members of the DSpace community will now be able to search the database to 
> discover other institutions which have similar repositories, environments or 
> interests to their own. The hope of DGOC and the DuraSpace organization is 
> that this listing will help foster all types of connections and 
> collaborations in the future.
> 
> What is new?
> The most popular page on the 
> dspace.org
>  site for the last few years has been the "Who's Using DSpace?" page. This 
> page was a simple list of DSpace repositories with only the institution name, 
> country and URL link listed. The list was not easily searchable or sortable.
> The new DSpace repositories database provides much more information and 
> functionality. And there are now over 800 known repositories included in the 
> database, representing over 80 countries.
> Main Table View
> The main database view provides you with a sortable table of all known DSpace 
> instances. It includes the institution name, country, type of institution 
> (academic, museum, government, etc), DSpace version/user interface and the 
> URL link. This list can be re-ordered by any of the fields listed -- so if 
> you want to get a quick view of who is using 1.6 XML/Manakin it can be done 
> in an instant by clicking on the column header.
> Detailed Repository View
> To view all the available information about a specific repository (use case, 
> file types stored, type of content stored, addons/extensions, database, 
> operating system, etc), you simply click on the institution name. You will 
> then view all the information available in the database about that particular 
> repository.
> Search/Filters
> On the left hand side there is a number of search filters, including an open 
> text search which you can use to perform a single or multi-faceted search and 
> will produce a listing of those institutions which meet your selected 
> criteria.
> 
> How can you add or update your institution's information?
> The information available in the repositories database is limited to what has 
> been provided by the institution either by registering previously on 
> dspace.org, the 
> ROAR

Re: [Dspace-tech] New and Improved DSpace Registry

[Wendy J Bossons]

There appears to be an issue with the dspace.org web site, maybe a hack, or 
maybe some other type of failure. I just recently sent a message to Valorie as 
all of the pages appear to be down. The main page is a directory listing . . . 
is there anyone else who should be contacted?
..\Wendy



Wendy Bossons
Web Developer
MIT Libraries
Technology Research & Development
Building E25-131
77 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02141-4307
Phone 617-253-0770
Fax 617-253-4462
wboss...@mit.edu
http://libraries.mit.edu


On May 7, 2010, at 1:14 PM, Jason Fowler wrote:

> Valorie,
> 
> Are you certain that link is correct? I'm getting a 404.
> 
> Thanks,
> Jason Fowler, CA, MSLS
> Archives and Special Collections Librarian
> The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
> Vice President, ALABI
> jfow...@sbts.edu
> 
> From: Valorie Hollister [vhollis...@duraspace.org]
> Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 11:56 AM
> To: dspace-tech@lists.sourceforge.net; dspace-gene...@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: [Dspace-tech] New and Improved DSpace Registry
> 
> Dear DSpace Community,
> 
> There is a new resource now available to the DSpace community -- the much 
> improved DSpace user registry 
> (http://www.dspace.org/whos-using-dspace/Repository-List.html). Please read 
> the news item below for more information.
> 
> Valorie Hollister
> Director of Community Development, DSpace Project
> DuraSpace
> vhollis...@duraspace.org
> 
> 
> Have you ever wondered which institutions have upgraded to the most recent 
> version of DSpace or which repositories have video files stored?
> DuraSpace is pleased to announce a new resource, the  community DSpace 
> Registry
>  (http://www.dspace.org/whos-using-dspace/Repository-List.html).
> The database was conceived of and designed by members of the DSpace Global 
> Outreach 
> Committee
>  
> (http://wiki.dspace.org/confluence/display/DSPACE/DSpace+Global+Outreach+Cmte)
>   (DGOC) to address one of the biggest challenges within the DSpace user 
> community; not just to identify which institutions used DSpace, but also 
> cultivate a resource with some basic information about those repositories to 
> help facilitate connections between users. The work started early last year 
> and included a Community Networking 
> Survey
>  
> (http://wiki.dspace.org/confluence/display/DSPACE/Community+Networking+Survey+Results),
>  which gathered data about repos!
> itories and seeded the information now available in the database.
> Members of the DSpace community will now be able to search the database to 
> discover other institutions which have similar repositories, environments or 
> interests to their own. The hope of DGOC and the DuraSpace organization is 
> that this listing will help foster all types of connections and 
> collaborations in the future.
> 
> What is new?
> The most popular page on the 
> dspace.org
>  site for the last few years has been the "Who's Using DSpace?" page. This 
> page was a simple list of DSpace repositories with only the institution name, 
> country and URL link listed. The list was not easily searchable or sortable.
> The new DSpace repositories database provides much more information and 
> functionality. And there are now over 800 known repositories included in the 
> database, representing over 80 countries.
> Main Table View
> The main database view provides you with a sortable table of all known DSpace 
> instances. It includes the institution name, country, type of institution 
> (academic, museum, government, etc), DSpace version/user interface and the 
> URL link. This list can be re-ordered by any of the fields listed -- so if 
> you want to get a quick view of who is using 1.6 XML/Manakin it can be done 
> in an instant by clicking on the column header.
> Detailed Repository View
> To view all the available information about a specific repository (use case, 
> file types stored, type of content stored, addons/extensions, database, 
> operating system, etc), you simply click on the institution name. You will 
> then view all the information available in the database about that particular 
> repository.
> Search/Filters
> On the left hand side there is a number of search filters, including an open 
> text search which you can use to perform a single or multi-faceted search and 
> will produce a li

Re: [Dspace-tech] New and Improved DSpace Registry

[Jason Fowler]

Valorie,

Are you certain that link is correct? I'm getting a 404.

Thanks,
Jason Fowler, CA, MSLS
Archives and Special Collections Librarian
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Vice President, ALABI
jfow...@sbts.edu

From: Valorie Hollister [vhollis...@duraspace.org]
Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 11:56 AM
To: dspace-tech@lists.sourceforge.net; dspace-gene...@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [Dspace-tech] New and Improved DSpace Registry

Dear DSpace Community,

There is a new resource now available to the DSpace community -- the much 
improved DSpace user registry 
(http://www.dspace.org/whos-using-dspace/Repository-List.html). Please read the 
news item below for more information.

Valorie Hollister
Director of Community Development, DSpace Project
DuraSpace
vhollis...@duraspace.org


Have you ever wondered which institutions have upgraded to the most recent 
version of DSpace or which repositories have video files stored?
DuraSpace is pleased to announce a new resource, the  community DSpace 
Registry
 (http://www.dspace.org/whos-using-dspace/Repository-List.html).
The database was conceived of and designed by members of the DSpace Global 
Outreach 
Committee
 (http://wiki.dspace.org/confluence/display/DSPACE/DSpace+Global+Outreach+Cmte) 
 (DGOC) to address one of the biggest challenges within the DSpace user 
community; not just to identify which institutions used DSpace, but also 
cultivate a resource with some basic information about those repositories to 
help facilitate connections between users. The work started early last year and 
included a Community Networking 
Survey
 
(http://wiki.dspace.org/confluence/display/DSPACE/Community+Networking+Survey+Results),
 which gathered data about repositories and seeded the information now 
available in the database.
Members of the DSpace community will now be able to search the database to 
discover other institutions which have similar repositories, environments or 
interests to their own. The hope of DGOC and the DuraSpace organization is that 
this listing will help foster all types of connections and collaborations in 
the future.

What is new?
The most popular page on the 
dspace.org
 site for the last few years has been the "Who's Using DSpace?" page. This page 
was a simple list of DSpace repositories with only the institution name, 
country and URL link listed. The list was not easily searchable or sortable.
The new DSpace repositories database provides much more information and 
functionality. And there are now over 800 known repositories included in the 
database, representing over 80 countries.
Main Table View
The main database view provides you with a sortable table of all known DSpace 
instances. It includes the institution name, country, type of institution 
(academic, museum, government, etc), DSpace version/user interface and the URL 
link. This list can be re-ordered by any of the fields listed -- so if you want 
to get a quick view of who is using 1.6 XML/Manakin it can be done in an 
instant by clicking on the column header.
Detailed Repository View
To view all the available information about a specific repository (use case, 
file types stored, type of content stored, addons/extensions, database, 
operating system, etc), you simply click on the institution name. You will then 
view all the information available in the database about that particular 
repository.
Search/Filters
On the left hand side there is a number of search filters, including an open 
text search which you can use to perform a single or multi-faceted search and 
will produce a listing of those institutions which meet your selected criteria.

How can you add or update your institution's information?
The information available in the repositories database is limited to what has 
been provided by the institution either by registering previously on 
dspace.org, the 
ROAR
 listing (http://roar.eprints.org/) or by responding to the April 2009 
Community Networking 
Survey.
 We would love to help fos