From cmmorris at fedora-commons.org Wed Jul 2 10:49:35 2014 From: cmmorris at fedora-commons.org (Carol Minton Morris) Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2014 10:49:35 -0400 Subject: [Pasig-discuss] NOW AVAILABLE: VIVO Release 1.7 Message-ID: *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* July 2, 2014 Contact: Layne Johnson Read it online: http://bit.ly/1sXbXHE *VIVO Release 1.7 is Now Available!* *Key Features Include Enhanced ORCID Functionality and Simplified Data Handling* *Winchester, MA* The VIVO Project is pleased to announce the release of VIVO 1.7. The software can be installed by downloading either a zip or tar.gz file located on the download page at VIVOweb.org and deploying it to your web server for production use. Installation Instructions and an Upgrade Guide v1.6 to 1.7 are also available. VIVO is a DuraSpace project. The VIVO 1.7 release combines new features with improvements to existing features and services and continues to leverage the VIVO-Integrated Semantic Framework (VIVO-ISF) ontology introduced in VIVO 1.6. No data migration or changes to local data ingest procedures, visualization, or analysis tools drawing directly on VIVO data will be required to upgrade to VIVO 1.7. VIVO 1.7 notably includes the results of an ORCID Adoption and Integration Grant to support the creation and verification of ORCID iDs. VIVO now offers the opportunity for a researcher to add and/or confirm his or her global, unique researcher identifier directly with ORCID without the necessity of applying through other channels and re-typing the 16-digit ORCID identifier. We anticipate that this facility will help promote ORCID iDs more widely and expand adoption for the benefit of the entire research community. VIVO 1.7 also incorporates several updates to key software libraries in VIVO, including the Apache Jena libraries that provide the default VIVO triple store from Jena 2.6.4 to Jena 2.10.1. This Jena upgrade does require existing VIVO sites to run an automated migration procedure for user accounts prior to upgrading VIVO itself. The Apache Solr search library used by VIVO has been updated to Solr 4.7.2 and the programming interface to Solr has been modularized to allow substitution of alternative search indexing libraries to benefit from specific desired features. The SPARQL web services introduced in VIVO 1.6 have been extended to support full read-write capability and content negotiation through a single interface. The ability to export or "dump" the entire VIVO knowledge base for analysis by external tools has also been improved to scale better with triple store size, as has the ability to request lists of RDF by type to facilitate linked data applications. The VIVO 1.7 release also reflects feedback from the VIVO Leadership Group requesting a predictable pattern of one minor release and one major release each year. We anticipate releases in late spring/early summer and again in late fall to help adopters plan for release schedules and new features, and anticipate any changes that may affect local data ingest processes, visualizations, reporting, and/or data analysis. *Learn More at the VIVO Conference* There?s still time to register for the upcoming VIVO Conference that will be held in Austin, TX August 6-8, 2014. The program is designed to help you harness the full potential of research networking, discovery, and open research. ?* Program available here * ?* Register here * *How Does DuraSpace Help?* VIVO is a DuraSpace project. The DuraSpace (http://duraspace.org) organization is an independent 501(c)(3) not-for-profit providing leadership and innovation for open technologies that promote durable, persistent access and discovery of digital data. Our values are expressed in our organizational byline, "Committed to our digital future." DuraSpace works collaboratively with organizations that use VIVO to advance the design, development and sustainability of the project. As a non-profit, DuraSpace provides technical leadership, sustainability planning, fundraising, community development, marketing and communications, collaborations and strategic partnerships, and administration. -- Carol Minton Morris DuraSpace Director of Marketing and Communications cmmorris at DuraSpace.org Skype: carolmintonmorris 607 592-3135 Twitter at DuraSpace Twitter at DuraCloud http://DuraSpace.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Overview In this webinar Preservica and Amazon Web Services will explore how organizations are using the latest durable storage options to safeguard their digital content - including Amazon S3, Amazon Glacier and hybrid models that combine local and Cloud storage. 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For the purposes of this survey, a digital asset management system (DAMS) is software that supports the ingest, "description, tracking, discovery, retrieval, searching, and distribution of collections of digital objects [1]". Some examples of commonly used DAMS are: CONTENTdm, DSpace, Islandora, DigiTool, Fedora, etc. Please note that this survey does not focus on systems used exclusively as institutional repositories, which we consider to be repositories that only provide access to the "intellectual output of an institution [2]". The results from our survey will possibly lead to a publication in a professional journal and/or presentations at relevant professional conferences. If your institution meets these parameters, we would appreciate your participation in this survey. The survey will take approximately 20 minutes to complete and will not ask for or obtain any personally identifying information. 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Mellon Foundation, has developed, packaged and documented open-source digital forensics tools to allow libraries, archives and museums (LAMs) to extract digital materials from removable media in ways that reflect the metadata and ensure the integrity of the materials, allowing users to make sense of materials and understand their context, and preventing inadvertent disclosure of sensitive data. The BitCurator project has also engaged with interested professionals, through conferences, specialized events, online interactions, and site visits. Together, these tools and relationships provide a strong foundation upon which the BitCurator Consortium now builds. The Software The BitCurator software is freely distributed under an open source license. It can be installed as a Linux environment; run as a virtual machine on top of most contemporary operating systems; or run as individual software tools, packages, support scripts, and documentation. Tools in the BitCurator environment -- both those produced by the project team and those from third-party developers -- can advance core curation activities, including (but not limited to): - Reduce the risk of inadvertent changes to content through software-based write-blocking - Create authentic copies of content through disk imaging and cryptographic hashing - Mount forensically packaged disk images to view and export their content - Reflect original order of materials through capture of filesystem metadata - Establish trustworthy chains of custody through documentation of curatorial actions (log files, PREMIS records) - Generate reports that characterize the contents of disks and directories - Identify and document duplicate files - Discover and expose associated contextual information - Identify sensitive information that should be filtered, redacted or masked in appropriate ways - Export contents of disks and directories for inclusion in Archival Information Packages and Dissemination Information Packages Consortium Membership Institutions responsible for the curation of born-digital materials -- especially those held or acquired on digital storage media -- are invited to participate in the BitCurator Consortium. Membership is open to institutions in all sectors and all nations. The BCC envisions a robust network of institutions committed to enhancing, promoting, and exploring this growing area of activity. There are two categories of BCC membership: Charter and General. Charter Members will play an early, active role in the shaping of the BitCurator Consortium's governance, ongoing development, and overall sustainability. Charter Membership is a one-time membership option, available only through December 31, 2014. The most important member benefit is assurance that the BitCurator software will persist and evolve in future years. Other membership benefits include: General Members: - Access to a BCC help desk - Prioritization in future enhancement requests - Dedicated educational offerings - Voting rights - Eligibility to serve on the BCC Executive Council and Committees - Service opportunities - Community engagement and networking - Professional development and training - Subscription to a dedicated BCC member mailing list - Special rates for BCC events, including the annual BitCurator User Forum Charter Members - all General Member benefits and: - Opportunity to participate in and shape the initial BitCurator Consortium Executive Council and BitCurator Consortium Committees, including exclusive eligibility for election or appointment to the Executive Council during the charter period - Participation in the development of the initial BitCurator Consortium user, technical and service roadmaps. - Recognition through the placement of your institution name, logo and link on the BitCurator Consortium web site. - Use of the "BitCurator Consortium Charter Member" icon During the Charter period (June-December 2014), members can take advantage of the following rates (subject to potential changes in the future): Dues for Charter Members in the first year are $5000 (US). After the first year of membership, dues will be the same as those of General Members. General Member dues are $2000 (US) per institution per year, for a three-year period with annual billing opportunities. Members can pay in full for their three-year period during their first six months of membership to lock in the above rates. - If you're interested in joining the BitCurator Consortium, contact Cal Lee - callee {at} ils [dot] unc {dot} edu - For information about the BitCurator Consortium, visit: http://www.bitcurator.net/bitcurator-consortium - For information about the BitCurator software and user community, visit: bitcurator.net and wiki.bitcurator.net The BCC is administered by the Educopia Institute, a non-profit that advances cultural, scientific, and scholarly institutions by catalyzing networks and collaborative communities. -- Art Pasquinelli Digital Libraries, Repositories, and Preservation Oracle Phone +1 650 607 0035 | Mobile: +1 650 430 2441 art.pasquinelli at oracle.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Peter Fox : Tetherless World Constellation Chair, Professor of Earth and Environmental Science and Computer Science, and Director of the Information Technology and Web Science Program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Along with these insightful keynote presentations, invited speakers include: ? Dr. Paolo Ciccarese : Assistant Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School; Assistant in Neuroscience at Massachusetts General Hospital; Senior Information Scientist, MGH Biomedical Informatics Core; Co-chair of the W3C Open Annotation Community Group ? Katy B?rner : Professor of Information Science, Indiana University ? Elaine Collier : Senior Advisor to the Director, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences *Come Meet The New VIVO Project Director* The VIVO team is proud to introduce Layne Johnson as the VIVO Project Director under Duraspace. Layne began this role on May 1, and is working full-time to help us bring VIVO to the next level. Layne will be attending the VIVO conference, and is looking forward to meeting members of the VIVO community. *VIVO is about LEARNING* And here are just a few topics you will see presented at this year's conference: ? Creating Dynamic Micro Portals within VIVO ? Enriching Researcher Profiles with Altmetric Data ? Bringing Together Cancer Researchers in India and South Asia with VIVO ? New Tools for VIVO Developers ...And much more *Experience the City of Austin* This year's conference will be held in the exciting city of Austin at the Hyatt Regency. Located on the shore of Lady Bird Lake within walking distance to city attractions, this venue provides guests with the perfect balance of city excitement in a tranquil environment as the bridge from the hotel leads guests over the lake and right into the heart of Austin. Experience all that Austin has to offer by catching a show at a live music venue and enjoying a world-class meal at one of Austin's many restaurants. *Online Registration is Still Open* There is still time to register online . Don't miss out! *About VIVO* VIVO (http://vivoweb.org) is an open source, open ontology, open process platform for hosting information about the interests, activities and accomplishments of scientists and scholars. VIVO supports open development and integration of science and scholarship through simple, standard semantic web! technologies. VIVO was originally funded by Cornell University and the National Institutes of Health (U24 RR029822) and is currently a community-supported incubator project under the DuraSpace umbrella. *How Does DuraSpace Help?* The DuraSpace (http://duraspace.org) organization is an independent 501(c)(3) not-for-profit providing leadership and innovation for open technologies that promote durable, persistent access and discovery of digital data. Our values are expressed in our organizational byline, "Committed to our digital future." DuraSpace works collaboratively with organizations that use VIVO to advance the design, development and sustainability of the project. As a non-profit, DuraSpace provides technical leadership, sustainability planning, fundraising, community development, marketing and communications, collaborations and strategic partnerships, and administration. -- Carol Minton Morris DuraSpace Director of Marketing and Communications cmmorris at DuraSpace.org Skype: carolmintonmorris 607 592-3135 Twitter at DuraSpace Twitter at DuraCloud http://DuraSpace.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rosalynmetz at gmail.com Mon Jul 28 11:29:04 2014 From: rosalynmetz at gmail.com (Rosalyn Metz) Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:29:04 -0700 Subject: [Pasig-discuss] Job: Digital Preservation Network (DPN) Services Manager and Technology Manager Message-ID: The national effort to build a Digital Preservation Network (DPN) continues to gain momentum as the organization, under the umbrella of Internet2, moves from development stage to a prototype pilot phase in 2014. Funded by a membership that includes 60 research universities and foundations, DPN's objective is to preserve the academic and historical record by linking together existing repositories to form a sustainable, federated preservation network. In line with DPN's growth, we are hiring two positions: 1) a Services Manager who will launch the production suite of DPN services and manage long-term relationships with DPN members and service providers; and 2) a Technology Manager who will help lead the integration of diverse organizations and software platforms to provide a seamless preservation environment for the DPN membership. Job descriptions and instructions for applying are available here: https://www.internet2.edu/about-us/careers/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From art.pasquinelli at oracle.com Wed Jul 30 12:19:03 2014 From: art.pasquinelli at oracle.com (Arthur Pasquinelli) Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 09:19:03 -0700 Subject: [Pasig-discuss] High Level Residential Training Course, run by the authors, on ISO 16363 for Auditors and Managers of Digital Repositories, London 29 Sept-3 Oct In-Reply-To: <02d501cfabec$bfa90370$3efb0a50$@iso16363.org> References: <02d501cfabec$bfa90370$3efb0a50$@iso16363.org> Message-ID: <53D91AF7.8070901@oracle.com> The Primary Digital Repository Authorisation Body (PTAB) was set up by the authors of ISO16363 and ISO16969 standards in order to ensure that a consultancy and training service would be provided to industry, finance, legal bodies, government, scientific, memory and archive institutions by world experts in the field ensuring consistency and accuracy to maintain the highest possible standards are put in place. All the training will be carried out by members of the PTAB team. Registration for this High Level Training Course on ISO16363 is open and the early-bird discount of 10% has been extended to the 15 August following requests due to the summer vacation period. Please ensure you register as soon as possible to guarantee your place as numbers for this course are very limited. See announcement and registration information below. Dr David Giaretta, MBE Director, PTAB *High Level Residential Training Course on ISO 16363 for Auditors and Managers of Digital Repositories* *London 29 Sept -- 3 Oct 2014*** The Primary Trustworthy Digital Repository Authorisation Body (ISO-PTAB) plays a major role in training auditors and repository managers. There are three important ISO standards: * ISO 14721 (OAIS -- a reference model for what is required for an archive to provide long-term preservation of digital information) * ISO 16363 (Audit and certification of trustworthy digital repositories -- sets out comprehensive metrics for what an archive must do, based on OAIS) * ISO 16919 (soon to be published - Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of candidate trustworthy digital repositories -- specifies the competencies and requirements on auditing bodies) These three standards form a closely-related family and an understanding of their principles and use will become increasingly important in establishing an internationally recognised set of trustworthy digital repositories. The authors of these standards are running a 5-day residential training course in London from 29 September - 3 October 2014. 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DuraSpace is a not-for-profit organization providing open technologies and services that promote durable access to digital data. Symplectic is a long-time supporter of the VIVO project, both as a founding sponsor and through continued support of the VIVO Conference since it first began in 2010. Partnering with DuraSpace means Symplectic can provide VIVO services like installation, support, hosting and integration for institutions looking to join the VIVO network. "As our first official Registered Service Provider for VIVO, Symplectic will help ensure that any institution, large or small, can fully participate in making research and institutional resources available for search, discovery, and analysis,? explained Jonathan Markow, CSO of DuraSpace. ?We heartily welcome them to the RSP Program!? VIVO , an open source, semantic web application and growing global community, is aimed at integrating and sharing information about researchers and institutions to support collaboration and discovery. As an incubated DuraSpace project, VIVO institutions and DuraSpace members now have a greater opportunity to develop related technologies and services across broad academic and scientific communities. ?We are especially pleased to have been chosen as the first official Registered Service Provider for VIVO?, says Jonathan Breeze, CEO of Symplectic. ?Working closely with the DuraSpace and VIVO communities will help us better serve institutions that wish to join the VIVO network, but do not necessarily have the capacity to do so themselves.? Symplectic at the Upcoming 2014 VIVO Conference, Aug. 4-8 Join Platinum sponsors Symplectic at the 2014 VIVO Conference in Austin, Texas! The Symplectic team will be on hand to meet with the VIVO community, learn about exciting discovery network developments, and discuss the ways in which they can help institutions that want to join VIVO. About VIVO VIVO (http://vivoweb.org) is an open source, open ontology, open process platform for hosting information about the interests, activities and accomplishments of scientists and scholars. VIVO supports open development and integration of science and scholarship through simple, standard semantic web! technologies. VIVO was originally funded by Cornell University and the National Institutes of Health (U24 RR029822) and is currently a community-supported incubator project under the DuraSpace umbrella. About Symplectic Symplectic (http://symplectic.co.uk) is a world-leading software development and service company specialized in the delivery of integrated research information management systems. Founded in 2003, the company combines years of experience in the academic sector with a collaborative approach to development to help research institutions collect, manage and showcase their research and scholarly activity. Their flagship system, Elements, is used by some of the world?s leading institutions including the University of Cambridge, Duke University, Cornell University and the University of Melbourne. How Does DuraSpace Help? The DuraSpace (http://duraspace.org) organization is an independent 501(c)(3) not-for-profit providing leadership and innovation for open technologies that promote durable, persistent access and discovery of digital data. Our values are expressed in our organizational byline, "Committed to our digital future." DuraSpace works collaboratively with organizations that use VIVO to advance the design, development and sustainability of the project. 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