[Dspace-general] Save the dates: All about Repositories Webinar Series
Michele Kimpton
michele at dspace.org
Tue Jan 20 10:33:02 EST 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 20, 2009
Contact: Corrine Cho-Beaulieu <Corinne.Cho at Sun.COM>
DSpace Foundation, Fedora Commons, Sun Microsystems and SPARC Present
All About Repositories Webinar Series
Mountain View, CA Got a repository? Would you like to understand more
about what repositories are and how they operate? This spring DSpace
Foundation, Fedora Commons, Sun Microsystems and SPARC (The Scholarly
Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition) will offer a free About
Repositories Webinar Series to provide professional learning
opportunities for repository managers, developers, curators and
decision makers. The seminar series will kick off on Feb. 18 at 9:00
a.m. PT with DSpace and Fedora: A Collaboration Update presented by
Michele Kimpton, Executive Director, DSpace Foundation, and Sandy
Payette, Executive Director Fedora Commons.
Each month a new topic or issue of interest to repository communities
will be presented in a one-hour online format. All About Repositories
Webinar Series will be web cast for synchronous event access, and will
also be made available through DSpace, Fedora, Sun and SPARC web sites
as an open educational reference for repository users and developers.
Future web seminars will focus on topics such as web services, and
will take an in-depth look at some of the top implementations from the
Innovation Fair held at the November 2008 SPARC repositories meeting.
Save the following dates for the All About Repositories Webinar
Series. Pre-registration is required for all seminars at http://www.education-webevents.com/
.
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DSpace and Fedora: A Collaboration Update
Wed., February 18, 2009
9:00 a.m. PT; 12:00 p.m. ET
In 2008 the DSpace Foundation and Fedora Commons came together to work
on joint initiatives that would better serve both open source
repository communities. Several directions have emerged. Both
organizations are working together to improve interoperability of the
software, forming joint collaborations with other organizations that
offer value to both communities, and developing joint programs for
advocacy, education and outreach. In addition, Fedora Commons and the
DSpace Foundation are collaborating to investigate the prospect of
jointly developing new technologies. Both organizations received a
grant from the Mellon Foundation to design "DuraSpace", a service that
will allow users to replicate and access their digital content in the
cloud. Join Michele Kimpton, Executive Director, DSpace Foundation,
and Sandy Payette, Executive Director Fedora Commons for a 60-minute
update on the multiple dimensions of this dynamic collaboration
between two of the largest providers of open source software for
managing and providing access to digital content.
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All About Fedora
Wed., March 18, 2009
9:00 a.m. PT; 12:00 p.m.. ET
The letters in Fedora’s name stand for “Flexible, Extensible, Digital
Object Repository Architecture,” and also for the idea that it’s core
structure provides a robust, integrated, open source repository
platform that enables storage, access and durable management of
virtually any kind of digital content, “All Ways. Always.” Most
developers and repository managers like those terms, but what do they
really mean? How do users get started with Fedora? Who else is using
it? Where can users get hands-on help with planning and
implementation? Join Thornton Staples, Director of Community Strategy
and Outreach, Fedora Commons for a 60-minute overview that explains
what Fedora is, why many large national repositories use it, and
advice on the nuts and bolts of getting started.
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Topics from the SPARC Repositories Meeting
Wed., April 15, 2009
9:00 a.m. PT; 12:00 p.m. ET
SPARC guests will explore in more detail projects that were introduced
at the SPARC repositories meeting in November 2008. Specific details
to be announced.
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An Open Repositories 2009 (OR09) Preview
Wed., May 13, 2009
9:00 a.m. PT; 12:00 p.m. ET
OR09, to be held in Atlanta, Georgia from May 18-21, 2009, promises to
showcase the latest global repository developments and breakthroughs
that increasingly play a pivotal role in the information landscape.
Tune in for six previews of conference presentations that will span
repository implementations for education, research, science, and
cultural heritage. Join members of the OR09 Program Committee for this
60-minute conference preview session.
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Two Repository Platforms: Key Features of Fedora and DSpace
Wed., June 17, 2009
9:00 a.m. PT; 12:00 p.m. ET
The DSpace Foundation and Fedora Commons are two of the largest
providers of open source software for managing and providing access to
digital content with a combined global community of more than 450
institutions, national libraries, research projects, businesses and
universities. What are the natural strengths of each repository
platform? What circumstances and requirements would dictate using
either one or the other or both? Join Michele Kimpton, Executive
Director, DSpace Foundation, and Sandy Payette, Executive Director
Fedora Commons for a 60 minute look at each repository platform that
highlights key features and selection criteria.
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