Due to cIRcle`s DSpace 5.1 upgrade, cIRcle logins will not be available from 5pm today until 5pm on September 4th (instead of 8am to allow additional time to ensure proper migration of cIRcle data and functionality).
Please save your work and log out by ** 5PM today (Tuesday, September 1st) **.
Follow cIRcle on Twitter for more service updates, news and more at: @cIRcle_UBC
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In preparation for cIRcle`s DSpace 5.1 upgrade, cIRcle logins will not be available from 5pm on Tuesday, September 1st to 8am on September 4th.
This will mean that uploads, edits or any function requiring a login will be on hold during this time and will allow cIRcle`s DSpace developer, Atmire, to ensure a successful transition from DSpace 3.1 to 5.1.
Please make sure that your work is saved and you have logged out by ** 5PM on Tuesday, September 1st **.
Follow cIRcle on Twitter for more service updates, news and more at: @cIRcle_UBC
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Image courtesy of Arkivum, an Artefactual Systems Inc. integration partner
In case you missed it, there is a new automated ingest provider for UBC Library’s DSpace software platform used by cIRcle, UBC’s Digital Repository. Say hello to Archivematica!
Locally based and created on Canada’s West Coast in New Westminster, British Columbia by Artefactual Systems Inc., Archivematica is “an open-source digital preservation system designed for standards-based, long-term access to digital material”.
With a little more than a week or so into this new and exciting service, Archivematica has successfully been “running automatically with no user input and no impact on access to the content in cIRcle”. In fact, over 2,000 of the 40,000+ cIRcle items earmarked so far have been receiving what sounds like spa-inspired treatments by getting what is termed as “digital preservation micro-services”.
Read the full news release to learn how Archivematica is helping UBC Library further its goal to be a leader in the field of digital preservation for its scholars and beyond.
Visit: https://www.artefactual.com/ubc-library-running-automated-ingest-from-dspace-to-archivematica/
Image courtesy of @mire, a DuraSpace registered service provider
The cIRcle staff is pleased to report that with the help of members from UBC IT and Technical Services they have begun working on the upgrade of our DSpace repository software from version 3.1 to 5.1.
cIRcle is upgrading two versions which will result in a number of service improvements for researchers and library staff such as integration with the new Open Collections search portal.
The anticipated date for full implementation of DSpace 5.1 is the end of August 2015. In order to meet this goal, cIRcle staff will have limited capacity to take on new projects to add content to cIRcle until the upgrade goes live.
During the month of August, your patience and understanding is greatly appreciated as staff response time to your requests for information or technical assistance may be slow. For non-urgent requests, please consider contacting cIRcle in the fall when they may be better able to assist you.
Stay tuned for more details about cIRcle’s DSpace 5.1 upgrade highlighting its new features and for the Open Collections search portal launch in Fall 2015 as part of the Library’s 100th anniversary.
Health researchers at the University of British Columbia have received a combined total of $73.6 million in grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to bolster cutting-edge medical research.
The awards include 23 CIHR Foundation Grants totaling $51.4 million and 42 CIHR Open Operating Grants totaling $22.2 million. This is the first time that CIHR Foundation Grants have been awarded and are part of a $600-million investment in health research by the Government of Canada.
“We are thankful to CIHR and the Government of Canada for providing more than $73 million in support for UBC health researchers,” said UBC President Arvind Gupta. “Our researchers are tackling an array of health issues such as cancer, stroke, autism, heart disease and dementia. The new Foundation Grants program will ensure their work has long-lasting benefits locally, nationally and internationally.”
Read the full media release at: http://news.ubc.ca/2015/07/31/ubc-health-researchers-receive-nearly-74m-in-cihr-funding/
Find CIHR grant-funded research by UBC researchers in cIRcle, UBC’s Digital Repository at: https://circle.ubc.ca/handle/2429/21385