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GSearch Version 2.3 Now Available

From Gert Schmeltz Pedersen, Special Consultant. DTU Library, Technical Information Center of Denmark, Technical University of Denmark

Lyngby, Denmark We are pleased to announce the release of Fedora Generic Search, or GSearch, version 2.3. It is compatible with Fedora 3.5, and it is upgraded to Lucene 3.4.0 and Solr 3.4.0. Further, it is upgraded to PDFBox 1.6.0.

Submitted by carol on Thu, 10/20/2011 - 12:50pm

REGISTER: Open Access Week Webcasts with Heather Joseph and John Wilbanks

Washington, DC Register now for one or both Right to Research Coalition Open Access Week webcasts.  Both will feature leading figures from the Open Access movement talking directly to students about the impact of Open Access to research and their crucial role in making Open Access a reality – thereby opening the full scholarly record to anyone, anywhere in the world.

Submitted by carol on Mon, 10/17/2011 - 11:22am

The 4th Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference (QQML2012)

Limerick, Ireland QQML2012, "New Trends in Library Science," will be held in Limerick, Ireland, May 22 – 25, 2012. The call for proposals will be open until October 30, 2011.

• Proposals must include the following information:
• Proposed session title
• One-to two-paragraphs abstract
• Name(s) and contact information for all presenters
• Type of session being proposed (presentation or poster)

More information is available on the web site:

Submitted by carol on Mon, 10/17/2011 - 11:15am

CALL for Stories: Have You Had Your Heart Broken by Data Loss?

Washington, DC The National Digital Stewardship Alliance (NDSA) Outreach group wants to collect stories about data loss and preservation. If you've had your heart broken or uplifted by data loss or preservation, please fill out the form at http://j.mp/datastories, and/or please pass on the call for stories below. Distribute widely, as they used to say on listservs! There's no deadline, but we'll probably be taking a look at what we get in November.

Submitted by carol on Tue, 10/11/2011 - 4:06pm

DC Region Fedora User Group Meeting Program Information

Ithaca, NY Details for this Friday's (Oct. 14, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm) DC Region Fedora User Group Meeting are now available. The meeting will be held in:

Room 207
Gelman Library
George Washington University
2130 H St. NW
Washington, DC 20052

Submitted by carol on Mon, 10/10/2011 - 4:36pm
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