media archives

Winchester, MA DuraSpace, a leader in open source software for managing and providing access to digital content, took the leap into cloud computing with the launch of the DuraCloud managed service and open source software in 2011.  DuraSpace took that leap because it is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to contributing to the preservation of the world's vital intellectual, cultural and scientific heritage.

Increased standards support and expanded Spring-based configuration in Fedora 3.6

Redwood Shores, CA This fall the Preservation and Archiving Special Interest Group (PASIG) will be held in Dublin, Ireland at the Gresham Hotel from October 17-19, 2012.

Bloomington, IN The Variations on Video project will transition to a new name: the Avalon Media System. This Indiana University and Northwestern University project aims to develop an open source software system to enable academic libraries and archives to easily provide online access to their video and audio collections.

A recording of “Describing Audio & Video Digital Media with Metadata” presented by Kara Van Malssen and Chris Beer is now available: http://duraspace.org/web_seminars. This web seminar is part of the Hot Topics DuraSpace Community Webinar Series “All About Audio and Video Content in Repositories,” curated by Karen Cariani, WGBH Boston.

From Stuart Macdonald on behalf of OR2012 Organizing Committee

Edinburgh, UK Registration for OR2012 workshops on Monday July 9 and Tuesday July 10 is now open and available at www.or2012.eventbrite.com. Please note that the workshops are free but you will need the EDN number from your receipt from ePay registration system (http://or2012.ed.ac.uk/registration/) to register for the workshops.

From Art Pasquinelli, Director Digital Libraries, Repositories, and Preservation, Oracle

From Joshua Sternfeld, Senior Program Officer, Division of Preservation and Access, National Endowment for the Humanities

Features and pricing for simple and cost effective preservation and archiving in the cloud

Ithaca, NY Registration is open for the second in the 2012 series of curated web seminars in Hot Topics: The DuraSpace Community Webinar Series. DuraSpace web seminars fill up fast so register today to save your spot.

Hot Topics: The DuraSpace Community Webinar Series
Series two curated by Karen Cariani, WGBH Boston: Managing and Preserving Audio and Vdeo in your Digital Repository