<div dir="ltr"><i><font face="arial, sans-serif">===Forwarded from </font><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Mark Wood, on behalf of the DSpace 4.0 Release Team, and all the </span><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">DSpace developers===</span></i><div>
<font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Read it online: </font><a href="http://bit.ly/18yGPol">bit.ly/18yGPol</a></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div>
<font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Dear DSpace Community:</font><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">On behalf of the DSpace developers, I would like to formally announce</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">that DSpace 4.0 is now available!</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">DSpace 4.0 can be downloaded immediately at either of the following</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">locations:</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">• SourceForge: </span><a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/dspace/files/" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">https://sourceforge.net/projects/dspace/files/</a><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">• GitHub: </span><a href="https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> (see the "dspace-4.0" tag)</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">In addition, you are welcome to try out DSpace 4.0 on</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<a href="http://demo.dspace.org/" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">http://demo.dspace.org/</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> and continue to provide any early feedback you </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">may have.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><b>New Features and Improvements in DSpace 4.0</b></span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">General:</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">• NEW REST API module based on JAX RS 1.0;</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">• NEW Request a Copy for files that are not yet available for</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> public downloading;</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">• NEW DOI Support;</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">• Discovery formally replaces legacy Search & Browse;</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">• SWORDv2 module update;</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">• Improved command line features;</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">• Support simple embargo in AIP import/export;</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">• Support running handle server and application container on separate</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> machines;</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">• Improvements to LDAP Authentication;</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">• Media filter generates better-looking thumbnails;</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">• Curation Task for Consuming Web Services;</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><i>JSPUI Specific:</i></span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">• NEW Bootstrap-based default look and feel</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">• NEW Integrated PubMed, Arxiv and CrossRef metadata lookup</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><i>XMLUI Specific:</i></span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">• Support simple embargo in item display;</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">• Language switch;</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">• Mobile Theme matures from beta;</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">For much more information on each of these features, please visit our</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">4.0 Release Notes:</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> </span><a href="https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSDOC4x/Release+Notes" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSDOC4x/Release+Notes</a><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><b>4.0 Documentation</b></span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">The DSpace 4.0 documentation is available online at:</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><a href="https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSDOC4x/" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSDOC4x/</a><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">A PDF copy of the documentation is still distributed with the</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">software. In addition, it can also be downloaded from:</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><a href="http://www.dspace.org/latest-release/" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">http://www.dspace.org/latest-release/</a><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><b>4.0 Acknowledgments</b></span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">The DSpace application would not exist without the hard work and</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">support of the community. Thank you to the many developers who have </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">worked very hard to deliver all the new features and</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">improvements. Also thanks to the users who provided input and feedback </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">on the development, as well those who participated in the</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">testathons. Additionally I would like to thank Tim Donohue of</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">DuraSpace for ensuring that DSpace 4.0 went off without a hitch.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">A detailed listing of all known people/institutions who contributed</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">directly to DSpace 4.0 is available in the Release Notes. If you</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">contributed and were accidentally not listed, please let us know so</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">that we can correct it!</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">For DSpace 4.0, we had a total of 59 individuals contribute code, bug</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">reports, and bug fixes. A big thanks goes out to everyone who</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">participated. We hope you'll continue to be a valuable addition to</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">the DSpace community for the next release and beyond!</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><b>More Information</b></span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">More information on this release is also available in the DSpace 4.0</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Release Notes at:</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><a href="https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSDOC4x/Release+Notes" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSDOC4x/Release+Notes</a><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">As always, we are happy to hear back from the community about DSpace. </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Please let us know what you think of 4.0!</span></div>
<div><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br>-- <br>Carol Minton Morris<br>DuraSpace<br>Director of Marketing and Communications<br>cmmorris@DuraSpace.org<br>Skype: carolmintonmorris<br>607 592-3135<br>
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