Iterative ORCID Adoption at the University of Rochester
The University of Rochester in New York became an ORCID member organization in 2017 initially through the NorthEast Research Libraries (NERL) consortium, prior to joining through the ORCID US Community consortium in 2018. This blog post is based on presentations […]
Press Release: LYRASIS Announces the 2020 Catalyst Fund Recipients and Their Projects
Atlanta, GA – July 1, 2020 – LYRASIS, a non-profit member organization serving the global landscape of academic and public libraries, scholarly research, archives, museums, and galleries, is pleased to announce the 2020 recipients of the LYRASIS Catalyst Fund. The […]
Press Release: Understanding the Landscape of Open Content Activities in United States Libraries
Atlanta, GA – June 18, 2020 – LYRASIS announces the release of a new study, “Understanding the Landscape of Open Content Activities in United States Libraries.” The study was undertaken in an effort to better understand how LYRASIS members, and […]
Press Release: LYRASIS Creates New Research and Innovation Division
Contact: Meg BlumDirector of Marketing & Communications800.999.8558, ext. 2951meg.blum@lyrasis.org Atlanta, GA – June 11, 2020 – LYRASIS is pleased to announce the creation of a new Research and Innovation Division. Led by Erin Tripp, the new division focuses on convening leaders, […]
ORCID US Community Newsletter – June 2020
The ORCID US Community continues to grow as we are now halfway through our third calendar year, while also facing the ripple effects of the global coronavirus pandemic. This is our fourth newsletter, featuring updates from across the community over […]
The ArchivesSpace Community: Working to Amplify and Support Antiracism and Inclusion
LYRASIS is the organizational home for five community supported software programs. Recently the ArchivesSpace team sent a message to their community to get a conversation going about meaningful actions ArchivesSpace can undertake to amplify and support efforts around antiracism and […]
VIVO Conference 2020: Explore the Program
The VIVO Conference will be held next week, June 16-18 online. The organizers are pleased to invite you to browse this year’s exciting and comprehensive VIVO conference program. The program includes a Keynote and many speakers, workshops, panels, lightning talks […]
WEBINAR SERIES: DSpace Repositories During the COVID-19 Pandemic—World Heritage Digital Libraries at University of Coimbra
LYRASIS and the DSpace community are presenting an ongoing series of webinars focused on how DSpace is meeting the emerging needs of institutions around the world as they respond to the challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic. The webinars highlight examples […]
Black Lives Matter
We at LYRASIS share the grief, pain and anger over the recent murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Sandra Bland, Philando Castile, Tony McDade, Tamir Rice, Breonna Taylor and all those who have been victims of racist attacks in the […]
Press Release: CollectionSpace 6.0 is Now Available
Take a closer look at CollectionSpace 6.0–available now! The LYRASIS CollectionSpace team is delighted to announce the release of CollectionSpace 6.0 with exciting new features and improvements. CollectionSpace is a community-supported collections management (CMS) solution for museums and other collecting […]
Getting On With the Business of Literacy in American Samoa
Photo courtesy of The National Park Service As cities, states and regions spread out across the United States and its territories plan for a return to economic and civic activity post pandemic, Justin Maga, Territorial Librarian for American Samoa and […]
Your Invitation to a Free Online Introduction to Fedora Workshop
Your Invitation to a Free Online Introduction to Fedora WorkshopYou are invited to register for a free online Introduction to Fedora workshop to be held on June 23 from 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM ET. Attendance is limited but a version of […]