The first release candidate of DSpace 9.0 (9.0-rc1) became available last month, and it's packed with quite a few new features and improvements. Three features, in particular, have caught my eye and I'm excited about it.
Recently, a friend approached me seeking help with their DSpace for a couple of issues, namely:
On a freshly setup DSpace one would want to upload existing publications, typically maintained in spreadsheets like MS Excel or OpenOffice Calc. I would always recommend uploading such records in a batch process. Doing it manually would not only be prone to errors but also time consuming and cumbersome.