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My DSpace Backup Strategy Was a Ticking Time Bomb: A Professional Wake-Up Call

If you manage a DSpace repository, you understand its value. It is the digital heart of your institution, a curated collection of scholarship, research, and history. You spend countless hours configuring, theming, and ingesting content. But let me ask you a question that I failed to ask myself for too long: How confident are you in your backup and disaster recovery plan?

DSpace 9.0 Highlights: Multi-cloud Storage and Simplified SAML

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.

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Batch operations using DSpace 7 REST API

Recently, a friend approached me seeking help with their DSpace for a couple of issues, namely:

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Convert Spreadsheet (Excel or Calc) Data Into DSpace Simple Archive Format Package

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.