The University of Nottingham’s New DSpace-CRIS Repository Is Now Live
The University of Nottingham’s New Repository
The University of Nottingham’s New DSpace-CRIS Repository Is Now Live: The University of Nottingham’s new repository is based on DSpace-CRIS version 8 and is fully hosted on AWS cloud infrastructure, featuring a modern architecture built on Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service).
This cloud-native configuration ensures scalability, resilience, high availability, and long-term sustainability, meeting the evolving needs of researchers, administrators, and the wider academic community.
A Unified, Future-Ready Platform
The new portal brings together two previous institutional repositories, integrating their content, workflows, and user experiences into a single digital environment.
All major customizations have been carefully migrated and optimized, ensuring continuity, consistency, and an improved experience for both end users and repository administrators.
DSpace-CRIS 8 alignment, we do not leave anyone behind
At 4Science we know that not every institution is ready to migrate to DSpace-CRIS 9 or DSpace 10, and that’s perfectly fine. We believe you shouldn’t have to wait for a major upgrade to benefit from the latest innovations in the DSpace ecosystem.
That’s why we’re excited to announce DSpace-CRIS 8 release: a feature-rich update that backports key capabilities originally developed for DSpace-CRIS 9 and DSpace 10 directly into the DSpace 8 line, along with full alignment with the DSpace 8.5 security fixes.
Whether you’re a researcher depositing your work or an administrator keeping the repository running, this release brings you additional features without requiring a major version migration.
Features Backported from DSpace-CRIS 9 / DSpace 10
📊 Matomo Integration
This is a game-changer for repositories that want to participate in the OpenAIRE Usage Counts service (OpenAIRE – Research Graph
💡 Why it matters: Participating in OpenAIRE Usage Counts means your repository’s statistics are comparable, trustworthy, and visible alongside thousands of other repositories across Europe and beyond. It’s a key step toward demonstrating the real-world impact of your institution’s research output.
🔬 OpenAlex Integration
OpenAlex is the open-access bibliographic database covering over 240 million scholarly works is now integrated into DSpace-CRIS 8.
💡 Why it matters: OpenAlex is rapidly becoming the reference open infrastructure for scholarly metadata adopted by many institutions. Having it available in DSpace-CRIS 8 means you don’t need to wait for a major upgrade to leverage this essential Open Science resource.
📋 Jisc Open Policy Finder
The Jisc Open Policy Finder (formerly SHERPA/RoMEO) integration has been backported to DSpace-CRIS 8, complete with the OPF logo in search results and improved performance.
We want you to feel seen: whether you stay on DSpace-CRIS 8, move to DSpace-CRIS 9, or plan for DSpace 10/11 the community is building a stronger, more unified platform for everyone.
Thank you to all the contributors and community members who provide feedback and testing!
4Science at Open Access Tage 2026 – Linz, Austria | September 28–30
We will be attending the 20th edition of Open Access Tage—the leading conference on Open Access and Open Science in the DACH region at Johannes Kepler University Linz. Come visit us to discover the latest updates on DSpace and DSpace-CRIS!
New webinar coming up!
Configure Your DSpace Repository to Register DataCite DOIs
Are you interested in learning how to register DOIs with DSpace? Join staff from 4Science, DataCite, and the DSpace community for an information session about DSpace’s DOI registration functionality.
The session will cover how to configure DSpace to mint and register DOIs and to update their metadata. Whether you are already registering DOIs through DSpace or exploring this option, this session will help you understand how to make the most of DSpace and what DataCite DOIs can do for your organization.
Speakers:
– Pascal-Nicolas Becker, Business Developer, 4Science
– Mary Hirsch, Member Support Manager, DataCite
– Holger Lenz, Program Coordinator, DSpace
When: November 17th
Time: 3:00 pm UTC