The University of Tennessee has officially launched its new institutional repository, TRACE, based on the latest DSpace-CRIS version and hosted on AWS by 4Science.
Following a public RFP process, the University selected 4Science as its partner to migrate from Digital Commons to a more flexible, open, and future-proof solution. (University of Tennessee: migration from Digital Commons to a hosted DSpace with 4Science – 4Science)
After months of close collaboration between the University of Tennessee Libraries team and 4Science, TRACE is now fully live and available here: TRACE Home.
The Benefits of DSpace-CRIS
The University of Tennessee, with the new DSpace-CRIS repository, will benefit from an open-source, modular, and future-proof solution. DSpace-CRIS is a more integrated and interoperable solution, making it easier to navigate for both administrators and end-users.
What makes this DSpace-CRIS implementation powerful?
The new TRACE repository includes many enhancements provided to improve both usability and research visibility:
🎨 UX Plus module
The module provides a collection of enhancements to DSpace, aiming to improve the User Experience for final users and repository administrators during their daily duties.
📊 Content & usage Statistic
This module brings enhancements and additional features to the default DSpace to monitor and understand the usage of the repository both in terms of content usage and from an administrative perspective.
🎥 Embedded audio & video streaming
A fully open-source streaming solution for media content directly within the repository.
Integration with SWORD protocol
enables automated deposit and exchange of digital content between external systems and the repository.
Why this matters
This great flexibility and modularity make DSpace-CRIS the best solution for any type of institution, regardless of size, type of material, or internal processes.
In addition, with the ongoing merger between DSpace and DSpace-CRIS, the University of Tennessee is currently benefiting from many out-of-the-box enhancements that will become part of the DSpace codebase only in a few years, making it an early adopter of what DSpace will look like.
What TRACE now hosts
Theses and dissertations, technical reports, conference papers and presentations, book chapters, creative works, administrative materials, and faculty and researcher publications.
A partnership we’re proud of
Working with the University of Tennessee has been a truly collaborative effort, and we’re proud to see TRACE now live and serving its community.
We look forward to continuing this partnership and supporting the evolution of an increasingly open and connected research ecosystem.
Thinking about a migration?
Are you looking to migrate from Digital Commons to a better, interoperable, enhanced, and Open-Source solution without vendor lock-in?
At 4Science, we will be very happy to help!