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The following is a list of the new features included for release 1.8.0 (not an exhaustive list):

  • Improvemenst Improvements to the upgrade and configuration process.
  • More Curation Tools/Plugins
  • Configurable Reviewer Workflow\
  • SWORD Client for DSpace.
  • SWORDv2 Server Module.
  • RSS feeds will support richer features, such as iTunes podcast and publishing to iTunesU.
  • Enhancements to Discovery.
  • Rewrite of Creative Commons licensing for XMLUI.
  • Reordering of bitstreams.
  • Enable virus checking during submission.
  • Ability to Withdraw/Reinstate/Delete Items in Bulk, via Batch Metadata Editing.

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The Documentation Gardener for this release was Jeffrey Trimble with input from everyone.  All typos are his fault.

Peter Dietz is Robin Taylor was the Release Coordinator of this release . Tim Donohue helped out with coordinating the final days of the releasewith immeasurable help from the DSpace Technical Lead Tim Donohue.

Additional thanks to Tim Donohue from DuraSpace on keeping all of us focused on the work at hand, and calming us when we got excited and for the general support for the DSpace project.