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• Support for SAML authentication. See https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/pull/9470
• OpenAlex integration: OpenAlex integration. DSpace now supports importing content (on MyDSpace) from OpenAlex.org.  The Publication Claim feature also now supports importing a Publications related to a Researcher Profiles, provided that the profile has an OpenAlex ID.  See screenshots & examples at https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/pull/10433
• Support for tracking usage statistics via Matomo Analytics (a Google Analytics alternative): https://github. com/DSpace/dspace-angular/pull/4018 and DSpace can now integrate with Matomo Analytics, in order to track usage statistics, search statistics and downloads. This requires an existing Matomo account or instance.  See screenshots at https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/pull/10435
• Embargo release dates for embargoed files are now displayed on Item page: https://github.com/DSpace/dspace-angular/pull/3882
• ORCID Login flow is improved. Users logging in via ORCID can now merge their ORCID login with an existing DSpace login.  They Users can also can login via ORCID without sharing their email from their ORCID account to DSpace.  See https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/pull/9849 for more details
• Support for SAML authentication. DSpace now includes a SAML Authentication Plugin, which can be configured to allow your DSpace site to use an external SAML IdP. See https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/pull/9470 and https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/issues/9438 for more details
• Request a Copy now supports sending a secure download link for larger files.  Files under a (configurable) size threshold are still attached in requests.  But, larger files now send a secure (auto-expiring) link to allow the requester to download the file.  https://github.com/DSpace/dspace-angular/pull/3984
• ALTCHA captcha protection is now supported.  Currently, it's At this time, ALTCHA is only used by the (updated) Request a Copy feature.  It may be extended to other features in the future.
• Embargo release dates for embargoed files are now displayed on Item page. The user interface includes a new "showAccessStatuses" configuration for bitstreams on the Item page.  When enabled, any embargoed files will show a "badge" next to the file name on the Item page. This badge will display the date the embargo ends. Screenshots can be found in the comments of https://github.com/DSpace/dspace-angular/pull/3882
• PDF Citation Cover Page has been enhanced to use a Thymeleaf HTML template.  This provides more control over the look and feel of these cover pages: https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/pull/9844
• Support for Geospatial maps, including browsing and searching. https://github.com/DSpace/dspace-angular/pull/3540
• The default tab on Community/Collection pages is now configurable. By default it will still be the "Search" tab, but it can be modified using the new "defaultBrowseTab" setting under the "community" or "collection" configurations in your config.*.yml.
• Edit Metadata fields on the Edit Item Page have been refactored to now support a dropdown for "dspace.entity.type": https://github.com/DSpace/dspace-angular/pull/3722
• Creative Commons license display now uses the backend configuration. The existing "cc.license.name" and "cc.license.url" configurations on the backend are now used by the frontend to determine which metadata field(s) to use for display of the CC license on the Item page. See https://github.com/DSpace/dspace-angular/pull/3165
• CSV Export from Admin Reports: https://github.com/DSpace/dspace-angular/pull/4071
• Bitstream Storage now supports Apache JClouds, supporting many cloud providers. https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/pull/9915

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