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• 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.  Additional screenshots & examples at #10433 (Donated by 4Science)
• Support for tracking usage statistics via Matomo (a Google Analytics alternative). 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 #10435 (Donated by 4Science)
• ORCID Login flow is improved. Users logging in via ORCID can now merge their ORCID login with an existing DSpace login.  Users can also login via ORCID without sharing their email from their ORCID account to DSpace.  See #9849 for more details (Donated by 4Science)
• 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 also #9470 and #9438 for more details (Donated by DSpaceDirect)
• 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.  See also #3984 (Donated by The Library Code)
• ALTCHA captcha protection is now supported.  At this time, ALTCHA is only used by the (updated) Request a Copy feature.  It may be extended to other features in the future.  See CAPTCHA Verification. (Donated by The Library Code)
• 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 #3882 (Donated by nibou230)
• 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: #9844 (Donated by The Library Code)
• Support for Geospatial maps, including browsing and searching. If any Items/Entities include geospatial data in the "dcterms.spatial" metadata field (or similar), then new "geospatialMapViewer" settings now provide ways to interact with this data via maps. This includes options to display a map of the location on the Item page, view search results on a map, or browse geospatial data via a map. See #3540 (Donated by The Library Code)
• 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. See also #3164 (Donated by Abel Gomez)
• The "Edit Item → Metadata" tab now supports a dropdown for "dspace.entity.type" field. In previous versions, this field was free-text, but now only valid Entity types can be selected.  Metadata field code was also refactored on this page. See #3722 (Donated by Atmire)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 #3165 (Donated by Abel GomezAtmire)
• Health page now includes an "SEO" check. A basic check of your DSpace site's Search Engine Optimization is now available on your Health page (/health) in the Admin sidebar.  This SEO report checks that your sitemap is visible, your robots.txt is visible and that you have SSR (Server Side Rendering) enabled. #10485 (Donated by Atmire)
• Accessibility Settings are customizable by users. Basic accessibility settings like Notification (popup) timeouts and ARIA Live Region timeouts can now be customized by each user of your site via the "Accessibility Settings" link in the footer.  This allows users more control over how long confirmation and error messages are displayed. (Donated by Atmire)
• CSV Export from Admin Report.  The Administrator Reports (Beta feature) now supports CSV export.  After running a report, next to the results is export button that allows you to export those results to a CSV.  See  #4071 (Donated by Université Laval)
• Bitstream Storage (assetstore) now supports Apache JClouds, supporting many cloud providers. See Configuring JCloudstore for Asset Storage documentation and #9915 (Donated by Atmire)
• 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 #3165 (Donated by Abel Gomez)

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