We’ve just released Scholar@UC 2.3.  One improvement of note – we discovered that when strings of chracters were cut and pasted from other software applications, notably in the Microsoft Windows environment, into the Scholar@UC title field, special characters at the end of lines (such as a hidden ‘vertical tab’) could cause the Scholar@UC work submission process to fail.  We have corrected this issue. Read more ›

We’ve just released Scholar@UC version 2.2.0. In addition to many bug fixes, there are several new features available in this new version:

• Users can now use the “Cloud file” upload tab to import their UC Kaltura videos directly into Scholar@UC.

• Keyword search has been extended to all descriptive metadata fields.

• Added Clermont, Blue Ash, and Law Library to the “College” menu option for student work types.

• On collection pages, the “Search within this collection” button has been renamed “Browse this collection.”

• To facilitate batch loads and imports of works from other repositories, repository managers can now change work ownership to users who have never logged in.   Once those users login, they will have complete control of their content.

A full list of changes can be found in the 2.2.0 changelog.

Scholar@UC version 2.1 is now available.  With this update, Scholar@UC enforces a 3 GB limit for files uploaded or downloaded through the online interface, but also directs users to a form for requesting help with larger files.  The Scholar@UC team will manually or bulk load larger files directly to the repository, and provide an asynchronous method for authorized sharing of larger files when requested.

Note that 3 GB files may be extremely slow, until IT@UC has completed the work to add memory resources to the Scholar@UC production environment.  The Scholar@UC team will continue to lobby for improvements to this environment.

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Scholar 2.0 is here!   It includes two new work types, Theses and Dissertations and Student Works, increasing the support in Scholar@UC for exemplar student content.  Also included in today’s Scholar 2.0 release are major enhancements such as improved collection searchability and management, email notifications, and catalog discovery and sort options (in particular a new ‘date created’ facet, and the ability to sort the catalog browse by title).  For a complete list of features and bug fixes see our change log.

With the deployment of this version, we are beginning work on the next major release, Scholar 3.0.  Our work for Scholar 3.0 will begin in a sandbox (test) environment where we will build upon substantial new code contributions from the Project Hydra community (to be technical, upgrades to Fedora 4, Solr 5 and a new implementation of Hydra named ‘Sufia 7’).   When we have merged our code with the code from the Hydra community, we will reach out to early adopters and others to help us evaluate this major release with substantial additional functionality. Read more ›

This release of Scholar@UC includes several new features and bug fixes.  When submitting new content, users can now use a new license selector that will help them determine the appropriate license for their work.  We also added the ability for the Graduate School to submit Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs).

Scholar@UC version 1.10.0 is now available.  In addition to several bug fixes and administrative enhancements, this new release makes it easier to see when a collection is contained within another collection.

Scholar@UC version 1.9.0 has just been released.  In addition to several bug fixes, this release adds a work type for student content.  This new work type allows a student’s faculty advisor or sponsor to add the student’s work to Scholar.

The new student work type can be found on the Add a Work page.