This document summarizes a DSpace UK User Group Meeting presentation about upcoming versions of DSpace. DSpace 5.7 and 6.1 will be released by the end of June 2017, with DSpace 5.7 providing improvements and bugfixes for the 5.x line and DSpace 6.1 doing the same for major upgrades from 4.x versions. The presentation covered upgrade considerations between versions and highlighted new features and fixes in each upcoming release.

1. www.atmire.com
DSpace UK User Group Meeting 2017
Bram Luyten
@LuytenBram
DSpace 5.7 and 6.1
Preview

3. Overview
Upgrade considerations
DSpace 5.7 improvements & bugfixes
DSpace 6.1 improvements & bugfixes
Timeline

4. Upgrade considerations
On DSpace 4 or older?
Consider a DSpace 6.1 upgrade
On DSpace 5.x?
Consider a DSpace 5.7 minor upgrade
Repository already integrated with Elements?
DSpace 5.7 & RT1 for the short term

5. 5.7 improvements and fixes
https://jira.duraspace.org/projects/DS/
versions/13651

6. 6.1 improvements and fixes
https://jira.duraspace.org/projects/DS/
versions/13641

7. Timeline
Get 5.7 and 6.1 out by end of June
= before Open Repositories conference.