<div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif">Dear Community Members,</span></div><div><span style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif">For your <span class="ng" style="border-style:none;background:none">information</span>, in 2025, <span lang="EN-US">RULIS initiated the implementation of a
multi-platform digital repository ecosystem to replace Vital Repository III.
The new environment introduces DSpace (research outputs), Omeka (digital
archives and curated heritage content), and Open Monograph Press (OMP) for
monographs—alongside existing publishing and data platforms (OJS, OCS,
Figshare).<span></span></span></span>





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<br></div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Wynand</div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><table width="420" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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