Beta release of Eprints version 3.0 Steve Hitchcock, EPrints v3.0 beta announcement, Eprints Insiders, November 6, 2006. Excerpt: This is the text, about to be circulated, of the announcement of the EPrints v3.0 beta version. EPrints v3.0 beta release puts repository managers and users in control The first beta release of EPrints version 3.0 gives more control and flexibility to repository managers, technical administrators and depositors.... An innovative new plugin architecture enables both non-technical and technical administrators to create new, shareable mini-applications that will run with EPrints to manage increasing information flows in and out of repositories.... The beta release of EPrints v3 is available for download. Among the new features displayed by this major new version are: - Efficient new user interface to streamline deposits and editorial workflow - Flexible customisation of deposit workflow based on users and deposit metadata - Auto-completion of names for authors, journals, and other metadata types - Support for third party plugins makes it easier for users to add and share new import, export and user interface functions without modifying the core code - Improved XML import/export format - More efficient full-text indexing - Export searches as RSS feeds, BibTeX, EndNote, XML, etc. - Full eprint audit history to support preservation applications - Improved support for set-up, with a tool to walk installers through much more of the process - Test-data importer to create 100 demonstration records... EPrints v3.0 will be officially released at the EPrints User Group meeting at the international Open Repositories 2007 conference in San Antonio, TX, on January 24, 2007. PS: Although this is a preview of a forthcoming announcement, the beta release is available for downloading now. Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com