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<p class="MsoNormal">ArchivesSpace is announcing the availability of v3.1.0. You can download it at
<a href="https://github.com/archivesspace/archivesspace/releases/">https://github.com/archivesspace/archivesspace/releases/</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white"><span style="color:black">This release includes a number of accessibility improvements, particularly to the public interface. Many of these were identified in an accessibility audit conducted
by Deque across the open source applications that make their homes at LYRASIS, which include DSpace, CollectionSpace, and ArchivesSpace. The release also includes specific bug fixes and small feature improvements prioritized by the Development Prioritization
sub-team. There are also additional</span><span style="color:#24292E"> performance, backend and staff interface improvements from Hudson Molonglo developers James Bullen, Mark Triggs, and Payten Giles that derived from work HM did for Queensland State Archives
as part of a larger project.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks to all of our community members who contributed code for this release: Alex Duryee, Andrew Morrison, Dave Mayo, James Bullen, Mark Triggs, Nick Butler, Payten Giles, Sam Hatfield, and Sean Anderson. As always, program team members
Lora Woodford, Brian Hoffman, and Mark Cooper, as well as contractors Manny Rodriguez and Brian Zelip, wrote and/or reviewed substantial code for the release. Thanks also to our community groups, especially the Testing sub-team, for their efforts.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Information on upgrading to a new version of ArchivesSpace is available at
<a href="https://archivesspace.github.io/tech-docs/administration/upgrading.html">
https://archivesspace.github.io/tech-docs/administration/upgrading.html</a>. If you have any difficulties, please let us know.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This is the spring/summer 2021 release from the <a href="https://archivesspace.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ADC/pages/2634973195/Roadmap+as+of+September+2021">
roadmap</a>. Items that were projected for this release that did not make it in have been shifted to future releases.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please get in touch if you have any questions. Thanks as always for your feedback and support.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Christine<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Christine Di Bella<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">ArchivesSpace Program Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:christine.dibella@lyrasis.org"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">christine.dibella@lyrasis.org</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">800.999.8558 x2905<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">678-235-2905<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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