ResourceSpace

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ResourceSpace

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ResourceSpace version 6.0 screen capture.png
ResourceSpace version 6.0
Basic data

Maintainer Oxfam
developer Montala
Publishing year 2006
Current  version 9.0
(April 5, 2019)
operating system platform independent
programming language PHP , MySQL
category Digital asset management
License BSD-like open source license
German speaking Yes
resourcespace.com

Resourcespace is a digital asset management - software , originally in 2006 for Oxfam by the software developer Neale Hall and Dan Huby the English company Montala Limited was written. ResourceSpace was released under a BSD-like open source license. Montala continues to take care of the project management and also offers commercial hosting, support and further developments for the software. ResourceSpace is based on the PHP scripting language and the GD library . As database can MySQL or MariaDB be used. It is installed on a web server and used with a web browser . Apart from a browser, no additional software is required for use.

The system is designed for multilingualism and supports the Windows , macOS and Linux operating systems on both the server and the client side . It is programmed to be browser-independent and supports, among others, Chrome , Firefox , Internet Explorer (back to version 7), Opera , Safari and Vivaldi .

Functions

  • The graphical user interface is completely web-based
  • Automatic size adjustment - resources can be downloaded in different sizes, so users can choose the quality that suits them and save bandwidth and download time
  • Themes - preselected arrangement of resources
  • Authorization system that sets the authorization for access to resources at user group level
  • Research service - enables specific inquiries to be made to a central resource team
  • Resources can be archived and then no longer appear in the main search
  • Users can make their own resources available to the system, which are then processed by their own team and made available to other users
  • Automatic preview image generation for almost all image and video formats (including JPEG, GIF, PNG, PDF, TTF, Photoshop PSD, AVI, MOC, MEG) using ImageMagick and FFmpeg
  • Comprehensive Exif , IPTC and XMP header import and export using the ExifTool
  • Automatic GPS tag import and geotargeting search via OpenLayers , OpenStreetMap and Google Maps
  • Upload multiple files at the same time using PLupload
  • Expandable through plugins

Major versions

Legend: Old version Older version; still supported Current version Current preliminary version Future version
version Minor version publication Most important changes
2.x Older version; no longer supported: 2.2.1240 August 11, 2009 Oldest version in the release log
Older version; no longer supported: 2.3.1374 September 24, 2009
3.x Older version; no longer supported: 3.0.1490 January 16, 2009
Older version; no longer supported: 3.1.1557 December 3, 2009
Older version; no longer supported: 3.2.1651 January 14, 2010 Greatly improved query speed for self-created search ads and contact details ads
Older version; no longer supported: 3.3.1723 February 17, 2010 Translation into new languages: Polish and Catalan
Older version; no longer supported: 3.4.1794 March 17, 2010
Older version; no longer supported: 3.5.1857 May 4, 2010
Older version; no longer supported: 3.6.2022 August 12, 2010
  • Simple order / payment system with callbacks
  • UTF-8 support for text extraction
Older version; no longer supported: 3.7.2088 September 9, 2010
Older version; no longer supported: 3.8.2144 October 5, 2010
  • New authorization manager
  • Flickr plugin
Older version; no longer supported: 3.9.2269 January 6, 2011
  • Improvement of various translations (including German, Polish)
4.x Older version; no longer supported: 4.0.2429 February 28, 2011
  • Several plugins are now part of the basic functionality (rss2, colorthemer, annotate)
  • Improvement of various translations (including Spanish, Norwegian, Swedish)
Older version; no longer supported: 4.1.2567 April 4, 2011
Older version; no longer supported: 4.2.2816 June 24, 2011
Older version; no longer supported: 4.2.2833 July 12, 2011
Older version; no longer supported: 4.3.2912 September 11, 2011
Older version; no longer supported: 4.4.3193 February 8, 2012 MySQLi support, disabled by default
Older version; no longer supported: 4.5.3428 June 12, 2012
  • Improvement of various translations (including German, Norwegian, Swedish)
  • SQL performance optimizations
Older version; no longer supported: 4.6.3726 4th October 2012
  • HTML5 upload support with fallback to Flash / Silverlight / Java
  • Feedback plugin
  • Plugin for LDAP authentication
5.x Older version; no longer supported: 5.0.4232 January 30, 2013
  • Frontend partially rewritten: conversion of frameset while retaining the JQuery layout and dynamic loading using Ajax
  • Keyboard navigation on all search / display / preview pages
Older version; no longer supported: 5.1.4354 March 26, 2013

Key combinations are configurable

Older version; no longer supported: 5.2.4478 17th May 2013
  • Internet Explorer 10 support
  • New license management plugin
Older version; no longer supported: 5.3.4869 September 9, 2013
  • Lightbox preview plugin
  • Activation of MySQLi as standard
  • Comment system for resources
6.x Older version; no longer supported: 6.0.5120 November 21st 2013
  • Improvement of the performance of complex searches with multiple keywords
  • Completely redesigned front end
Older version; no longer supported: 6.1.5219 January 24, 2014
Older version; no longer supported: 6.2.5428 April 8, 2014

Significant improvement in the area of accessibility

Older version; no longer supported: 6.3.5565 June 23, 2014
Older version; no longer supported: 6.4.5976 October 28, 2014

FLAC preview support

7.x Older version; no longer supported: 7.0.6244 January 30, 2015
  • New, modern "slim header" design
  • System setup redesigned to match the rest of the system
  • Native HTML5 video playback using VideoJS
Older version; no longer supported: 7.1.6513 April 20, 2015
  • Stemming support through the Porter stemming algorithm for English, German, Spanish and Norwegian
  • Improvement of security: Change of password storage to SHA-256 hashes
Older version; no longer supported: 7.2.6727 June 1, 2015
  • Homepage dash functionality
  • Support of mobile devices and tablets through responsive plug-in funded by the Enterprise program
  • Expanded and improved drag and drop support
Older version; no longer supported: 7.3.7009 3rd August 2015
  • Extension of the homepage dash functionality with administrative management tools
Older version; no longer supported: 7.4.7249 15th October 2015
  • In-software messaging functionality
  • New user settings under "My Account"
  • Some system settings can now be made directly within the software
Older version; no longer supported: 7.5.7458 December 15, 2015
  • Improved metadata handling
  • Extended user logging
  • Customization of the logo possible on the system configuration page
  • Version control plug-in: Restoration of older files and metadata possible
Older version; no longer supported: 7.6.7683 15th February 2016
  • OCRstream plugin as a wrapper for Tesseract OCR
  • csv_user_import plugin to create users based on a CSV file
  • First phase of the transition from email notification to system notification
Older version; no longer supported: 7.7.7966 April 15, 2016
  • Media search function allows you to search for height / width / size / file extension
  • Plugin: Publish to Vimeo
Older version; no longer supported: 7.8.8384 17th June 2016
  • A frontend update with Font Awesome icons
  • Unit test framework
  • New plugins simpleldap and simplesaml
Older version; no longer supported: 7.8.8554 15th July 2016 Small improvements and bug fixes
Older version; no longer supported: 7.9.8760 16th September 2016
  • New and improved API in version 2 ( REST- based) with user-based private keys and signed requests for improved security
  • Retina mode
  • Improved compatibility with PHP 7
8.x Older version; no longer supported: 8.0.9568 January 30, 2017
  • Restructuring of the database in order to reduce the storage volume and optimize the search
  • Several front-end enhancements, improved display and simplification of HTML
Older version; no longer supported: 8.1.9869 March 30, 2017
  • Google Vision API integration plugin added - automatic image recognition and tagging
Older version; no longer supported: 8.2 6th September 2017
Older version; no longer supported: 8.3 October 26, 2017
  • Login with OAuth
  • Extension of the workflow possibilities
Older version; no longer supported: 8.4 January 12, 2018
  • Support of VR panoramas
Older version; no longer supported: 8.5 15th May 2018
  • GDPR functions
  • Windows authentication
  • Support of the IIIF API
Older version; no longer supported: 8.5 18th September 2018
  • PDF viewer
9.x Current version: 9.0 5th April 2019
  • New user interface

Large ResourceSpace projects

ResourceSpace is used by many large companies, including the X Prize Foundation , Fujitsu and SITA . It is represented in the academic field, e. At the National University of Singapore , the University of Arkansas and is also used by many non-profits, e.g. B. Fairtrade International , Human Rights Watch , WWF and the Council of Europe .

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Version history for ResourceSpace resourcespace.org