We’re excited to announce a set of new features and improvements to the new CERN Document Server (CDS), now running on InvenioRDM v12! Our focus has been on making CDS more user-friendly and efficient for everyone.

The long list of all changes is detailed in the full changelog. Below, the main highlights more relevant to the CERN community.

What’s new?

Enhanced Search Accuracy

We’ve improved the search functionality to make finding records easier and more precise. Whether you’re looking for specific datasets or publications, the search engine is now optimized to deliver more accurate results, helping you locate the content you need faster.

Mathematical Formula Rendering

For researchers working with complex formulas, CDS now nicely renders LaTeX formulas within search results and records.

Content Policy and Terms of Use

To ensure transparency and safeguard users, we have added a Content Policy and Terms of Use to the platform. These documents clarify the rules regarding content submission and usage on CDS, helping maintain a safe and collaborative environment.

Introduction of sub-communities

One of the biggest updates is the feature of sub-communities. Communities on CDS can now be nested, meaning a community can have a parent community. This change brings more flexibility in organizing and structuring data, catering to the diverse needs of departments and research groups.

User Interface Tweaks

We’ve implemented a series of UI improvements, including fixing issues with community logos and adding enhanced loading icons during login and logout among other fixes. These small but impactful updates make the interface more user-friendly and visually coherent.

Migration of the 1st collection

Under the hood, we are working hard to migrate the very first collection of documents from the current CDS repository to our new platform. We are now in the process of testing the migration of documents and files, and ensuring the correct redirection of web links.

This is a very important milestone: it will prove that the migration processes that we have put in place are working as expected, and it will unblock the migration of the next collection of documents.

What’s next?

Our team is already working on new features for future releases:

Collections

We are developing a way to categorize records easily within a community (or independently) based on metadata. This allows users to organize and navigate records more intuitively.

Automatic Ingestion of ORCID and ROR Values

To save time and streamline workflows, we are working on automating the ingestion of ORCID and ROR data into the system, ensuring that author and organization identifiers are up-to-date without manual input.

Integration with CERN users database

We are working on making CERN users findable when searching for authors or collaborators during an upload.

Stay tuned for more updates, and as always, feel free to share your feedback with us!