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!gsoc_2010.png|width=100px,align=left! {extract}This is the homepage of the DuraSpace [Google  Summer of Code|http://socghop.appspot.com/] projects.   We also have a [DuraSpace profile|http://socghop.appspot.com/gsoc/org/show/google/gsoc2010/duraspace] off of the GSoC website.{extract}  2010 is here and its time for another Summer of Code, courtesy of Google! For those who don't know, Summer of Code is an amazing program in which student developers are paid a stipend by Google in exchange for working on open source projects along with mentors from those projects.

_For specific deadlines and registration information, please visit the_ _[Google   Summer of Code|http://socghop.appspot.com/]_ _website._

h2. DuraSpace Technology


DuraSpace is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization that provides  leadership and innovation in open source and cloud-based technologies  primarily for libraries, universities, research centers, and cultural  heritage organizations. DuraSpace software and services are used  worldwide as solutions for institutional repositories, open access  publishing, digital libraries, digital archives, digital collections,  data curation, virtual research environments, and more.  DuraSpace is  committed to serving the creators and stewards of our scholarly,  scientific, and cultural heritage by providing technologies and services  that help to ensure that digital content is accessible over the long  term. Accordingly, the DuraSpace technology portfolio inherently  addresses the issue of durability of digital content.

The [DuraSpace|http://www.duraspace.org] organization provides leadership and innovation around four open technology platforms:
* [DSpace|http://www.dspace.org]
* [Fedora Commons|http://fedora-commons.org]
* [Mulgara|http://www.mulgara.org]
* [DuraCloud|http://www.duracloud.org]

Not all of these platforms may provide projects for a given Google Summer of Code.  It all depends on whether or not mentors are available during that given year. See below for information about which DuraSpace open technologies have projects available for this year's Google Summer of Code.


h3. GSoC 2010 Projects Available

For Google Summer of Code 2010, the following DuraSpace open technologies have projects available:
* [DSpace|http://www.dspace.org]
** DSpace GSoC 2010 Information: [DSPACE:Current Google Summer of Code Projects]
** DSpace Project Ideas Page: [DSPACE:Google Summer of Code Ideas]
** DSpace Public / Developers Mailing List: [http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-devel

|http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-devel] 
** DSpace IRC: [\#dspace|irc://irc.freenode.net/dspace] on the 'irc.freenode.net' server

_Please note that for GSoC 2010, only DSpace technology is participating.

  Please refer to the links above if you'd like to work on a DSpace technology project._

h2.

 Student Application Process

The determination of appropriate projects is a collaborative effort  between those community members (preferably developers) and students  (preferably computer science students or adepts).  We highly recommend  that prospective students join the appropriate IRC channel and mailing lists and  discuss project ideas with the community prior to submitting a  proposal.

  See the GSoC Information page (in "GSoC Project Available" section above) for a given DuraSpace technology for links to that technology's IRC channel(s) and mailing list(s).

The order of your proposal submission is irrelevant in the  decision making process for selection.  What is more important is that  the mentors for your project have a strong interest in supporting it  during the evaluation process.

Review the existing project ideas (see "GSoC Projects Available" section above) or suggest your own and place your student proposal at the GSoC Site: [http://socghop.appspot.com|http://socghop.appspot.com

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A word of warning, in past years, bulk applications have been  immediately rejected as "insincere".

All proposals should effectively outline:

# who you are (i.e. your academic background)

# why you want to participate

# what you propose to do (and with which DuraSpace technology or technologies)

# how you propose to do it

# a clearly defined timeline/project plan

# a code sample (preferably Java) or reference to a project you've worked on in past

# and finally your general contact information (email, skype, im, etc.)

The student application process can be competitive.

  Last year, DSpace technology alone received about 30  applications, of which only 4 projects were awarded by  Google.  Yes, that is correct, we do not select how many students can  ultimately win.

  We only rank them according to the community's interest  in mentoring the project. Many years it is as much a competition between the  mentors as it is the students.

Good luck\!

  We look forward to seeing your project ideas\!

h3. Past GSoC Projects

Below is a listing of past Google Summer of Code projects, listed by DuraSpace technology:

* [DSpace|http://www.dspace.org]
** DSpace GSoC 2009: [DSPACE:Past Google Summer of Code Projects]
** DSpace GSoC 2008: [DSPACE:Google Summer of Code 2008]
** DSpace GSoC 2007: [DSPACE:Google Summer of Code 2007]

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