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In fact, this work has already begun. This DuraSpace recommendation is just serving to formalize this effort and broaden community interest in the endeavor. Although they've been mentioned elsewhere already, here are several ongoing and past projects which relate to this endeavorinitiative:
- DSpace 2.0 prototype work – provided a basis for modularizing DSpace to even support different storage layers (like Fedora)
- GSoC 2008 - Fedora Integration Project - An initial implementation of a Fedora storage layer for DSpace 2.x prototype
- GSoC 2009 - Fedora Integration Project - An improved implementation of a Fedora storage layer for DSpace 2.x prototype
- GSoc 2010 - DSpace 2.x Storage Services to 1.x - A new effort to backport the DSpace 2.x storage layer to 1.x. This may enable one of the above Fedora Integration projects to be utilized with DSpace 1.x.
- AipBackupRestorePrototype - An effort to allow DSpace to export and import AIPs (Archival Information Packages). These AIPs could provide an easier upgrade path from one underlying data model to another.
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