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What are the benefits of using DSpace?

Because DSpace is a turnkey repository application it may be deployed "out-of-the-box" as an institutional repository. The majority of DSpace users do little to no customization of the application beyond adding local branding.  DSpace allows you to:

• Organize, describe and store your content easily through the built-in structure
• Archive and distribute material you would currently put on your personal website
• Get your materials out quickly, to a worldwide audience through exposure to search engines such as Google
• Have a persistent network identifier for your work, which never changes or breaks

Additionally, DSpace allows institutional repositories to:

• Preserve reusable teaching materials that you can use with course management systems
• Store examples of students' projects (with the students' permission)
• Showcase students' theses (again with permission)
• Keep track of your own publications/bibliography

What does DSpace look like?