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The primary delivery framework for the KnowledgeBase is the text-based wiki guide. Before you start creating any content, please review the information about the KnowledgeBase structure and navigation here. 

This page is a sample template of the text-based guide that should be used when creating any new text content by copying and pasting this page from/to the Wiki Markup editor. 

As you write content focus Type your content paragraphs here. Focus on keeping language accessible for so that anyone to can understand it, regardless of their technical background. Avoid using acronyms and jargon. When ever possible insert examples or images (screenshots, diagrams, etc.) that may help visualize your point/s. If you know of helpful references (conference presentations, papers, etc) create links either within the main content text or at the end in the "Hungry for more?" section. If you have questions on how to create a screencast so you can demonstrate how to do a specific task, click here.

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To insert an image, use the following code:  

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Example (left) of a DSpace home page using the default user interface (JSP) at the University of Zimbabwe. Example (right) of DSpace home page using the customizable XML User Interface (Manakin) at MIT.

DSpace is an open source repository application that allows you to capture, store, index, preserve and distribute your digital material including text, video, audio and data.  DSpace provides a way to manage your materials and publications in a professionally mai

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• Documents, such as articles, preprints, working papers, technical reports, conference papers
• Books
• Theses
• Data sets
• Computer programs
• Visualizations, simulations, and other models
• Multimedia publications
• Administrative records
• Published books
• Overlay journals
• Bibliographic datasets
• Images
• Audio files
• Video files
• e-formatted digital library collections
• Learning objects
• Web pages

What are the benefits of using DSpace?

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Example of DSpace's built-in organizational structure of Communities and Collections.

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

How does DSpace work?

Behind the scenes, this is a look at how DSpace works:

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How is the DSpace software licensed?

DSpace is free open source software. That means that you can download, use, and modify DSpace for free. The software is shared under a Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) license.  We have also tried to find good open-source tools to package with the DSpace application, all freely available under an open-source license (although not all the same license as the one for DSpace itself), so that you get a complete system along with the part that we created.  Users are also allowed to modify DSpace to meet an organization's specific needs.   

What is the open source development model used for DSpace?

The code for DSpace is kept within a source code control system from SourceForge. This system allows code to be added or modified over time, while maintaining a track of all changes and a note of why the change was made and who made it. This assists with the development of the software and ensures the quality and traceability of the code. Any past version of DSpace can be downloaded from the system in an identical state as originally distributed.

Control of the source code repository is delegated to a small group of 'committers'. Only the committers have the ability to change the code and release new versions. The committers work with the wider community of DSpace users to fix bugs and improve the software with new features.

Anyone who wants to is welcome to submit big fixes, new features or feature requests. The can all be done through the SourceForge administrative system SourceForge administrative system.  Support is provided on an informal basis via email lists. There are three DSpace email lists:

1. General for general questions and announcements
2. Technical for technical support
3. Development for developers and to discuss development issues

Hungry for more?

Need more general information before moving any further? Below is a list of materials that can help you learn more about DSpace.

General DSpace Information

• Minute DSpace Informational Video 
• DSpace Specifications Sheet
• DSpace Demo Instance
• Official DSpace Documentation
• https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSPACE/DSpaceResources
• DSpace wiki

Comparing/Evaluating Software Options

• RSP's Repository Software Survey

Repository Planning Guidance 

• JISC's Guide to Setting Up and Running a Repository
• Creating an Institutional Repository: LEADIRS Workbook
• RSP's Setting Up a Repository

Know of other resources? Please add them here!

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To insert a link to a video or presentation slides, use the following code:

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If the video or slides have not already posted somewhere, they can be posted to the DuraSpace YouTube.com or SlideShare accounts. For help with this, please contact Valorie Hollister at vhollister@duraspace.org. 
 

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