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Example (left) of a DSpace home page - using the default user interface (JSP) at the University of Zimbabwe. Example Zimbabwe (right) of DSpace home page left) and using the customizable XML User Interface (Manakin) at MITand a customized header at the University of Hawaii (right).
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 maintained repository to give them greater visibility and accessibility over time.
There are over 1000 digital repositories worldwide using the DSpace application for a variety of digital archiving needs. DSpace is most often used as an institutional repository - a platform that provides access to research output, scholarly publications, library collections, and more.
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Example of DSpace's built-in organizational structure of Communities and Collections - using the default user interface (JSP) at the University of Zimbabwe (left) and using the customizable XML User Interface (Manakin) at the University of Hawaii (right).
Because DSpace is a turnkey repository application it may be deployed "out“out-of-the-box" 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:
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Comparing/Evaluating Software Options
Repository Planning Guidance
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