DSpace users are continually adding new functionality to the DSpace platform to suit their organization's needs. Some organizations/developers are willing to share their work with the larger DSpace community. The list below identifies projects that provide additional functionality to DSpace. Some of these projects are completed, other projects may become available at some point in the future for others to use. If you are working one a DSpace project that could become an addon/extension used by others, please add your project here.
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Commenting
The Commenting add-on consists in a set of classes, servlets and custom tags that bring informal communication capabilities to the DSpace environment. The informal communication is assured by a threaded forum that can be attached to any DSpace resource: web-page, community, collection, submitted item or e-person. The add-on allows comments to be inserted by anonymous users as well as by authenticated ones. Functionality for reviewing comments is also provided with the add-on.
Version Compatibility: 1.1.1, 1.2
Link: http://dspace-dev.dsi.uminho.pt:8080/en/addon_commenting.jsp
Contributor: University of Minho
Dublin Core Meta Toolkit
The Dublin Core Meta Toolkit transforms data collected via different methods into Dublin Core compatible meta data. The Toolkit is ideal for converting formats from Microsoft Access, MySQL and comma delimited value (CSV).
Version Compatibility: 1.5.1
Link: http://sourceforge.net/p/dcmetatoolkit/wiki/Home/
Contributor: Hayden Young from Wijiti
Embargo
Allow for embargoed item metadata to be indexed and viewed, but representations of the item cannot be retrieved.
Version Compatibility: 1.5.x
Link: Emetsger__Embargo
Contributor: Elliot Metsger from Johns Hopkins University
Joomla! Collections, Archives and Repositories
Open up your digital asset repositories to the public through the Joomla! content management system. Display and browse digital assets, retrieve related items and search communities and collections and build exhibitions and galleries using your digital assets without having to install and manage complex software.
Version Compatibility: 1.5.1
Link: http://www.openrepository.com/products/cms-integration, http://joomlacode.org/gf/project/j-car/ (dead link)
Hayden Young from Wijiti, Michael Guthrie from Open Repositories
Lightweight Network Interface
A simple but comprehensive network interface that was developed as part of the CWSpace project. It was designed to be complete enough for most programmatic uses of the DSpace API, particularly submitting and extracting archived materials as packages or byte streams.
1.5.2
Link
Larry Stone from MIT
Controlled Vocabulary/Ontology
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Pluggable Storage/S3
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Recommendation
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Request Copy
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Version compatibility
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Commenting
The Commenting add-on consists in a set of classes, servlets and custom tags that bring informal communication capabilities to the DSpace environment. The informal communication is assured by a threaded forum that can be attached to any DSpace resource: web-page, community, collection, submitted item or e-person. The add-on allows comments to be inserted by anonymous users as well as by authenticated ones. Functionality for reviewing comments is also provided with the add-on.
Version Compatibility: 1.1.1, 1.2
Link: http://dspace-dev.dsi.uminho.pt:8080/en/addon_commenting.jsp
Contributor: University of Minho
Controlled Vocabulary/Ontology
Allows the user to choose from a predefined taxonomy of keywords to describe items of information that are being submitted to the repository. That same taxonomy is used to find and access items held in the repository.
Version Compatibility: 1.1.1 and 1.2
Link: http://dspace-dev.dsi.uminho.pt:8080/en/addon_ontology.jsp
Contributor: University of Minho
Dublin Core Meta Toolkit
The Dublin Core Meta Toolkit transforms data collected via different methods into Dublin Core compatible meta data. The Toolkit is ideal for converting formats from Microsoft Access, MySQL and comma delimited value (CSV).
Version Compatibility: 1.5.1
Link: http://sourceforge.net/p/dcmetatoolkit/wiki/Home/
Contributor: Hayden Young from Wijiti
Embargo
Allow for embargoed item metadata to be indexed and viewed, but representations of the item cannot be retrieved.
Version Compatibility: 1.5.x
Link: Emetsger__Embargo
Contributor: Elliot Metsger from Johns Hopkins University
Joomla! Collections, Archives and Repositories
Open up your digital asset repositories to the public through the Joomla! content management system. Display and browse digital assets, retrieve related items and search communities and collections and build exhibitions and galleries using your digital assets without having to install and manage complex software.
Version Compatibility: 1.5.1
Link: http://www.openrepository.com/products/cms-integration, http://joomlacode.org/gf/project/j-car/ (dead link)
Contributors: Hayden Young from Wijiti, Michael Guthrie from Open Repositories
Lightweight JHOVE format validator and virus check
This patch uses JHOVE to provide rough-and-ready format checking by identifying that the file/bitstream extension matches formats verifiable by JHOVE. (Currently DSpace accepts a deposit's file extension as gospel, so a user could tack a ?.txt' extension onto a GIF and DSpace would assign the incorrect format to the file based on that incorrect extension.) It also checks the file for the presence of viruses.
Version Compatibility: 1.4.x, 1.5.x
Link: http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.phpfunc=detail&aid=2309977&group%CB%8Did=19984&atid=319984 (dead link)
Contributor: University of Michigan
Lightweight Network Interface
A simple but comprehensive network interface that was developed as part of the CWSpace project. It was designed to be complete enough for most programmatic uses of the DSpace API, particularly submitting and extracting archived materials as packages or byte streams.
Version Compatibility: 1.5.2
Link: LightweightNetworkInterface
Contributor: Larry Stone from MIT
Pluggable Storage/S3
This model is conceived as a DSpace asset store API/interface. One big advantage of such an interface is the ease of writing implementations for different storage systems (file-based, grid, etc) and plugging them into DSpace.
Version Compatibilty: 1.5.1
Link: DSpace 2.0 Pluggable Storage
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SF Code: http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=2561561&group_id=19984&atid=319984
Recommendation
Recommendation Add-on provides recommendations of items related to the document currently being visualized. To install this add-on you will also need to install the Commenting Add-on.
Version Compatibility: 1.1.1 and 1.2
Link: http://dspace-dev.dsi.uminho.pt:8080/en/addon_recommendation.jsp
Contributor: University of Minho
Request Copy
The purpose of this feature is to increase both the content deposited in an IR and its immediate usability by providing a way to accommodate the (frequently unfounded) worries of authors and their institutions about copyright infringement during any publisher embargo periods on public self-archiving, by creating a semi-automated mechanism whereby would-be users can request and authors can email an individual copy of a full-text deposited with access set as A.
Version Compatibility: packaged for 1.4.x, but runs on 1.5.1 as well
Link: RequestCopy
Contributor: University of Minho
Semantic Search for DSpace
Semantic Search allows reasoning-based search and retrieval of DSpace content, using Semantic Web technologies. Using a technique known as semantic profiling it allows inference-based search and knowledge discovery that would otherwise be impossible.
Version Compatibility: 1.6.x, 1.7.x
Link: Kotsomit
Dr. Dimitrios Koutsomitropoulos from University of Patras
Statistics
An add-on to the DSpace platform that allows gathering, processing and presenting usage, content and administrative statistics. While the development was done to meet the specific needs of Reposit¢riUM at the University of Minho, the system is completely adjustable to other environments as its components can easily be configured, changed or extended, to respond to different information needs.
Version Compatibilty: 1.2.x, 1.3.x, 1.4.x, 1.6.2, 1.7.2, 1.8.2, compatible with Manakin?
Link: StatisticsAddOn
Contributor: University of Minho
Tombstoning
When an item is withdrawn, the user selects from 3 reasons for placing the item in tombstone: 1. Removed from view by legal order; 2. Removed from view by the [authority doing removal]; 3. Removed from view at request of the author.
Version Compatibility: 1.4.x, 1.5.x
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Contributor: University of Michigan
Web of Communications
Web of communications add-on draws an interconnected network of all the items and users in the repository, highlighting their interactions at the informal level of communication (e.g. comments, downloads, deposits, etc.).
Version Compatibility: 1.1.1 and 1.2
Link: http://dspace-dev.dsi.uminho.pt:8080/en/addon_webcommunication.jsp
Contributor: University of Minho
Open Peer Review
One important element missing from open access repositories is a quantitative assessment of the hosted research items that will facilitate the process of selecting the most relevant and distinguished content. Common currently available metrics, such as number of visits and downloads, do not reflect the quality of a research product, which can only be assessed directly by peers offering their expert opinion together with quantitative ratings based on specific criteria.
To address the aforementioned situation, the open peer review module, OPRM, can be installed to existing Dspace institutional or other repositories and offered as an overlay service. Digital research works hosted in these repositories could then be evaluated by an unlimited number of peers that would offer not only a qualitative assessment in the form of text, but also quantitative measures that will be used to build the work’s reputation. Importantly, this evaluation system will be open and transparent.
Version Compatibility: 4 & 5
Link: https://github.com/arvoConsultores/Open-Peer-Review-Module/wiki
Contributors:
- The institutional repository of the Spanish National Research Council (DIGITAL.CSIC)
- The repository of the Spanish Oceanographic Institute (e-IEO)
- The Artificial Intelligence Research Institute of the Spanish National Research Council (IIIA-CSIC) in Catalonia
- The Multidisciplinary Laboratory of Library and Computer Sciences (SECABA) in Granada
- Registered Service Provider (Arvo Consultores)
Open-Source Add-ons developed by 4Science
DSpace-CRIS
Extend the repository functionalities to manage CRIS entities (researcher, orgunits, projects, etc.).
Version Compatibility: 1.6.2, 1.7.x, 1.8.x, 3.x, 4.x, 5.x, 6.x (in 1Q17), 7x
Link: https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSPACECRIS/DSpace-CRIS+Home
Vendor: 4Science
CKAN Integration
Add Research Data Management features to your DSpace.
Version Compatibility: DSpace-CRIS 5.6+. Compatibility with DSpace-JSPUI, DSpace XMLUI 5.x and 6.x upon request (info@4science.com)
Link: http://www.4science.it/en/ckan-integration/
Vendor: 4Science
Add-ons Available for Purchase from
- IIIF IMAGE VIEWER: Use the best international standard to work with image collections and enjoy them. (IIIF Image Viewer FINAL (4science.com))
- DOCUMENT VIEWER: Explore, access and work on full documents. (The Document Viewer FINAL (4science.com))
- OCR MODULE: Promptly find the information you need from your digitized documents. (OCR&Transcription FINAL (4science.com))
- AUDIO/VIDEO STREAMING: Simplify access and reuse of audio/video content. (Video&AudioStreaming FINAL (4science.com))
- ANALYTICS&REPORTING: Powerful set of tools for Data Analysis, Reporting, and Data Visualization. (Analytics&Reporting FINAL (4science.com))
- UX PLUS: Enhance the user experience with a modern and intuitive interface to access and interact with digital content. (UX Plus FINAL (4science.com))
- DATA QUALITY: Check and manage duplicates and create a duplicate-free repository. (Data Quality FINAL (4science.com))
- CONTENT&USAGE STATISTICS: Monitor how users interact with the repository and create charts representing content. (Content & Usage Statistics FINAL (4science.com))
- NETWORK LAB: Generates dynamic graphs discovering unexpected links between people, documents, projects, events, organizations, places, etc. (Network-Lab.png (1920×1080) (4science.com))
For more info about these modules: DSPACE ADD-ONS - 4Science or contact us at info@4science.com
Add-ons Available for Purchase from
Audiovisual Streaming
In-browser playback for audio and video.
Version Compatibility: 1.7.x, 1.8.x, 3.x, 4.x, 5.x, 6.x
Link: http://atmire.com/website/?q=modules/avs&utm_source=DSpacesite&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=addons
Vendor: Atmire
Content & Usage Analysis
Repository usage and growth tracking.
Version Compatibility: 1.7.x, 1.8.x, 3.x, 4.x, 5.x, 6.x
Link: http://atmire.com/website/?q=modules/iz&utm_source=DSpacesite&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=addons
Vendor: Atmire
Document Streaming
In-browser viewing and searching in Documents.
Version Compatibility: 1.7.x, 1.8.x, 3.x, 4.x, 5.x, 6.x
Link: http://atmire.com/website/?q=modules/ds&utm_source=DSpacesite&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=addons
Vendor: Atmire
Image Zoom
Zooming and panning for large photographs and images.
Version Compatibility: 1.7.x, 1.8.x, 3.x, 4.x, 5.x, 6.x
Link: http://atmire.com/website/?q=modules/lr&utm_source=DSpacesite&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=addons
Vendor: Atmire
Information Conversion Suite
Converting repository content to multiple output formats.
Version Compatibility: 1.7.x, 1.8.x, 3.x, 4.x, 5.x, 6.x
Link: http://atmire.com/website/?q=modules/infocon&utm_source=DSpacesite&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=addons
Vendor: Atmire
Listing & Reports
Extracting metadata into neatly formatted documents.
Version Compatibility: 1.7.x, 1.8.x, 3.x, 4.x, 5.x, 6.x
Link: http://atmire.com/website/?q=modules/lr&utm_source=DSpacesite&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=addons
Vendor: Atmire
Metadata Quality Module
Batch metadata editing and duplicate checking.
Version Compatibility: 1.7.x, 1.8.x, 3.x, 4.x, 5.x, 6.x
Link: http://atmire.com/website/?q=modules/mqm&utm_source=DSpacesite&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=addons
Vendor: Atmire
Add-ons Available for purchase from Arvo Consultores
Documents Viewer module
Rich document viewer for pdf formats, specifically suited to magazines and other high quality printed publications or materials..
Version Compatibility: 1.8, 3, 4, 5, 6
Link: http://arvo.es/en/dspace-products/82-documents-viewer
Vendor: Arvo Consultores
Moodle Integration
Integration via a REST interface, allowing the discovery, deposit and retrieval of contents from-towards a Moodle platform
Version Compatibility: 3, 4, 5, 6
Link: http://arvo.es/en/dspace-products/107-modulo-de-integracion-con-moodle
Vendor: Arvo Consultores & Oficina de Cooperación Universitaria
Audio-Video streaming
In-browser player for audio and video.
Version Compatibility: 3, 4, 5, 6
Link: http://arvo.es/en/dspace-products/145-video-audio-streaming
Vendor: Arvo Consultores
Social Networks
API Integration with Youtube, Facebook, Twitter and Disqus, allowing the publication of content on these platforms
Version Compatibility: 4, 5, 6
Link: http://arvo.es/en/dspace-products/142-social-networks-module
Vendor: Arvo Consultores
Authority Control
This module extends the Dspace Authority Control function to include integration with external or internal databases, contaning any number of authors along his/her identifiers, visualization of identifiers on UI pages, disambiguation of authors names and management of authorities-database through csv import-export capabilities.
Version Compatibility: 3, 4, 5, 6
Vendor: Arvo Consultores
Digital preservation
This module gathers and structures a set of utilities for the management, detection and transformation of digital objects in a repository and adds the advanced capacities of verification, management and evolution of formats and files. This makes it a principal support tool for an institution’s digital preservation policies.
The module can be configured to meet the institution’s specific needs and to assemble a set of base functionalities:
- Format verification
- Format transformer
- Complementer /Extractor of metadata
- Antivirus verification
Version Compatibility: 4, 5, 6
Link: http://arvo.es/en/dspace-products/143-preservation-module
Vendor: Arvo Consultores
Add-ons Available for Purchase from 4Science
Video/Audio Streaming
Simplify access and reuse of audio/video content.
Version Compatibility: DSpace JSPUI, DSpace XMLUI, DSpace-CRIS 5.x and 6.x
Link: http://www.4science.it/en/video-audio-streaming/
IIIF Image Viewer
Use an international standard to work with image collections.
Version Compatibility: DSpace JSPUI, DSpace XMLUI, DSpace-CRIS 5.x and 6.x
Link: http://www.4science.it/en/iiif-image-viewer/
Document Viewer
View, access and work on full documents.
Version Compatibility: DSpace JSPUI, DSpace XMLUI, DSpace-CRIS 5.x and 6.x
Link: http://www.4science.it/en/document-viewer/
OCR and Transcription
Search anything you need in your digitalized documents.
Version Compatibility: DSpace JSPUI, DSpace XMLUI, DSpace-CRIS 5.x and 6.x
Link: http://www.4science.it/en/ocr-transcription/
Resources
Semantic Search for DSpace
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Statistics
An add-on to the DSpace platform that allows gathering, processing and presenting usage, content and administrative statistics. While the development was done to meet the specific needs of Reposit¢riUM at the University of Minho, the system is completely adjustable to other environments as its components can easily be configured, changed or extended, to respond to different information needs.
1.4.x, hook in 1.5.2, not yet compatable with Manakin
Link
University of Minho
Web of Communications
Web of communications add-on draws an interconnected network of all the items and users in the repository, highlighting their interactions at the informal level of communication (e.g. comments, downloads, deposits, etc.).
1.1.1 and 1.2
Link
University of Minho
Lightweight JHOVE format validator and virus check
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Tombstoning
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ADD-ONS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE
Metadata Quality Module
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Listing & Reports
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Image Zoom
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Content & Usage Analysis
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Audiovisual Streaming
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Document Streaming
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Information Conversion Suite
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Google Analytics Tracking Code
Add Google Analytics tracking code snippets to your DSpace instance so you can track usage.
Tutorial
Other link: http://cadair.aber.ac.uk/dspace/bitstream/handle/2160/623/Module%20-%20DSpace%20statistics%20and%20Google%20Analytics.pdf?sequence=3
Other link: http://blog.stuartlewis.com/2009/01/17/update-your-google-analytics-tracking-code/
Google Indexing of DSpace Instances
Documentation on how to set up a DSpace instance to be indexed effectively by search engines (Google and others) to help maximize the impact of content and encourage further deposits.
Wiki: Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Other link: http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/dspace-general/2009-May/002730.html
Language Packages
The language translation packs (messages files) are contributed by the community are available on Sourceforge.
Summary: Internationalization Support (I18nSupport)
Manakin Themes
Share Manakin (XMLUI) code snippets* recipes* and themes.
Wiki:
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Incomplete/Status Unknown
Bibapp
University of Wisconsin Madison and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The BibApp is a Campus Research Gateway and Expert Finder. BibApp matches researchers on your campus with their publication data and mines that data to see collaborations and to find experts in research areas. With BibApp, it's easy to see what publications can be placed on the Web for greater access and impact. BibApp can push those publications directly into an institutional or other repository.
httphttps://bibappgithub.org/com/bibapp (Project is no longer active)
Bitstream Suppression
Elliot Metsger
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http://wiki.dspace.org/index.php//SakaiIntegration
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SIMILE DOME Integration
Extending metadata schema support in DSpace through DF/Semantic Web technologies. SIMILE seeks to enhance inter-operability among digital assets, schemata/vocabularies/ontologies, metadata, and services. A key challenge is that the collections which must inter-operate are often distributed across individual, community, and institutional stores. We seek to be able to provide end-user services by drawing upon the assets, schemata/vocabularies/ontologies, and metadata held in such stores. (SMILE related) Richard Rodgers, DSpace Semantic Web RDF data from DSpace, drop down browse, base on RDF.
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