If you have general questions about DuraSpace or DuraSpace GSoC, you can contact us via either:

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Additional Technology Resources

If you are unfamiliar with any of our supported open technology platforms, these resources may help to get you started.

• DSpace Resources (http://www.dspace.org)
  • Introducing DSpace
  • DSpace 4.x Documentation
  • DSpace Resources List
• Fedora Commons Resources (http://www.fedora-commons.org)
  • Getting Started with Fedora
  • Fedora Documentation
• DuraCloud Resources (http://www.duracloud.org)
  • DuraCloud Documentation
  • DuraCloud Resources / Press Releases / Presentations

Obviously, if you have questions, feel free to contact the appropriate technology team via their developer's mailing list (see GSoC Projects Available section above for links to technology mailing lists).

GSoC Project Ideas List

A summary of all GSoC ideas for all DuraSpace technologies is available at: Google Summer of Code Ideas

Student Application Process

The determination of appropriate projects is a collaborative effort between those community members (preferably developers) and students (preferably computer science students or adepts). We highly recommend that prospective students join the appropriate IRC channel and mailing lists and discuss project ideas with the community prior to submitting a proposal.  See the GSoC Information page (in GSoC Project Available section above) for a given DuraSpace technology for links to that technology's IRC channel(s) and mailing list(s).

The order of your proposal submission is irrelevant in the decision making process for selection. What is more important is that the mentors for your project have a strong interest in supporting it during the evaluation process.

Review the existing project ideas (see GSoC Project Available section above) or suggest your own and place your student proposal at the GSoC Site: http://socghop.appspot.com

A word of warning, in past years, bulk applications have been seen as "insincere". If you are truly interested in multiple project ideas, you are welcome to apply multiple times. But, your applications should be different for each project you apply for (as you will need to write up separate proposals for how you would implement each project).

All proposals should effectively outline:

1. who you are (i.e. your academic background)
2. why you want to participate
3. what you propose to do (and with which DuraSpace technology or technologies)how you propose to do it
4. a general timeline/project plan (may obviously overlap with "detailing how you propose to do it" above)plan to implement the project. Please add details information about how you would organize your project work over the span of a summer, and what stages or general timeline you feel would may be necessary.
5. a code sample (preferably Java) or reference to a project you've worked on in the past (can be a student project or class project)
6. and finally your general contact information (email, Skype, IM, etc.)

The student application process can be competitive. Last year, DSpace technology alone received about 30 applications, of which only 4 projects were awarded by Google. Yes, that is correct, we do not select how many students can ultimately win. We only rank them according to the community's interest in mentoring the project. Many years it is as much a competition between the mentors as it is the students.

Good luck! We look forward to seeing your project ideas!

GSoC Hints & Tips (For Students, Mentors, Admins)

• Hints / Tips for Participating Students:
  • The DOs and DON’Ts of Google Summer of Code: Student Edition
  • GSoC Student Guide

• Hints / Tips for Participating Mentors & Administrators:
  • GSoC Mentoring/Admin Manual
  • The DOs and DON’Ts of Google Summer of Code: Organization Administrator Edition

Past DuraSpace GSoC Projects

Below is a listing of past Google Summer of Code projects, listed supported by DuraSpace technologyor one of its technologies:

• 2011: DuraSpace GSoC 2011 Projects
• Prior to 2011: DSpace Past DSpace Summer of Code Projects