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• What is DSpace
• What DSpace can be used for
• The benefits of DSpace
• What DSpace looks like 

What is DSpace?

DSpace is  is an open source repository application  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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• Facilitates the capture and ingest of materials, including including metadata about  about the materials
• Facilitates easy access to the materials, both by listing and searching
• Facilitates the long-term preservation of the materials

The DSpace application has many customizable features and tools for managing digital content, enabling digital preservation and providing accessibility to your materials. As an open source application, there is a very active community of developers, researchers and users worldwide that contribute their expertise to enhance the DSpace application.

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