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With over 1000 instances of DSpace running worldwide, the DSpace community is vast, knowledgeable and an excellent resource for help and support. There are many ways to interact with the DSpace community.
Mailing Lists: The primary way DSpace users discuss issues and communicate with one another is through the various mailing lists . The DSpace community has three very active mailing lists where you can meet other DSpace users and developers, learn more about the community and the software, get answers to technical questions, and hear of upcoming events.
There are various types of mailing lists that you can subscribe to, depending on what your particular interest is and you are able to search all lists at one time:
dspace-general General discussion about the DSpace platform, and setting up and running a DSpace service. It is open to all DSpace users to ask questions, share news, and spark discussion about DSpace with people managing other DSpace sites.
dspace-tech Technical discussion about the DSpace platform. If you have a technical query, or are having problems getting DSpace up and running, this is the place to go (refer to the Troubleshoot an error page for additional help and suggestions). If you are technically savvy, and would like to contribute by helping out those in need, please join!
dspace-devel People working on the DSpace code hang out here.
dspace-changelog This is for "hardcore" developers only. This listserv reports the latest SVN commits, allowing developers to keep in touch with the latest DSpace code changes.
DSpace Wiki A Wiki is a dynamic Web site that can easily be edited by anyone (yes, anyone). This makes it a great collaboration tool. The DSpace Wiki contains up-to-the-minute technical information about the DSpace platform, and what people around the world are doing with DSpace. If you're working with DSpace, please post what you're doing to the Wiki! You can also find out if others are doing or have done similar work!
Particularly useful pages on the DSpace Wiki:
DSpace.org provides general information including a high-level overview of what DSpace is, and some ideas and pointers for implementing DSpace in your organization.
Particularly useful pages on the DSpace.org:
Internet Relay Chat (IRC) provides a real time messaging service for the DSpace community. This can be used to ask community members for help or find answers to general queries about all aspects of DSpace.
There are two dedicated DSpace IRC (internet relay chat) channels (i.e. "rooms") on the irc.freenode.net server:
If you do not have access to an IRC client, or are new to IRC, the following web interface is very easy way to get started, visit freenode IRC:
For a list of IRC client software, visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Internet_Relay_Chat_clients
Many current Instant Messaging (IM) clients also support IRC. Here's a list of widely used software you can install that will allow you to connect to IRC:
Information in this section was adapted from The DSpace Course by Stuart Lewis and Chris Yates from the Repositories Support Project.