Contribute to the DSpace Development Fund

The newly established DSpace Development Fund supports the development of new features prioritized by DSpace Governance. For a list of planned features see the fund wiki page.

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The Leadership Group is made up of members that contribute annually to the project, along with representatives from the DSpace Community at large who are particularly committed to the Project, including Service Providers.

The group meets monthly and charges the DSpace Steering Group with priorities, projects, and feedback. 

The Leadership Group approves the overall priorities and strategic direction of the project by:

  • Approving the annual budget allocation and any modifications
  • Approving the product roadmap
  • Approving the strategic direction
  • Nominating and electing Steering Group members
  • Voting on key decisions presented by Steering Group
  • Helping to raise funds and secure other resources on behalf of the project 

Leadership Group members are elected for a 1-year term and there are no term limits.


Eligibility to serve in the Leadership Group is determined based on the membership levels as follows:

  • Platinum - 1 seat per member
  • Gold - 1 seat per member
  • Silver - 1 seats for every 4 members 

  • Bronze - 1 seat for every 8 members

The Leadership group also benefits from the participation of:

  • 2 Members nominated by the community at large and voted by the Members
  • Representatives from Registered Service Providers
  • Ex-officio and/or emeritus members

2019/2020 DSpace Leaders (alphabetical order):

DSpace Leadership Group Members

Pascal-Nicolas Becker  

CEO, FounderThe Library Code

Allan Bell  

Associate University Librarian, Digital Programs and ServicesUniversity of British Columbia Library

John T Butler  

Associate University Librarian for Data & TechnologyUniversity of Minnesota
Suzanne Chase
Interim Head, Library Information TechnologyGeorgetown University

Lieven Droogmans

CEOAtmire

Federico Ferrario  

Solutions ManagerCineca

Scott Hanrath

Associate DeanUniversity of Kansas

Barbara Hirschmann  

Head E-Publishing, ETH LibraryETH Zurich

Jyrki Ilva

Information Systems ManagerNational Library of Finland
Jayan Kurian
University of Sunshine Coast

Pierre Lasou  

Scholarly Communications LibrarianUniversité Laval

Mariya Maistrovskaya

Digital Publishing LibrarianUniversity of Toronto

Agustina Martinez-Garcia  

Open Research Systems Manager
University of Cambridge
Lautaro MatasTechnical ManagerLA Referencia

Joao Mendes Moreira  

Head of Scientific Information, UCCNFoundation for Science and Technology of Portugal

Susanna Mornati (4Science)  

COO, CCO, Business Strategist, Business Technologist4Science

César Olivares

Subdirector for Information and Knowledge ManagementConcytec

Jere Odell

Scholarly Communication LibrarianIndiana University Purdue University Indiana

Kristi Park  

Executive DirectorTexas Digital Library

Beate Rajski

Head Library Information TechnologyHamburg University of Technology / DSpace-DE Consortium

Gail Steinhart

Scholarly Communication LibrarianCornell University

Maureen Walsh  

Scholarly Sharing StrategistThe Ohio State University Libraries


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