The DuraSpace organization provides a community group framework to help facilitate groups forming around various areas of interest or projects. Anyone interested in forming a new group is encouraged to make use of the tools and resources provided by DuraSpace, regardless of what technology they use (DSpace, Fedora, CONTENTdm, Digital Commons, EPrints, etc).
There are several groups that have been initiated by the DuraSpace organization:
- Solution Communities
- DSpace Global Outreach Community
- DSpace Ambassadors
- Fedora Ambassadors (TBD)
There are several groups that have grown "in the wild", launched by interested persons and/or organizations:
- Hydra
- Hydrangea
- Islandora
- Fezl
- Fedora Create
DuraSpace provides resources to community groups:
- wiki - ability to create / update wiki pages to serve specific groups
- mailing lists
- conference call #s
- IRC
- in-person mtgs
- webinars and recordings
