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.
Announcement to investigate a merger of DSpace and DSpace-CRIS
On October 21, 2024, DSpace Governance announced the intent to investigate a merger of DSpace and DSpace-CRIS. The announcement was posted via the Community Google Group.
Planning Groups
DSpace Governance has authorized the formation of two planning groups to undertake the investigation of the potential merger of DSpace and DSpace-CRIS:
- Strategy Planning Group: focused on strategic issues related to a potential merger
- Technology Planning Group: to develop a technology roadmap for potentially combining the codebases
Each planning group reports to DSpace Steering. At the conclusion of the planning groups’ work, DSpace Governance will vote again on whether to proceed with a merger of DSpace-CRIS into DSpace.
Announcement to proceed with the merger of DSpace and DSpace-CRIS
On November 21, 2024, DSpace Governance announced the formal approval of the merger of DSpace and DSpace-CRIS. The announcement was posted via the Community Google Group.
Planning Group
DSpace Governance has authorized the formation of a management team to oversee the implementation of the merger of DSpace and DSpace-CRIS:
- Merger Management Team: oversee and manage the technical implementation of the merger
This group reports to DSpace Steering. The planning group's work will continue until DSpace and DSpace-CRIS have been merged into one platform, called DSpace.