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Why Choose DSpace?

DSpace has over 3,000 organizations that are currently using the DSpace software in a production or project environment. The most common use is by research libraries as an institutional repository, however there are many organizations using the software to host and manage subject based repositories, dataset repositories or media based repositories. DSpace is built to be flexible and customizable for any organization.

Free and open source

DSpace is free and open source. It is fully customizable, offers granular, group-based access control and is available in 22 languages.

Preserves all types of digital file formats

DSpace manages and preserves all types of digital file formats - from PDFs to image files (PNG, JPEG, etc.) to audio-video files (MPEG).

Integrates with a variety of services

DSpace integrates with a variety of external services, such as ORCID, OpenAIRE, ROR, and much more!

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DSpace is an open source software platform developed and supported by our user community, with the help and support of Lyrasis. The community welcomes your interest and participation.

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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.

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DSpace Members are leaders from universities, research and library organizations, and others, who have made a financial commitment to our open source programs. Members are partners in program governance, ensuring that DSpace continues to serve its global communities.

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Contribute Code or Other Efforts

The success of any open source program lies with the community contributing its collective energy, information, enthusiasm, and effort. There are many ways to contribute to DSpace — not just in writing code. There’s a role for everyone.

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Why Become a Member

Membership provides essential funding to advance DSpace’s program initiatives, continued development efforts and also provides critical support for staffing and operations. Your financial support is essential for the long-term sustainability of our community.

What DSpace Members Receive

DSpace membership can take many forms and no contribution is too small. Member benefits include exclusive rewards such as discounts on events and trainings, opportunities to join program Governance and much more.

How to Become a Member

Becoming a DSpace member is easy. Click below to find out more or reach out to us directly at dspace@lyrasis.org.

News

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DSpace and DSpace-CRIS Intent to Investigate Merger Announcement

Announcement: Intent to Investigate Merger of DSpace and DSpace-CRIS On October 21, 2024, DSpace Leadership and Steering Chair Maureen Walsh informed the DSpace Community that the DSpace Leadership Group has approved a measure to to investigate a potential merger of...

DSpace Newsletter December 2024, Issue 8

The December issue of the DSpace newsletter is now available. If you would like to receive the newsletter, please subscribe (if you subscribe, Lyrasis will only send emails pertaining to the DSpace Community Newsletter). If we missed any news, please email us with...

DSpace annual report: 4Science is the lead contributor of the worldwide community

DSpace annual report: 4Science is the lead contributor of the worldwide community 4Science is the lead contributor to the DSpace community with more than 1,700 hours of technical development work donated. The hours donated equal almost $140,000, more than double the...

University of Trieste Showcased DSpace-CRIS at the DLF online event

University of Trieste Showcased DSpace-CRIS at the DLF online event The University of Trieste, in collaboration with 4Science, showcased their OpenStaTs DSpace-CRIS repository platform. During the session Davide Franch, repository manager at the University of Trieste...

Conference “ReInforce! Strengthening the policy of openness in science at the University of Warsaw”, October 24-25, 2024

Conference “ReInforce! Strengthening the policy of openness in science at the University of Warsaw”, October 24-25, 2024 The conference, organized by the University of Warsaw in cooperation with PCG Academia and focused on open science, gathered representatives of...

PCG Academia implemented and updated DSpace repository for the ECOIND Institute in Bucharest

PCG Academia implemented and updated DSpace repository for the ECOIND Institute in Bucharest PCG Academia launched the DSpace repository for National Research and Development Institute for Industrial Ecology ECOIND in Bucharest in just 6 weeks. The repository was...

DLCorp welcomes 3 new clients

DLCorp welcomes 3 new clients By December this year, D&L has successfully implemented the DSpace software for three new clients in Vietnam: Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Ha Dong Medical College, and Academy of Finance. This brings the total number of...

Exciting times at Atmire: A quick update!

Exciting times at Atmire: A quick update! It’s been a bit quiet on our end lately, but for a great reason—we’ve been busy onboarding so many new clients! With so many exciting projects in progress, we’re thrilled to see our repository solutions making a difference...

The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) launches a new service in its digital repository to request external peer reviews

The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) launches a new service in its digital repository to request external peer reviews In September 2024, CSIC launched an innovative new service in its digital repository that allows authors to request reviews from Peer...

DSpace Newsletter September 2024, Issue 7

The September issue of the DSpace newsletter is now available. If you would like to receive the newsletter, please subscribe (if you subscribe, Lyrasis will only send emails pertaining to the DSpace Community Newsletter). If we missed any news, please email us with...

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