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Background
There are currently over 700 DSpace instances in over 70 different countries with a variety of use cases. While there are many helpful resources available to the community, barriers due to geography and language can make it challenging for new or potential DSpace users to connect with the DSpace community.
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There is a wiki tool kit (http://wiki.dspace.org/index.php/DSpace+Ambassador+Tool+Kit
) available for Ambassadors that provides useful references. There is also a DSpace Ambassadors mailing list.
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The success of any open-source project lies with the community voluntarily contributing its collective energy, information, enthusiasm, and effort. Similar to the role of DSpace Code Contributors and Committers (http://wiki.dspace.org/index.php/DSpaceContributors), the Ambassador role is a contribution to the DSpace community. Although the role is unpaid, upon request DuraSpace will offer a letter of acknowledgment to Ambassadors recognizing their contribution and expertise as well as and thanking them for their collaboration with other organizations/academic institutions and DuraSpace.
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Iran/Persian language: Saeed Moaddeli from Encyclopaedia of Iranian Architectural History <moaddeliateiah.org>
Italy
Japan
Malaysia
Mexico
Nepal: Bishwa Raj Gautam <bswrajgautamatgmail.com> from the Nepal Library Association
Netherlands/Finland/Sweden
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