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You can find DSpace system documentation on the SourceForge project web site DSpace.org website or on the DSpace Technology Resources wiki page.

I've installed DSpace and I have questions/problems/comments. What should I do?

The DSpace Community of developers support one another and exchange ideas and solutions on the DSpace mailing lists. Before you post a question or problem, check to see if your question has been answered already.

• Start by searching the DSpace-tech mailing list archives.

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• Also check the Technical FAQ and check the technical documentation.
• If you still haven't found an answer or solution, post your questions to DSpace-tech, where members of the DSpace community will offer their assistance.

More hints/tips are available on the How-To Troubleshoot an Error page.

I've found a bug in the software. How do I report it?

You can report bugs and suggest enhancements through the Software Bug/Feature Tracking System (JIRA).

SourceForge system. Bugs will be fixed as soon as possible, within the limits of the DSpace team's technical support resources. The team considers all enhancements, and if an enhancement is accepted, adds it to the enhancement list for development as time and resources allow. Of course, any users working with the open-source code are welcome to fix a bug or make an improvement to the system. See our DSpace Community Development Contribution Guidelines to learn how.

Who provides

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technical support for the DSpace software platform?

DSpace has a very active community of developers to which contribute expertise and support through the DSpace listserv at SourceForge, DSpace-Tech mailing list, and the project DSpace wiki. To work with the DSpace system you'll need local technical resources (hardware, technical experts, and so on) to really take advantage of the system. The DSpace web site offers technical documentation, and you can join the DSpace listserv, DSpace-Tech mailing list, to ask questions or post solutions.

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Currently DSpace supports only the Dublin Core metadata element set with a few qualifications conforming to the library application profile (see DSpace Metadata). HP and MIT also has a research project called SIMILE which is investigating how to support arbitrary metadata schemas using RDF as applied by the Haystack research project in the Lab for Computer Science and some of the Semantic Web technologies being developed by the W3C.

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DSpace supports the Open Archives Initiative's Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH) v2.0 as a data provider. OAI support was implemented using OCLC's OAICatopen-source software to make DSpace item records available for harvesting. DSpace@MIT is registered as a data provider with the Open Archives Initiative. Other Many institutions running DSpace may choose to turn on OAI or not, and to register as a data provider or notwith the Open Archives Initiative.

Building a DSpace Service

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For technical information see, the technical documentation and join the DSpace-Tech mailing list. For non-technical questions and concerns, see the DSpace.org web site , specifically the section on institutional repositories: Building an IR with DSpace. You'll also want to and join the DSpace-General mailing list for DSpace related announcements and information for DSpace teamsgeneral discussion.
Another helpful resource is the workbook, Creating an Institutional Repository, written by Mary Barton and Margaret Waters for the LEADIS seminar series in the UK, available at http://dspace.org/implement/leadirs.pdf QuickStart Guide on the DSpace.org website.

Is there a list of live DSpace services?

See the list of DspaceInstances on this site Who's Using DSpace? on DSpace.org. If your institution is running DSpace and isn't listed, please add your site to the listsend us your information via the form on that page.

Is there a list of DSpace Service Providers?

Yes, see the ServiceProviders page Service Providers page on DSpace.org for a list of consultants and organizations who can help you build and run your DSpace service.

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Still have questions? For general questions about DSpace and DuraSpace, you can search the DSpace-General mailing list archives or post a question to the DSpace-General mailing list.

For technical or software questions, see the TechnicalFaq and the DSpace system documentation. You can also search the DSpace-tech archives or post a question to DSpace-tech mailing list.