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DSpace with "Fedora Inside" would be a version of the DSpace application which can store its contents (files and/or metadata) in Fedora. The goal is to retain the out-of-the-box experience that is DSpace, while also enabling the extra features that Fedora provides (e.g. versioning, relationships between objects, flexible architecture).
What does integration mean for me as a DSpace user? Why should I be interested?
As mentioned above, the hope is that DSpace with "Fedora Inside" will potentially enable DSpace to support extra features already provided by Fedora. Some of these features may include:
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That's just a small sample of features in Fedora which may be enabled in DSpace software after this integration is completeFedora features, and how they may map into DSpace features. We hope that this integration will be advantageous to both platforms, and promote more sharing and collaboration between these communities.
What are the plans for integrating the DSpace application with the Fedora repository platform?
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