Changes yet to be made: 

insert lefthand static links:

-DSpace Demonstration Site (http://demo.dspace.org/jspui/)

-Official DSpace Documentation (https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSDOC/All+Documentation)

-About KnowledgeBase

-How to contribute to KnowledgeBase 

diagram Prezi in process (script from footnotes, All About DSpace webinar, Stuart's course, https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSDOC18/Functional+Overview, etc.)

add to assumptions page - how wiki's usually work - generated by community, try to make sur it is up to date and accurate, but because it is community managed it is not always gaurenteed to be 100%. if you see something out of date or erroneous, please update them or use the labels at the bottom of the page and use a comment to say "out of date" or "error on..." 

insert links to: DSpace Course in relevant chapters, How-to guides in relevant chapters, Manakin stuff in relevant chapter

add link on dspace v. fedora: http://www.duraspace.org/dspace_or_fedora

add section on what the software is NOT good for.  I'd like to do that for Fedora, too -- the temptation is to make our baby a superhero that can conquer all problems, but in practice, it's almost more useful knowing what an application doesn't do than what it does do, especially when in the early stages of evaluating it.  So that will also be a part of my proposed "What is Fedora?" page. 

What is DSpace?

What is DSpace?

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Example (left) of a DSpace home page - using the default user interface (JSP) at the University of Zimbabwe. Example Zimbabwe (right) of DSpace home page left) and using the customizable XML User Interface (Manakin) at MITand a customized header at the University of Hawaii (right).

DSpace is an open source repository application that allows you to capture, store, index, preserve and distribute your digital material including text, video, audio and data.  DSpace provides a way to manage your materials and publications in a professionally maintained repository to give them greater visibility and accessibility over time.
There are over 1000 digital repositories worldwide using the DSpace application for a variety of digital archiving needs.  DSpace is most often used as an institutional repository - a platform that provides access to research output, scholarly publications, library collections, and more.

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What are the benefits of using DSpace?

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Example of DSpace's built-in organizational structure of Communities and Collections - using the default user interface (JSP) at the University of Zimbabwe (left) and using the customizable XML User Interface (Manakin) at the University of Hawaii (right).

Because DSpace is a turnkey repository application it may be deployed "out“out-of-the-box" box” as an institutional repository. The majority of DSpace users do little to no customization of the application beyond adding local branding.  DSpace allows you to:

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• Preserve reusable teaching materials that you can use with course management systems
• Store examples of students' students’ projects (with the students' students’ permission)
• Showcase students' students’ theses (again with permission)
• Keep track of your own publications/bibliography

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Behind the scenes, this is a look at how DSpace works:

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How is the DSpace software licensed?

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• Minute DSpace Informational Video 
• DSpace Specifications Sheet
• DSpace Demo Instance
• Official DSpace Documentation
• https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSPACE/DSpaceResources
• DSpaceResources Wiki Page
• DSpace Under the Hood: video recording, slides DSpace wiki

Comparing/Evaluating Software Options

• RSP's Repository Software Survey
• DSpace or Fedora: Which One Should I Choose?

Repository Planning Guidance 

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Know of other resources? Please add them here!

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Information in this section was adapted from The DSpace Course by Stuart Lewis and Chris Yates from the Repositories Support Project.