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DSpace is a turn-key web application for maintaining, disseminating and promoting the digital resources or digital output of an organization and its members.

Additional notes with regards to strategic direction of the software platform / technology:

  • We do NOT plan to rewrite DSpace from scratch, for the following reasons:
    • We have a highly active (and global) development community on the existing platform. We are averaging 50+ contributors in recent major releases
    • A complete rewrite would require significant funding / centralized resources (which is not currently available and seems unlikely to be achieved via a grant)
    • A complete rewrite is very risky in the open source world. While in some cases it can succeed, it's a major endeavor.
  • We ARE aiming for a potentially substantial leap forward in user experience / web user interface.
    • We've heard the feedback that neither of the two UIs (JSPUI or XMLUI) provides an optimal user or administrative experience. So, a UI rewrite or major refactoring would be "on the table".

Based on this proposed value proposition and vision statements, the Steering Group recommends the following actions corresponding to each goal:

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