For an example, please refer to http://demo.dspacedirect.org/ (homepage shown below, Figure 1).

Figure 1

This demonstration site provides a good overview of the basic features that DSpace offers:

Side Menu 

Please refer to the figure below (Figure 2) for a visual representation of items 1-5.

1. Search

• • Based on where you are in the system, this lets you search for an individual community or collection

2. Browse

• • This option lets you browse an individual community or collection

3. My Account

• • Options to Login to an existing account or to Register for a new account 

4. Discover

• • Based on where you are in the system, these lists will change to become Community/Collection specific 

5. RSS Feeds

• • Based on where you are in the system, these links provide RSS/Atom Feeds specific to an individual Community or Collection
    
    

Figure 2

Content Area

Please refer to the figure below (Figure 3) for a visual representation of items 1-3.

1. Introductory Text (Customizable)

2. 

3.

• • This also appears on individual Community and Collection pages (at which point it is Community/Collection specific) 

Figure 3