Introduction Duraspace Repository

 DSPACE=durable access to and discovery of digital assets.
We put together global, strategic collaborations to sustain DSpace, Fedora and VIVO that are directly supported with in-kind contributions of development resources and financial donations through the DuraSpace community membership program.

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Repository	Basic Use Case	Key Requirements	Examples
Use DSpace when ...	You want an out-of-the-box, open source solution for archiving university documents that is an easy-to-implement application for supporting your open access mandates.	Open source "Communities" and "collections" structure Built-in user interface OAI compliant Support for linked and open data Large, global, installed user base User community support Service provider support	View
Use Fedora when ...	You need a flexible, extensible, scalable repository for complex modeling of data and objects that may be re-used in a wide variety of instances.	Open source Unlimited, extensible structure Extensible Hydra or Islandora user interface OAI compliant Native support for linked and open data Installed user base of major, global research institutions User community support	View
Use DSpaceDirect when...	You would like a low-cost, efficient, hosted and secure repository for large or small amounts of institutional data or one-off collections that do not require specialized technical infrastructure or expertise.	Open source "Communities" and "collections" structure Built-in user interface OAI compliant Large, global, installed user base User community support Excellent customer support	View