The DSpace Federation Project, 2003-04

The DSpace Community includes all the research institutions that are using the DSpace digital repository system. From 2003-2004, a group of research institutions participated in the DSpace Federation Project to study the adaptability of DSpace to organizations with varied needs.

Funded by grants from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Cambridge-MIT Institute, this one-year study began the process of building a collaborative federation of institutions running DSpace.

Collaborating Institutions

The following research institutions participated in the year-long research study of the DSpace Federation Project:

• Cambridge University
• Columbia University
• Cornell University
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Ohio State University
• University of Rochester
• University of Toronto
• University of Washington

DSpace Federation Project Events

The DSpace Federation Project conducted several events for collaborating institutions during the study period to bring administrators, technologists, academics, and librarians together.

• Technical Workshop, January 29th-31st, 2003, at MIT
• Policy and Planning for DSpace Implementations Workshop, July 7th–8th, 2003 at MIT
• DSpace Federation User Conference, March 2004 at MIT

DSpace Federation Project Report

At the conclusion of the one-year study period, the DSpace Federation Project published its findings. See the Mellon Foundation year-end report for details on the project and its outcome, as well as case studies of each participating institution.