Join the Community

There are over 3000 DSpace repositories around the world. Please take the time to register your site so you are included in our growing list of  “Who’s Using DSpace?”. We encourage DSpace users to participate in the community and also become a member. 

The primary way DSpace users discuss issues and communicate with one another is through the various mailing lists. The DSpace community has three very active mailing lists where you can meet other DSpace users and developers, learn more about the community and the software, get answers to technical questions, and hear of upcoming events.

Another way to join the discussion is via DSpace’s workspace in Slack. Browse the many channels on this workspace, ranging from a general discussion channel to national user group channels to the more tech-heavy discussion channel.

Learn more about these and other support options on our wiki.

DSpace Members are leaders from university, research, library organizations, and others, who have made a financial commitment to our open source programs. As such they have become a partner in governance, ensuring that the DSpace program continues to serve the global communities.

Benefits of Membership

Your membership dollars support efforts to advance the design, development and sustainability of the Community-Supported Programs Division of Lyrasis including: DSpace, Fedora, VIVO, and other open source software programs that are under the Lyrasis umbrella.

It is through the support and collaboration of our members that we can continue to advance our programs to meet the evolving needs of our community. Your financial support and engagement is critical to keep our programs strong. By becoming a member of the Community Supported Software programs, you become a partner in program leadership with a voice in ensuring that these programs continue to serve the global communities that depend on them into the future.

To learn more about becoming a member or if you have any questions about membership, please contact holger.lenz@lyrasis.org

Registered Service Providers have made an investment in DSpace technology and a commitment to work cooperatively with Lyrasis to best serve the community of users.  If you require advanced support or hosting of your DSpace, we recommend contacting one (or more) of our registered service providers for a quote.

Contact DSpace Program Coordinator Holger Lenz (holger.lenz@lyrasis.org) to contribute news or blog post or complete this form.

The DSpace community uses the DSpace wiki to track, prioritize, and guide its work. To follow the current development work, visit DSpace on GitHub

The success of any open source program lies with the community contributing its collective energy, information, enthusiasm, and effort. There are many ways to contribute to DSpace — not just in writing code. See our Contributors page for ideas of how you can help further the DSpace program— there’s a role for everyone.

DSpace Working Groups are teams which are created to achieve a specific set of deliverables. They are created / established with a specific action in mind. Learn more about past and current working groups on the DSpace wiki.