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DSpace RoadMap & Vision

Tim DonohueDSpace Tech Lead

tdonohue@duraspace.org

OAI8 DSpace User Group Meeting

RoadMap Overview

• 3.x Releases (3.1 in Jan 2013)• 4.0 is coming (Late 2013)• DSpace 3 to 5 Year Vision• Next Steps

3.x New Features

• Rewritten & improved OAI-PMH• Advanced Embargo• Item Versioning (beta)• Mobile interface (beta)• Type-based submissions• Many major improvements: Statistics,

Authentication, Discovery, etc

http://tinyurl.com/dspace-3-0

• First release managed by a Release Team!

• 3.0 Release Team:– Sands Fish (MIT) [Team Leader]– Ivan Masár (aka helix84)– Hardy Pottinger (U of Missouri)– Robin Taylor (EDINA, U of Edinburgh)

3.x Releases

Coming Soon: 4.0

• Late 2013 (Nov or Dec)• Features are To Be Decided

– REST API?– DOI Support?– SWORDv2 enhancements?– Other features?

http://tinyurl.com/dspace-4-0

3-5 Year Vision

• May meeting of 10 stakeholders– Came out of DuraSpace Summit

• Goal: Common 3-5 year vision– Vision will be longer term– Will NOT affect 4.0 release in late 2013

• Vision & Discussion session at OR13• Early “draft” of that vision today

http://duraspace.org/meeting-report-3-5-year-dspace-vision

DSpace will:1.Focus on IR fundamentals, modern

use cases2.Be lean & flexible3.Include “core IR” functionality which

can be extended4.Be designed to integrate well5.Support low-cost, hosted

solutions

Draft 3-5yr Vision

1. Focus on IR

“Institutional Repository” at heart

• Core functionality = “current & anticipated IR use cases”– Not same use cases as 10 yrs ago

• Non-Core = implement via third-party plugins

2. Lean & Flexible

Do NOT attempt to do or be everything

• Instead: lean, focused system

• But, support third-party plugins

3. Core IR Use Cases

What is “out-of-the-box”vs

What may be a third-party plugin

• We need to determine what these core use cases are, together

4. Designed to Integrate

Standalone systems are a thing of the past

• Provide integration points for others to build against

• Build our own integrations with external systems

5. Support hosted

Web-based Configuration & Setup

• Easy to setup / install whether on your local server or hosted

• Most options / configs should be customizable via a web UI

A Possible Vision?

DSpace as a “WordPress-like” IR?

• Easy to install / “just works”• Large, active support community• Diverse third-party plugins / themes• Manage most everything from web UI

(including plugins / themes)

Next Steps

• Proposed Vision at OR13– Discussion session with OR13 attendees

• Additional feedback via email / wiki• Collaborate with Tech Team on a

possible Technical RoadMap• Begin to locate funding / volunteers

https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSPACE/DSpace+2013+Vision+Document

Want to help?

• Want to take a more active role?– Contact Tim or Jonathan Markow

• tdonohue@duraspace.org• jjmarkow@duraspace.org

• Provide feedback or suggestions along the way

• When time comes, donate a developer or small amt of funding

In Closing

Contact Info & Slides• Email: tdonohue@duraspace.org• Slides: http://www.slideshare.net/tdonohue/

Image Credits• Road: http://www.flickr.com/photos/boypiyaphon/• First 3: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lwr/2455278328/• Second 3: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lwr/95522574/• Number 4: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lwr/2404796935/• Binoculars Guy:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gerlos/3119891607/