How is DSpace different from other digital repositories?
Unlike many other repositories, DSpace addresses the myriad issues inherent in a multi-disciplinary archive, including: • Differing policies, practices, and cultures in individual disciplines • Variety of digital formats produced in today s multi-media research environments • Digital preservation DSpace has a flexible storage and retrieval architecture adaptable to multiple data formats and distinct research disciplines. Each content community has a customized user portal that promotes a user environment closely matching that community s practices and terminology.
