DSpace 6.3 Demo Instance
This is the demonstration, test-it-out, kick the tires, see how it
works instance of DSpace. This site is currently running DSpace 6.3.
DSpace is composed of a core-API and
several distinct Web Interfaces.
DSpace 7.x is the most recent release!
While v7 does not yet contain all the features present in v6, we recommend most users consider upgrading to v7 as soon as reasonably possible. Demo sites of v7 can be found below:
- DSpace 7 UI demo: https://demo7.dspace.org/
- DSpace 7 REST demo: https://api7.dspace.org/server/
- Latest v7.x release status updates
6.x User Interfaces
Try out the demo versions of the standard DSpace web applications.
XMLUI (Cocoon/XSLT)
(The XML / XSLT / Cocoon user interface, aka Manakin)JSPUI (JSP)
(traditional JSP-based interface - build with bootstrap CSS)
6.x Program Interfaces
Programmatic Interfaces allow other systems to communicate with DSpace. Some interfaces are read-only to allow for harvesting, others enable content to be submitted to DSpace.
- REST API Official REST API for DSpace (Jersey based), first released in 4.x.
- OAI (Open Archives Initiative) Interface that allows for Metadata and Bitstream (content-file) harvesting, supporting OAI-PMH (Protocol for Metadata Harvest) and OAI-ORE (Object Reuse and Exchange) protocols
- Supported Metadata Harvesting Formats
- DSpace Documentation on OAI 2.0
- More info on OAI-PMH protocol and its usage.
- SWORD (v.1) (Simple Web service Offering Repository Deposit) Service Document (requires login)
- More info on SWORD protocol and its usage.
- SWORD (v.2) Service Document (requires login)
- More info on SWORD protocol and its usage.
- RDF Linked Open Data
- More info on the DSpace RDF Linked Open Data interface and its usage.
What is DSpace
DSpace is an open source repository software package typically used for creating open access repositories for scholarly and/or published digital content. While DSpace shares some feature overlap with content management systems and document management systems, the DSpace repository software serves a specific need as a digital archives system, focused on the long-term storage, access and preservation of digital content.
Give Us Feedback!
Each page of this DSpace Demo site has a blue "Provide Feedback" button on the right hand side of the page. You can report issues, or suggest fixes just by clicking on that feedback button from whatever page you are on.
You may also search existing issues and vote on them by visiting our DSpace Issue Tracker.
Download DSpace
After you have tried out DSpace, you may wish to download and install it for yourself:
Where to Ask Questions
Developers and power-users are available online in Slack.