Characteristics of the DSpace Content Repository
DSpace is included in the Open Source Software in Libraries Registry as a Content Repository. The characteristics of a content repository are listed below along with answers for DSpace.
| Category: | Content Repository |
| License: | BSD Revised |
| Development Status: | Production/Stable |
| Operating System: | Linux, MacOS, Windows |
| Technologies Used: | Tomcat, XSLT, Dublin Core |
| Programming Languages: | Java |
Characteristics of Content Repositories | |
| Documents: | Yes |
| Images: | Yes |
| Learning Objects: | Yes |
| Streaming media: | With added plugin |
| Dublin Core: | Yes |
| Qualified DC: | Yes |
| METS: | Yes |
| MARC: | Yes |
| Other Metadata: | DSpace can import/export content from a variety of metadata formats, including MODS, PREMIS, etc. |
| Object Versioning: | Yes |
| Built-in workflows: | Yes |