Z. Smith Reynolds Library (ZSR) embraces an open-source ethos for library technology. In support of that ethos, ZSR adopted DSpace as its institutional repository platform in 2009. Through WakeSpace, a DSpace instance, we provide access to digital special collections as well as Wake Forest University faculty and student scholarship. Although some functionality is supported out of the box, considerable staff time must be devoted to developing interface improvements. Chelcie Juliet Rowell, Digital Initiatives Librarian, will discuss advantage and disadvantages of adopting DSpace, its impact on the ZSR community, and goals for future development. A presentation at the Society of North Carolina Archivists 2014 Annual Conference.

1. DSpace for Digital Special Collections:
The Wake Forest Experience
Society of North Carolina Archivists 2014 Annual Conference
Chelcie Juliet Rowell | Digital Initiatives Librarian
Z. Smith Reynolds Library | Wake Forest University
rowellcj@wfu.edu

2. O Conscious commitment to open source
solutions when feasible
O Self-determine the shape of our library
systems, rather than allow vendors to do so
O Participate in development communities
Our Open Source Ethos

3. Voyager
Encompass
WebVoyage
2006 → Impetus for Open Source:
Endeavor Bought by Ex Libris

4. 2006 → Impetus for Open Source:
At the Mercy ofVendor Buyouts

5. 2007–2008 → Selecting a
Digital Asset Management System
O How much control do we want over our
digital asset management system?
O How much responsibility do we want for
installing, configuring, and running our digital
asset management system?
O What resources can we afford to allocate
to licensing and/or personnel?

6. 2007–2008 → ComparisonTests of
Digital Asset Management Systems
DSpace
Fedora
ExLibris DigiTool

7. 2009 → Conscious Uncoupling
of Library & Campus Information Systems
We have worked hard to see what might
have been possible between us,
and we have come to the conclusion that
we ought to separate.

8. 2009 → Migration to Amazon Cloud
Networked storage
provided by campus IS

9. 2014 →The Status Quo
Closed Source Open Source

10. Out of the Box DSpace Interface

11. WakeSpace Interface → Home

12. WakeSpace Interface → Collection

13. WakeSpace Interface → Collection

14. WakeSpace Interface → Collection

15. WakeSpace Interface → Collection

16. WakeSpace Interface →Title Browse

17. WakeSpace Interface → Item

18. When participating in open source,
costs shift from licensing to personnel.
System Administrator,Web Services Librarian, Media Coordinator, Digital Initiatives Librarian

19. Our stakeholders, internal & external,
are hungry for customization.

20. At its core, WakeSpace aims to
facilitate the production of knowledge.

21. Questions?

22. Image Credits
O SPRUCE Digital Preservation Illustrations
http://wiki.dpconline.org/index.php?title=SPRUC
E_Digital_Preservation_Illustrations
O DIGITALBEVARING.DK Illustrations by Jørgen
Stamp
http://digitalbevaring.dk/about-us/

23. LEARN MORE
O FOSS4LIB (Free/Open Source Software for
Libraries)
https://foss4lib.org
O WakeSpace Digital Collections
http://zsr.wfu.edu/special/collections/digital
O Z. Smith Reynolds Library Annual Reports
http://zsr.wfu.edu/about/publications