1. Erpanet Workshop Richard Rodgers DSpace Federation Systems Manager MIT Digital Library Research Group

2. DSpace Next Major Release Support for subcommunities Items in multiple collections Thumbnails in item displays (browse?) Improve ease-of-use in Admin UI Bitstream permanent identifiers? METS packaging in import/export Handle HTML page display Indexing of full-text of documents

3. Contributed Work Customizable submission forms Web-services based Z39.50 query add-on (SRW)

4. OAIS-compliant Archival Information Packages Export format Custom XML schema now METS soon waiting for technical and rights metadata extension schemas SCORM/IMS packages too OCW-defined CDIF packages

5. DSpace Federation Who? Research libraries, government agencies, cultural heritage institutions (museums, archives) Inside/outside the US Overlapping/complementary research interests

6. DSpace Federation Why? Drive DSpace development open source development model Build critical mass of content support useful interoperation Leverage distributed expertise metadata digital preservation

7. Federation Benefits Socio-political Shared direction, leadership, priorities, goals, resources Standards development Putting weight behind “best practices” e.g. W3C, NISO, IETF, ARL/DLF standards Drive commercial developments

8. Federation Benefits Federated Services, e.g Virtual collections Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations New publishing ventures “Overlay” e-journal located at multiple institutions Cross-institution/cross-collection search NCSTRL project OAI indexes in any subject Distributed services Leverage industry services supporting preservation, etc.

9. Federation Partners Cambridge University (UK) Columbia University (US) Cornell University (US) MIT (US) Ohio State University (US) University of Rochester (US) University of Toronto (Canada) University of Washington (US)