Dspace is an open source repository software that allows institutions to create open access repositories for scholarly and published digital content. It has a large community of users and developers worldwide and can be customized to manage different types of digital assets with granular access controls. Dspace uses a modular architecture including layers for storage, business logic, and applications. It is supported by the nonprofit organization DuraSpace which provides technical leadership, community development, and hosting services to Dspace and other open source projects.