Abstract
This paper presents an overview of the methodology and results of the MIT Libraries’
business plan development project for DSpace (http://www.dspace.org/), MIT’s digital
institutional repository. The introductory section includes a description of DSpace, the
objectives of the business plan project, and the current status of the DSpace project. The
methodology section explains the process and tools with which the business plan was
developed. The remainder of the paper describes the results of the business plan project,
including the DSpace service definition, the cost model, potential funding sources, and
future DSpace plans.