We should also note that because DSpace is the first service of its kind, we chose to be
conservative in our modeling. Rather than attempt to make speculative projections about
the growth of the system, our model allows funding to provide for limited, manageable
growth. Our model also reflects the need to manage costs and the impact of DSpace on
existing library resources, a key factor in the design of the DSpace service definition. We
were unable to find literature on any other business model for a comparable, library
based, institutional service.