Location
Thad Cochran Center 218
Presentation Type
Concurrent Session
Start Date
27-4-2018 11:00 AM
Description
Selecting and implementing an open source institutional repository platform can be challenging. Should you build your own or adopt an existing product? What options are out there, and how do they compare? What are the resource requirements for installation, configuration, and ongoing maintenance? These questions are important but not always easily answered. This presentation will offer answers to these and other questions by using Fedora and DSpace as examples of open technologies that support different use cases, require different resource commitments, and provide different opportunities for configuration and customization. Both of these projects are stewarded by DuraSpace, a not-for-profit that helps preserve and provide access to the world's cultural and scientific heritage.
Too Many Options: Choosing an Open Source IR Platform
Thad Cochran Center 218
Selecting and implementing an open source institutional repository platform can be challenging. Should you build your own or adopt an existing product? What options are out there, and how do they compare? What are the resource requirements for installation, configuration, and ongoing maintenance? These questions are important but not always easily answered. This presentation will offer answers to these and other questions by using Fedora and DSpace as examples of open technologies that support different use cases, require different resource commitments, and provide different opportunities for configuration and customization. Both of these projects are stewarded by DuraSpace, a not-for-profit that helps preserve and provide access to the world's cultural and scientific heritage.
Comments
David Wilcox has more than six years experience managing open source projects, teams, and communities using Agile Scrum methodologies. Working with hundreds of organizations across the Fedora, Islandora, and Samvera communities provide David insight into the use cases and opportunities for open source software within libraries, archives, and museums. David is responsible for setting the vision for Fedora and serving as strategic liaison to the project governance groups, DuraSpace members, and other stakeholders. David works together with the Fedora Technical Lead to oversee key project processes and undertakes international engagement through public speaking, developing and delivering workshops, facilitating user group meetings, pursuing partnerships and grant funding for Fedora-related projects. David graduated from St. Thomas University (BA) and the Dalhousie School of Information Management (MLIS). Prior to joining DuraSpace he was the Islandora Training and Support Coordinator at the University of Prince Edward Island and the Program Manager at discoverygarden inc.