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Location
Cook Library 209A & Room B
Presentation Type
Short Concurrent Session
Start Date
28-4-2023 2:00 PM
Description
Fedora is an open source, digital preservation-focused digital repository platform used for the management and dissemination of digital content. Used by a wide variety of institution sizes and types as an institutional repository, Fedora provides the flexibility and extensibility to store and provide access to large and complex collections of digital objects. Agnostic of the file formats it can accept, Fedora is well-suited to handle a variety of use cases with a focus on providing robust digital preservation.
Fedora 6.3 is the most current version of the application and is being well-received in the community. This version is a major rewrite of the popular, widely-used digital repository and was guided by three themes: enhanced digital preservation sensibilities, migration support from all previous versions going back to version 3, and improved performance and scalability. With an emphasis on digital preservation standards, Fedora 6 enhances these capabilities by incorporating the Oxford Common File Layout (OCFL). The OCFL specifies a transparent, well-structured and application-independent storage layer for digital objects.
This presentation will provide an overview of Fedora as an IR and highlight features available in Fedora 6.x. With a focus on those interested in its functionality as an IR, we will outline the ways Fedora provides enhanced digital preservation within a repository. Features of interest include OCFL-based persistence for long-term storage and real-time repository performance monitoring through the use of Grafana and Prometheus. We will share community members' IR use cases and provide information on all current community-supported development aimed at ensuring Fedora continues to meet the needs of our users.
Presentation Slides
Reintroduction to Fedora 6.x as a More Robust Long-Term Digital Preservation Solution
Cook Library 209A & Room B
Fedora is an open source, digital preservation-focused digital repository platform used for the management and dissemination of digital content. Used by a wide variety of institution sizes and types as an institutional repository, Fedora provides the flexibility and extensibility to store and provide access to large and complex collections of digital objects. Agnostic of the file formats it can accept, Fedora is well-suited to handle a variety of use cases with a focus on providing robust digital preservation.
Fedora 6.3 is the most current version of the application and is being well-received in the community. This version is a major rewrite of the popular, widely-used digital repository and was guided by three themes: enhanced digital preservation sensibilities, migration support from all previous versions going back to version 3, and improved performance and scalability. With an emphasis on digital preservation standards, Fedora 6 enhances these capabilities by incorporating the Oxford Common File Layout (OCFL). The OCFL specifies a transparent, well-structured and application-independent storage layer for digital objects.
This presentation will provide an overview of Fedora as an IR and highlight features available in Fedora 6.x. With a focus on those interested in its functionality as an IR, we will outline the ways Fedora provides enhanced digital preservation within a repository. Features of interest include OCFL-based persistence for long-term storage and real-time repository performance monitoring through the use of Grafana and Prometheus. We will share community members' IR use cases and provide information on all current community-supported development aimed at ensuring Fedora continues to meet the needs of our users.