Presentation on using the open source Islandora framework to steward research data, including new upcoming Solution Packs to sync with cloud systems like DropBox

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Stewarding Research
Data Using the
Islandora Framework
Mark Leggott, University of PEI/DiscoveryGarden
RDAP 2013, Baltimore MD

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Islandora 101
• Drupal+Fedora framework from UPEI
• Flexible UI on top of Fedora + other apps
• Can work with any data/metadata
• Deployed in 100+ institutions, growing
• Genesis was for research data stewardship
• Growing set of Solution Packs for data

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Conceptualizing
Initializing
Creating/
Analyzing
Reporting
Formalizing
Popularizing
Research Institutes
Libraries & Archives
Museums
Media
Organizations
Health Centres
Government
Agencies
Private Companies
Universities &
Colleges
NGOs & Non-
Profits
Other
Access
Collaboration
Preservation
E-Mail, Letters,
Published Research,
Requirements
Meeting Minutes,
Grants, Data
Collection,
Acquisitions
Forms, Data,
Cataloguing,
Findings, Discussion
Reports, Theses,
Datasets, Visualizations
Articles, Curricular
Content, Policies,
Exhibits
Blogs, Twitter,
Newspapers,
iTunesU, Flickr

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Object Space
User
Space
Individual
Group
Department
Museum
University
External
Private Shared Open
Collaborate
Publish
Re-Use
Create
Preservation, Migration,Transformation

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Collaboration
• UPEI,The Smithsonian and discoverygarden
Inc have been collaborating for over 2 years
• Goal is to build a suite of generic and
specific research data Solution Packs
• Taking 2 different approaches to address
different ways researchers work

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Physical Data Model
• UPEI/DGI developing a generic data tool to
work with systems researchers use now
• Provide a range of filesystem sync tools
• Minimal service - store data in repository
• Enhance with metadata, transform services
• Project metadata CASRAI/VIVO/CERIF +

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Fedora
Repository
DescMD
TechMD
AdminMD
Assets
Local File
System
DropBox
Box.net
DataStage
Google
Drive
Private
Cloud
Storage
Generic Research Data SP
(+ Standard SPs, Viewers)
Sync
Extract
Transform
Enrich
Check
Mint
Taverna DataCite
FITS + Authority
Islandora Generic Research Data Architecture
Islandora Framework
Islandora VRE
(Virtual
Research
Environment)
Islandora IR
(Research
Articles)
Backups
Regional &
National
TDRs

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Intellectual Data Model
• Smithsonian/DGI developing Sidora system
to respond to specific research data needs
• Custom interface, Content Models and
Forms, adding Taverna/R integration
• Camera trap images, archaeological data,
carbon sequestration data
• File browse interface for all operations

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Additional
• Domain specific Solutions Packs for 2013
• Digital Humanities
• Chemistry
• Biodiversity
• Taverna+R++ integration

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Examples