DuraSpace Solutions Webinar: "Stewarding Research Data with Fedora and Islandora" September 10, 2013 Presented by: Mark Leggott, University Librarian, University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI), President of Discovery Garden Inc. and founder of the open source Islandora project.

1. Stewarding Research
Data with Fedora and
Islandora
Mark Leggott, University of PEI/Islandora Foundation/
discoverygarden
DuraSpace Webinar - September 10, 2013

4. Evolution
•Developed @ UPEI (2007)
•Core team at DGI/UPEI
•For diverse needs of digital
asset management in all areas
•Assumes will need to change
all or some components over
time a key requirement
•Integration with other systems
also a critical design aspect

5. 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
Information Life Cycle

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

7. Basics
• Drupal+Fedora+Other OS = ecosystem
• Flexible UI on top of Fedora + other apps
• Support for 180+ languages via Drupal
• Focus on robust preservation features and
services + flexibility in data models and UI
• VM/code, documentation, lists, Camps

8. imagined:208361 (PID)
Object Properties
Relations (RELS-EXT)
Dublin Core (DC)
Audit Trail (AUDIT)
JP2K Web (JP2)
JP2K Archival
(LOSSLES_JP2)
Low Res JPEG (JPG)
Thumbnail (TN)
Descriptive Metadata
(MODS)
Object Model - IslandImagined/Large Image
Digital Object Identifier
System Properties
Manage & Track Object
Reserved Datastreams
Key Object Metadata
Datastreams
Aggregates Content Items
Content
Models
• Flexibility supports any data
model
• Atomistic and compound
objects
• Support for RDF allows
integration of specific
ontologies

9. Solution Packs
• Image, Large Image,Audio,
Video, Book, PDF, Newspaper,
WARC
• Includes MODS form, DC
mapping, sample data,
viewer(s),TechMD extraction,
etc.
• Solution Pack module makes it
easier to create new ones,
modify existing

10. Form Builder
• Create a rich form for any
XML schema
• Multiple forms for specific
schemas - present different
forms to different users
• Multiple schemas in a single
form
• Add advanced functions, such
as look-up fields using indexes
for other objects
• Apply security policies

11. Editorial
Workflows
• Simple approach to Editorial
Workflow
• Provides “human” nodes in
the services framework
• Upcoming version support
more granular controls and
workflow states/actions

12. Preservation
Services
• Fedora provides robust
service framework
• TechDS+DescDS+RightsDS
+AuditDSs to a Dynamic
PREMIS record coming soon
• Adding DuraCloud support
via “Vault”
• Archivematica integration

13. Tools Modules
• FITS Extractor, creates
technical metadata
• Batch Import (RIS, EndNote,
PubMed, DOI, OAI)
• OCR,Tesseract with OCR/
HOCR
• MARCXML, ingest and view
MARC data
• Others: OAI, Bookmark

14. Taverna Integration

15. Taverna Integration

16. Community
• Estimate 150+ Islandora sites worldwide in
production or development
• 550+ people on Google Groups List
• Some projects starting to contribute back
• Libraries bulk of use now, but includes
museums, archives, private companies

18. • Non-profit Islandora Foundation: help maintain
code, documentation, training, community
participation and more
• Membership model (12+ members as of Sep)
• Partner - $10K, Board, Resources, Camps
• Collaborator - $4K, Roadmap, Resources
• Member - $2K, Discounts
• Melissa Anez Project & Community Manager

19. discoverygarden
• Commercial UPEI spin-off -
full service
• Installation, Configuration,
Customization
• Support, System Audit,
Consulting
• Hosting, Platforms,Vendor
partnerships
• Primary codebase contributor

20. Research Data

21. 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 +

22. 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

23. DropBox
• Alpha module provides sync between
DropBox and Islandora
• Creates Collection objects for each folder
and a separate file object for each
contained file with all relationships
• Provides basic DC record for metadata
• Upcoming for Google Drive, DataFlow ++

24. 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

26. Intellectual Data Model
Physical Data Model

27. Examples

28. Institutional Repository

37. UPEIVRE
• Rich implementation of Islandora
• Used for digital stewardship of research,
administrative and learning assets of UPEI
• Over 150VREs with wide range of features
• VRE Management Team with 4 librarians
• Standard no cost, extra features charged

61. Links
•General: islandora.ca, discoverygarden.ca, islandora.ca/if, sandbox.islandora.ca,
wiki.duraspace.org/display/FF/Fedora+Futures+Home, duracloud.org
•Code: github.com/Islandora, jenkins.discoverygarden.ca, travis-ci.org/Islandora/
islandora/pull_requests, wiki.duraspace.org/display/ISLANDORA/Islandora,
jira.duraspace.org/browse/ISLANDORA
•Institutional Repositories: islandscholar.ca, digital.march.es/ceacs-ir,
digital.grinnell.edu/drupal/, digitalunc.coalliance.org/
•Digital Library Collections: peildo.ca, digital.march.es/clamor,
digital.march.es/merce, newspapers.vre.upei.ca, mirc.sc.edu, islandimagined.ca,
vre2.upei.ca/pwc/, atmintis.mb.vu.lt/en, unbound.williams.edu
•Research Data: library.upei.ca/vre, www.taverna.org.uk/, vdp.vre3.upei.ca/,
modernistcommons.ca, vre2.upei.ca/herbarium/, discoveryspace.upei.ca/parca,
discoveryspace.upei.ca/quantumchem/, upeikerrlab.ca
•Consortia: cairnrepo.ca, adrresources.coalliance.org
Note: some of these sites require authentication access - contact Mark for more information.

63. Questions?
Mark Leggott - University of PEI
mleggott@upei.ca