Islandora – Data Repository

Presentation at Research Data Management Committee Meeting – 1st of April 2015

Isak van der Walt

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DuraSpace Background

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Islandora is an open-source software framework designed to help institutions and organizations and their audiences collaboratively manage, and discover digital assets using a best-practices framework.

What is Islandora?

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Current RDM data lifecycle

Research in Process

Dissemination

Preservation

Alfresco CMS Dspace (UPSpace)

BagIt - Specification

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The ideal ?

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Research in Process

Dissemination

Preservation

OpenAtrium Project SpaceDspace / Fedora

BagIt – SpecificationAutomated

Metadata Captured During The Data Lifecycle

Data Retention

Descriptive Metadata Dissemination Phase

Structural Metadata Research In Process - Phase

Administrative Metadata Preservation Phase

Descriptive Metadata

Structural Metadata

Administrative Metadata

describes a resource for purposes such as discovery and identification. It can include elements such as

title, abstract, author, and keywords.

Structural metadata describes the physical and/or logical structure of digital resources

Administrative metadata often captures the context necessary to understand information resources, such as creation or acquisition of the data, rights management,

and disposition.

Levels of digital preservation

Level 1 – Protect Your Data

Level 2 – Know Your Data

Level 3 – Monitor Your Data

Level 4 – Repair Your Data

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