5.15.17 powering linked data and hosted solutions with fedora webinar
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Powering Linked Data and Hosted Solutions with Fedora
David Wilcox, DuraSpace@d_wilcox
Managed by DuraSpace (not-for-profit)
Funded by the community
Collaboratively developed by the community
Supported by 2 full-time staff members
Fedora Facts
What is linked data?
A method of publishing structured data so it can be linked together and made more useful, particularly to machines.
What are the benefits of linked (open) data?
Breaking down silos
Making data more discoverable
Making data more reusable
Unique identifiers promote authority and disambiguation
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Fedora...
Stores, preserves, and provides access to digital objects
Supports flexible and complex data models for objects
Serves as linked data infrastructure
Supports millions of objects, both large and small
Interoperates with other applications and services
Why use Fedora?
Fedora is flexible: it can handle both simple and complex use cases
Content in Fedora is durable: Fedora supports long-term preservation
Fedora powers successful digital repository and DAM applications
Fedora is standards-based
Fedora is backed by a thriving community
Fedora Frameworks
Fedora is middleware
You can build a custom framework, or join a broader community:
Fedora Workshops
Hosted throughout the year at conferences and events
Next workshop at OR2017 in Brisbane
3 day Fedora Camps are also available
Next camp in Austin, TX in the Fall
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Useful Links
Fedora 4 Wiki
● https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/FF
Communication channels
● https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/FF/Mailing+Lists+etc
Contact
HykuThe Hydra-in-a-BoxRepository
Hannah FrostStanford LibrariesMay 15, 2017
Why did we put Hydra in a Box?
Need
Network
Reducing Friction
New Technology
Institutions want an easier way to adopt it
Work Accomplished
Product Design Phase(June 2015 - June 2016)
Two Development Work Cycles(March 2016 - present)
• A (new) way to manage digital content
• Best of Hydra in an easy-to-install, easy-to-configure, feature-rich solution
• Reduce barriers to effective asset management & preservation
• For collections and content types of many kinds
• Next-generation web technologies
• Vibrant and ever-growing open source community
Data of all kinds
For scholars now and future
At home in Hyku
● Portland Common Data Model (PCDM) ○ RDF classes for Works and Filesets structures○ Metadata Application Profile (DPLA)
● Fedora 4 and Linked Data Platform (LDP)○ Core to the exchange between repo and app○ Allows for future sidecar triplestores
Hyku and Linked Data
● Linked Open Entities○ URIs for external authorities and vocabularies
● Linked Data Publishing○ Leverages schema.org for semantic web○ Leverage IIIF to make content available in
new ways
Hyku and Linked Data
Hyku Release, Roadmap, Plans
• Product Beta Test: May 15 - June 23
• Continued user interface design
• Prioritized features include:– Bulk metadata review and edit interface
– More content types: dataset, thesis/dissertation,
oral history, books, maps
– Integrated Google Analytics
– Authentication by Shibboleth
Introducing HykuDirect
• Potential new DuraSpace hosted service
• Pilot service project May-October
• Production service late 2017
Stay informed
Thank you
Visit hydrainabox.org
Follow @HydraInABox and @HykuRepo
Watch youtube.com/hybox-playlist
Receive [email protected]
Reach [email protected]
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Fedora Repository @ ICPSR
Tom Murphy, Harsha Ummerpillai
About ICPSR
An international consortium of more than 750 academic institutions and research organizations, ICPSR provides leadership and training in data access, curation, and methods of analysis for the social science research community.
ICPSR maintains a data archive of more than 250,000 files of research in the social and behavioral sciences. It hosts 21 specialized collections of data in education, aging, criminal justice, substance abuse, terrorism, and other fields.
https://www.icpsr.umich.edu
Our Collections
Archonnex
Comprehensive Digital Assets Management Platform.
Open Archival Information Systems (OAIS model) compliant.
Multi-tenancy.
Secure.
Service Oriented and Modular.
Scalable; Ability to handle large datasets and peak activity spikes.
Open Source technologies with good community engagement;
Flexible UI components as JS plugins.
Enable standards based metadata harvesting and data exports.
Fedora Rest Console
Fedora Admin Console
OpenICPSR - free & open
Pros and Cons
Easy to use Rest API
Good community support
Flexibility of schema less storage
Lack of SQL like query support *
Lack of bulk insert/delete operation support *
Versioning *
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