Presentation Type

Presentation

Date

2022-11-17

Streaming Media

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 types and scientific research centers, 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 6.2 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 highlight features available in Fedora 6.x and outline their importance for providing enhanced digital preservation within your repository. Features of interest include OCFL-based persistence for long-term storage, simple search, and real-time repository performance monitoring through the use of Grafana and Prometheus.

Keywords

digital repository platform, digital preservation

Open Access

1

Rights and Permissions

Copyright © 2022 Arran Griffith

Share

COinS
 
Nov 17th, 1:25 PM

Fedora - An Open Source Digital Preservation Solution

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 types and scientific research centers, 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 6.2 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 highlight features available in Fedora 6.x and outline their importance for providing enhanced digital preservation within your repository. Features of interest include OCFL-based persistence for long-term storage, simple search, and real-time repository performance monitoring through the use of Grafana and Prometheus.