Library Technology Conference: Building Exhibits March 14, 2018 PALS Library Technology Conference: Building Exhibits Alex Kent (Digital Initiatives Librarian), Simon Mai (Systems Developer)

What is Islandora? Islandora is an open source digital asset management solution that preserves, manages, and showcases your unique digital material Helps you preserve unique damaged assets Taking you out of the basement To a robust online repository

PALS Background and Services Host server and application Help plan repository Build interface and custom ingest forms Provide training and support Nurture collaborative opportunities among partners

Current partners

Islandora core features: Meeting your needs Supports many formats through Drupal solution packs Automatic processes User interface/features Preservation tools Metadata DAM it, and relax Islandora all about meeting your needs Supports many formats all in one repository Automatic processes generate derivatives and preservation metadata User interface can be developed/customized to meet your needs Data entry forms make it easy to enter metadata and keep it consistent Keep Calm, DAM it DAM it keep calm: Islandora features support flexible and robust repository that meets your needs

Islandora core feature: Supporting multiple formats “Solution Packs” enable the support of multiple formats in Islandora, from audio files to newspapers and streaming videos “Solution Packs” are groups of Drupal modules that provide appropriate tools to support/display different formats

Islandora core feature: Automatic processes generate derivatives Ingest original TIFF image…. MODS record Dublin Core metadata Technical metadata Thumbnail JPG JPEG 2000 Original and derivatives are stored together and can be easily managed

Islandora core feature: Interface Custom interface that can meet your needs

Interface examples

Islandora core feature: Preservation tools File integrity tools: Checksums track degradation of files over time Backups and disaster recovery Replace/regenerate derivatives Technical metadata automatically generated at ingest

Islandora core feature: Metadata All sites currently use MODS metadata Ingest form used to describe objects Custom metadata display Hyperlinked metadata terms Maps automatically to Dublin Core (Dublin Core used by Solr/Fedora for searching and indexing)

Islandora core feature: Statistics

Additional functions Simple workflow My favorites (bookmarks) Social media sharing

Exhibit module overview Build timeline or slideshow view in Islandora Can use an existing collection or build a new one

Exhibits demo collection Exhibits demo video Exhibits module on Github: https://github.com/simonhm/islandora_exhibits_browse https://islandorad.mnpals.net/demo/islandora/object/DEMOrepository%3Aexhibit_demo