1. Introduction to FL-Islandora
FLVC Spring Regional Meetings 2014

2. What is a digital collection?
FL-Islandora is a digital library platform for your institution’s digital collections
Commercial (vendor) vs. non-commercial digital materials
Special collections
Institution repositories
Scholarly publications

3. What is FL-Islandora?
FLVC’s implementation of Islandora open-source digital asset management software
Installed on FLVC servers and maintained by FLVC staff
Library staff manage their own content
Customized to meet the needs of FLVC stakeholders with input from the MCLS Digital Initiatives Standing Committee (DISC) and its Islandora Subgroup (ISG)

4. What is Islandora?
Islandora is Open Source Software designed to manage digital assets
Originally developed by University of Prince Edward Island’s Robertson Library
Implemented and contributed to by a growing international community
Utilizes Drupal and Fedora software

5. FL-Islandora and other digital services
PALMM site (Publication of Archival, Library & Museum materials): provides digital access to important source materials
DigiTool: a legacy digital library platform maintained by FLVC. Most PALMM materials are currently stored in DigiTool
PALMM will be an FL-Islandora site; DigiTool materials are being migrated to PALMM
Colleges will be able to participate in FL-Islandora PALMM

6. PALMM (palmm.fcla.edu)

7. FL-Islandora, DISC and ISG
The Digital Initiatives Standing Committee of the Members Council on Library Services advises on FL-Islandora development priorities
The Islandora sub-group (ISG) of DISC advises on the details of FL-Islandora functionality
The public wiki: islandora.pubwiki.fcla.edu

8. What can FL-Islandora do for you?
Your institution will have its own site: branding, colors, logos
Showcase your own materials and collections
Institutional history, materials about your institution (photos, yearbooks, programs)
Intellectual output from your institution
Unique special collections: archives and donated materials, rare published materials
Florida materials: history and culture

9. FSU’s Islandora site

10. FAU’s Islandora site

11. UCF’s Islandora site

12. A newly built site

13. Getting started with FL-Islandora
Begin an inventory of your digital materials and collections
Familiarize yourself with FL-Islandora by visiting the FSU Digital Library, FSUDL, at
Contact the FLVC Help Desk if you’d like us to build an FL-Islandora site for you
Once you have an FL-Islandora site you’ll receive training. Then you can build your collections at your own pace, making them public only when you’re ready to do so