This workshop will provide an introductory look at the most current version of Fedora - Fedora 6.x. Instructors will dive into important features that helped return Fedora to its digital preservation roots. We will showcase and demonstrate the available migration tooling and documentation as we work through managing resources in Fedora. Lastly, we will demonstrate a simplified migration and introduce attendees on ways to integrate Fedora with your ecosystem via the Camel Toolbox.
The workshop will include several hands-on portions that will allow attendees to exercise Fedora features, while learning about their purpose and function. These features are accessible via a built-in web interface, so no command line experience is required.
Hands-on Breakdown
Section 1: Fedora 6 Technical Overview & Resources Management
- Highlight and test features of Fedora 6.x and explore working with resources within the Fedora platform.
- Outline and explain the Oxford Common File Layout’s (OCFL) role in digital preservation within Fedora and how users can view and interact with OCFL files on disk.
Section 2: Migration
- Participants will engage in a migration of a sample data set from Fedora 3.x to Fedora 6.3 using the migration tooling.
- Participants will be given an opportunity to work through components of the Migration Toolkit guided by the facilitator.
Section 3: Fedora and Community Integrations
- Understanding community-developed integrations like the Camel Toolbox and others, demonstrating how to integrate Fedora with your ecosystem using it.
While this is a technical workshop, command line experience may be helpful, but is not required. Previous Fedora experience is not required, but a general understanding of the role, components and functionalities of a repository would be beneficial. Attendees will be provided access to an online sandbox via a URL which will be provided ahead of the workshop.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the session, participants should be able to:
- comfortably manage resources within Fedora and understand how Fedora provides a digital preservation solution using the features available in the newest release - namely how OCFL provides a robust, transparent and long-lasting solution.
- describe the Fedora migration tool suite and how to use it to execute a Fedora 3 - 6 migration as well as how to integrate extensions into their Fedora environments.
Instructors
Arran Griffith comes to the open-source, library technology world with a diverse background and unique perspective on engaging communities and building meaningful connections. As the Program Manager, she is responsible for uniting users and delivering on the vision and priorities set for the Fedora community. She acts as a strategic liaison between governance groups and community stakeholders to oversee that key program objectives are being met and that continued program growth is achieved.
She previously served as Community Outreach Coordinator for the Fedora Program before taking on the full-time role as Program Manager in May 2022. Prior to joining Lyrasis, Arran led large sales teams in high-volume retail where her commitment to customer experience, and people management skills were the driving force in her successes. She has a BSc in Biology from Mount Allison University in Sackville, NB Canada.
Dan Field, Fedora Program Developer, is responsible for designing, testing and supporting Fedora, along with facilitating the distributed open-source development work of the volunteer Committers. He also works with the community to address their business needs and to provide technical support to users. Dan has worked with Fedora since the early 2000s and has worked on many large-scale cultural heritage documentary and audio-visual digitization projects.
Previously, Dan worked as Head of Software Development at the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth where he received his Bachelor of Engineering degree in Software Engineering.