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Understanding The Oxford Common File Layout (OCFL)

This section introduces you to the OCFL specification, the new data structure standard for objects in Fedora 6.x. You will learn more about its anatomy, benefits, and how it works with Fedora. This content is applicable to both Islandora and Custom users.

Recommended for: Project or Program Manager, Technical Lead, or Technical Staff

Content applicable to both Islandora and Custom:

• Understand Oxford Common File Layout (OCFL)

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Plan for migration

This section focuses on putting together a project plan to manage the migration, including defining scopes and timelines, reviewing current repositories, and gathering functional requirements. 

Recommended for: Project or Program Manager, Technical Lead, or Technical Staff

Content applicable to both Islandora and Custom:

• Create a project plan for the migration
• Conduct a review of the current repository
• Gather functional requirements

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Prepare the data for migration

Let’s get started with data cleaning. This section provides options for data remediation tools, data mapping, and walkthroughs for testing your data. 

Recommended for:Technical Leads, Staff, and Volunteers

Content applicable to both Islandora and Custom:

• Export and review Fedora 3.x content
• Prepare metadata: remediation
• Prepare metadata: mapping

Content specific to each environment:

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Migrate and validate data

Now that the data is ready for migration, here are the step-by-step instructions for the actual migration and data validation. Contents are separate for Islandora and Custom.

Recommended for: Technical Leads, Staff, Volunteers

Content applicable to both Islandora and Custom:

• Migrate and validate content in new repository

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For Custom only: complete front-end updates and configurations

Recommended for: Technical Leads, Staff, Volunteers

Content specific to Custom:

• Update client applications