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Software development 

4.7.1 Release

The Fedora 4.7.1 release is now available. This is a backwards compatible refinement of the previous release, focused on improvements and bug fixes to the REST-API and the core code base.

Standards

Fedora API Specification

The Fedora community is working to establish a clearly defined specification for the core Fedora services. This specification will detail the exact services and interactions required for a server implementation to be verified as "doing Fedora". 

You are invited to comment on and contribute to the draft specificationThe draft specification has been published and is open for community comments.

Community-driven Activity

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One of the design goals of Fedora is to simplify the process of both getting your resources into and out of Fedora in a standardized way. This enables the reuse of Fedora resources in other contexts, such as exporting to a separate preservation system, as well as provides a pathway for migrating across Fedora installations, such as migrating from a LevelDB backend to PostgreSQL. Half of the problem is solved with the existing GET/POST interactions for RDF and non-RDF resources provided by the Linked Data Platform API. The other half should be addressed by tooling external to Fedora. In addition to the basic import/export of simple RDF and non-RDF resources, there is also significant community interest in supporting import/export of BagIt bags...
The third import/export sprint was completed in December, and stakeholders have had an opportunity to test the new functionality and provide feedback. If you would like to try out the utility please check out the README file for instructions.

API Extension Architecture 

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The 12th International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC)  will be held in Edinburgh from February 20-23, 2017 bringing together digital curation professionals and educators with data producers and consumers to consider digital curation in a multi-disciplinary context. David Wilcox, Fedora product manager for DuraSpace, will offer a full-day Fedora workshop, “Curating Digital Content with Fedora,” on Thursday, February 23. The main conference runs from February 21-22. Workshop registration details may be found on the conference website. There is a  £90 charge for the workshop paid to conference organizers.

Code4Lib

The annual Code4Lib conference, which takes place March 6-9 in Los Angeles, CA, is an annual gathering of technologists from around the world, who largely work for and with libraries, archives, and museums and have a commitment to open technologies. The conference will feature several Fedora-related workshops, including Fedora Import/Export, Islandora in the Wild, and Performance and Scale Testing of Fedora. Please register in advance if you plan to attend.

 

DC Area Fedora User Group Meeting

The Washington D.C. Area Fedora Users Group meets twice annually to share project updates, exchange ideas, and collaborate on Fedora-related activities. The next meeting will take place March 22-23 at the Library of Congress. The meetings are open to anyone who would like to attend.

LDCX

 

LDCX is an annual unconference that brings together leading technologists in the libraries, archives and museums (LAM) spaces, to work collaboratively on common needs. The event will take place March 27-29 at Stanford University. Registration is complimentary, and please register at the LDCX 2017 Eventbrite if you are interested in attending.

Hydra Developer Congress

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The Hydra Developer Congress emphasizes community code exchange and moving community development goals forward. This can include, but is not limited to, the topics listed in this year's agenda, as well as development issues and recommendations that may surface as priorities from the Hydra community, working groups, and interest groups. If you are a developer with a signed Hydra contributor license agreement (CLA) -- or are confident that you can submit a signed CLA by mid-March -- and you're available to attend the meeting, please register online. Registration is complimentary.

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