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Since Fedora 3.x is end of life and no longer being supported by the community, continual reliance on this version of this software will put the stability, security, accessibility, functionalities of your repositories, and the content within them at risk. 

Because of Fedora 3.x’s unique flexibility, migration can be time consuming and resource intensive. To help guide you through potential issues, we have provided documentation, case studies, and best practices gathered from the migration of two pilot institutions:

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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 within 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:

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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:

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Prepare the data for migration

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

Recommended for:Technical Leads, Staff, and Volunteers

Content applicable to both Islandora and Custom:

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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

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For Custom only: complete front-end updates and configurations

Recommended for: Technical Leads, Staff, Volunteers

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This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services - Grant LG-246264-OLS-20