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4.7.3 Release

The Fedora 4.7.3 release is now available. It is a backwards compatible refinement of the previous release, which fixes a namespace-corrupting bug that has the effect of Fedora being unable to successfully start after having been shut down. Please see the release notes for complete instructions. 

Fedora 4 in Production

Deploying Fedora 4, or Migrating from Fedora 3 to Fedora 4 is a challenge with built-in rewards. This series of articles, “Fedora 4 in Production” looks into why and how community members are working with Fedora 4 to enhance both collections and workflow at their institutions. In this second article, Allen Flynn, Research Analyst and Technology Lead at the University of Michigan Medical School, describes Fedora 4 development of the Knowledge Grid, an open repository of digital knowledge objects aimed at keeping health information accessible and safe at the University of Michigan Medical School and beyond.

The first article in the series features Dan Coughlin, IT Manager, Digital Scholarship and Repository Development, Penn State Libraries, who describes Fedora 4 in production at Penn State ScholarSphere.

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The Fedora project relies on many individuals and institutions to ensure the project's success. We are grateful for their commitment and will showcase their contributions in a series of community profiles aimed at recognizing our contributors’ achievements, and introducing them to the rest of the community. The fourth article in the series features Aaron Birkland from Johns Hopkins University, who has been a contributor to Fedora since the early days of Fedora 2. His focus is currently on the Fedora API-X Extension Architecture Project that will extend the native functionality of a Fedora 4 repository.The full article is available on the DuraSpace websiteThe third article in the series features

Previous articles feature Nick Ruest from York University, a long-time contributor to the Fedora and Islandora projects. His focus is on Fedora development as it relates to web archiving issues. The full article can be found on the DuraSpace website, Bethany Seeger from Amherst College, and Danny Bernstein from DuraSpace.

Import/Export Tooling

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. This design goal is being met by an external Import/Export tool that supports transacting in RDF and (optionally) BagIt bags.

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  • Ben Pennell, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Bridget Almas, Tufts University
  • Danny Bernstein, DuraSpace
  • Esmé Cowles, Princeton University
  • Harsha Ummerpillai, University of Michigan - ICPSR
  • Jim Coble, Duke Univesrity
  • Joshua Westgard, University of Maryland
  • Kieran Etienne, Penn State University
  • Longshou Situ, University of California, San Diego
  • Michael Durbin, University of Virginia
  • Youn Noh, Yale University

API-X

Conferences and events

In an attempt to simplify the task of keeping up with Fedora-related meetings and events, a Fedora calendar is available to the community as HTML  and iCal .

Previous Events

Open Repositories

The annual Open Repositories conference was held in Brisbane, Australia, June 26-30. Fedora was well-represented at the conference, starting with a workshop on June 26 that featured introductory materials and a section on the API Extension Framework delivered by Aaron Birkland. The Fedora, Samvera, and Islandora communities were represented on a redux of the Repository Rodeo panel to kick off the main conference, and David Wilcox and Andrew Woods delivered a Fedora update and year in review at the beginning of the Fedora Interest Group track. Other Fedora Interest Group track presentations included an update on the Import/Export utility, an overview of API-X, and updates from Fedora community members. Fedora was also featured in a panel on integration with the Open Science Framework. Additionally, Aaron Birkland and Conal Tuohy The API Extension Architecture was featured several times at Open Repositories, including the Fedora workshop, and a presentation during the Fedora Interest Group track. Additionally, Aaron Birkland and Conal Tuohy won first prize at the Ideas Challenge for an idea that combines API-X and a web service system to produce a scripting environment for repositories. Congratulations, Aaron and Conal!

Conferences and events

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Upcoming Events

VIVO Conference

The annual VIVO conference brings together users, managers and developers from around the world to share the latest developments in semantic web academic profiles. Whether an experienced user, or just starting out, this is the event to attend. This year's conference will feature a workshop on Fedora and a session on integrating VIVO with Fedora. Spaces are limited so please register in advance!

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