This is the August 2020 edition of the Fedora Newsletter. This newsletter summarizes the most significant activities within the Fedora community over the last month.
News
IMLS Grant Awarded: Fedora Migration Paths and Tools
We are very pleased to announce that LYRASIS has received a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library services to pilot migrations from Fedora 3 to 6 and produce documentation, case studies, and pathways for the community. This grant will take place over 18 months between September 2020 and February 2022. More information will be forthcoming over the next weeks and months as we get to work on this great opportunity.
Register: Online Fedora Users Group Meeting
The first Online Fedora Users Group Meeting will take place on August 18 and 19. This meeting is free and open to anyone who would like to attend; it will provide an opportunity for members of the Fedora community to connect, share information, and provide updates on local projects and initiatives. This meeting will be based around American time zones, but anyone is welcome to attend. We are also planning a future meeting that will be based around European timezones.
To attend the meeting please register in advance for either or both days: August 18 and August 19. Sessions will be recorded and shared after the meeting.
Fedora Sprints
The last Fedora code sprint took place July 6-10. The accomplishments include: Additional simple search fields, a refinement of how resources are persisted, and finalized Web Access Controls.
The current sprint takes place August 3-7. The goals include:
- Implement external content
- Initial implementation of Fedora 4 & 5 migration to 6
- Refine search service
- Initial performance testing of Fedora 6
Through December of 2020 we will be holding one-week-long Fedora 6 mini-sprints during the first week of each month.
This will allow for consistent progress towards the Fedora 6 release, as well as a clear schedule for you to plan towards. If you miss one month, you can join the next!
The next sprint will take place August 3-7. Please add your name to any of the upcoming sprint dates on the wiki.
Activities in Related Communities
Islandora
- Registration is open for "Islandora as an Institutional Repository" on August 11. This is the final day of Islandora Online.
- Recordings from Islandora Online are available on YouTube.
Samvera
- The Hyku for Consortia project has released a new update
- The Samvera Connect call for proposals is now online
Oxford Common File Layout
The latest OCFL community meeting took place on July 8. Notes and audio from the call are available online. The meeting focused on community updates from Indiana University, University of Technology Sydney, University of Maryland, Fedora, and Samvera, the release of OCFL 1.0, composition of the editorial team, and Interest in defining community policies for merging community extensions. The next community call will take place on August 12.
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 .
If you have not already joined the fedora-project Slack workspace please start by visiting the self-registration form. Come join the conversation!
Islandora Online
Islandora Online will take place throughout July and August. It is a series four online events, around five hours each (including breaks), focused on a specific topic of interest to the Islandora community. Each event contains a mix of presentations, panel discussions, and small group discussions, with optional social events during breaks. Please register in advance to attend.
Online Fedora Users Group Meeting
The first Online Fedora Users Group Meeting will take place on August 18 and 19. This meeting is free and open to anyone who would like to attend; it will provide an opportunity for members of the Fedora community to connect, share information, and provide updates on local projects and initiatives. To attend the meeting please register in advance for either or both days: August 18 and August 19. Sessions will be recorded and shared after the meeting.
Membership
Fedora is funded entirely through the contributions of members that allocate their annual funding to Fedora. This funding supports full-time staff to work on Fedora and provide technical leadership, direct strategic planning, organize community outreach, and coordinate timely software releases. Membership also provides opportunities to participate in project governance and influence the direction of the software. If your institution is not yet a member in support of Fedora, please join us today!
Register Your Repository
Is your repository listed in the registry? Help us maintain reliable information on the community of Fedora users around the world by registering your repository today. You can also request an update to an existing entry by selecting your entry and filling out the online form.
Get Involved
Fedora is designed, built, used, and supported by the community. An easy and important way that you can contribute to the effort is by helping resolve outstanding bugs. If you have an interest in gaining a better understanding of the Fedora code base, or a specific interest in any of these bugs, please add a comment to a ticket and we can work together to move your interest forward.
