When
15 May 2018
10:00am - 4:00pm
Note: A Fedora Camp will be held 16-18 May 2018 at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD.
University of Maryland, College Park
6107 McKeldin Library
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
A comprehensive overview of travel options is available from the campus office of conference and visitor services. Once you have arrived on campus, this campus map will help you locate the libraries (McKeldin = #035). There is a College Park metro stop on the green line, which is served by a shuttle bus to campus approximately every 10 minutes.
The Libraries have posted driving directions for getting to campus.
There is ample visitor parking on campus for a daily maximum of $15.00. A covered guest lot that is convenient to the Library is the Regents Drive Garage (#202 on the map mentioned above). NOTE: Because this meeting falls during intersession, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 16 and 17 are supposed to be free for parking with or without a campus permit. Lot 1 is quite convenient to McKeldin Library.
Full information on guest parking options is available on the conference and visitor services site. Please note: parking services is very vigilant and quick to ticket, so please make sure that you pay for your parking space at the pay station (look to the signage in the lots for instructions).
For participants coming from out of town, the College Park Marriott Hotel and Conference Center and The Hotel at UMD are convenient lodging options, both within a 10-20 minute walk of the venue. Other hotels, including some less expensive options, are located a bit further away on Baltimore Avenue. This map shows some of the nearby options.
Morning coffee will be provided courtesy of Duraspace. Lunch will not be provided, but there are many restaurants to choose from within walking distance of the venue. This Google Doc lists some of the nearby options.
UMD Libraries will provide wireless guest internet access for participants who do not have a UMD login and who are not coming from an Eduroam institution.
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Time | Topic | Presenter |
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10:00 - 10:30 | Welcome and Introductions | |
10:30 - 11:00 | Update from Duraspace | |
11:00 - 11:30 | Lindsay Franz, Yanru Bi (NLM) | |
11:30 - 12:00 | ||
12:00 - 1:15 | Lunch Break (on your own) | |
1:15 - 1:45 | Fedora: Activities and Updates | |
1:45 - 2:15 | NASA Goddard & linked data implementations | |
2:15 - 2:30 | Break | |
2:30 - 3:00 | Introducing Plastron: A Python-Based Batchload Client for the Fedora API | |
3:00 - 3:30 | Pop-up topics | |
3:30 - 4:00 | Discussion and Wrap-up |