In Islandora 8 traditional objects such as video files, audio files, PDFs, and photographs become Drupal resource nodes. Resource nodes are different from the “regular” Drupal nodes we described in our Drupal nodes post. Regular Drupal nodes include content on a…
Category: Islandora
Islandora Objects
Everything in an Islandora repository is an object. In Islandora, an object is a collection of properties describing something. Since Islandora 7 was built on top of Fedora an object in Islandora 7 is essentially a Fedora object. In Islandora…
Drupal Nodes
Drupal nodes are an integral part of how a Drupal 8 site works. Understanding them will help understand how an Islandora 8 site functions. All content on a Drupal site is stored and treated as nodes. Regular Drupal nodes include…
An Engaged, International Islandora Community
The Islandora community consists of implementers, developers, service companies, and users working as transparently and collaboratively as possible towards better documentation and an always open-source code base. The community operates under a Code of Conduct. Involvement is formalized through various levels…
Islandora, Open Source built on a Strong Foundation
Islandora is more than just software. There are a lot of dedicated people who contribute to Islandora’s success, brought together under the umbrella of the Islandora Foundation. The Islandora Foundation is a community driven non-profit that serves several key roles in the Islandora Community. These roles include:…
Getting to Know Islandora 8
In Islandora 7, Drupal acts as a “front-end” for Fedora. Fedora is designed for the management and dissemination of digital content. Fedora IS NOT designed to handle the management, indexing, discovery, and delivery of digital content. That functionality gets added…
Islandora 8 Learning Series
Since the PALS Islandora team is learning so much about Islandora 8, we decided to share our new knowledge in this blog series. We’ll introduce you to Islandora 8 and cover everything from Drupal nodes and taxonomies to Fedora architecture.…
Looking ahead to Islandora 8
Planning for Islandora 8 PALS staff have begun 2020 focused on planning for and learning more about Islandora 8. Our understanding of Islandora 8 continues to grow, and a lot of research and learning remains. We are excited about the…
PALS Islandora Workday 2019: Keeping Digital Archives simple through Metadata and AI
On Friday, August 16th, the PALS Islandora community met at Bethany Lutheran College. PALS began the day with a brief update, noting that thanks to the staff at Augsburg University, PALS will look at testing the user engagement features of…
Augsburg University oral histories site Augorah now available
In August 2019, Augsburg University archives staff completed Augorah, a site where faculty, students, and other members of the Augsburg community can upload oral histories. Augorah includes an oral history toolkit with instructions on getting started, equipment guides, links to release forms,…
Opendora usage
Opendora continues to draw interest through the summer months. From June 1, 2019 – August 1, 2019, there were 841 visits from users in the United States, Canada, Philippines, India, Australia, and others. The most popular summer searches are: PDF…
2019 PALS Islandora Workday
PALS will hold the next Islandora workday on August 16 at Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato, Minnesota. For more information on the workday, click here. The workday is for current PALS Islandora partners. We are using this as a chance…
Opendora interest continuing strong
Statistics are showing a continued strong interest in Opendora. From March 1st to June 14th, there have been 2,654 visits. Top 3 most popular resources are: Out from the Shadows of Minneapolis You, Writing! A Guide to College Composition Building…
The impact of ARCH digital collections on Sesquicentennial Celebrations
Minnesota State University, Mankato recently celebrated its Sesquicentennial and saw the impact of its digital collections in ARCH. In particular, the staff was able to take advantage of the search capabilities in research related to the festivities. The article on…
The first month for Opendora
Statistics show a strong interest in Opendora for the first month, March 2019. There were: Nearly 1500 visitors Nine resources loaded One course module Two journal articles Five textbooks The most accessed resource was “Out from the Shadows of Minneapolis:…