1. Migrating an Institutional Repository from DSpace to Islandora
Bridging the Gap
Migrating an Institutional Repository from DSpace to Islandora
Lindsey MacCallum
Archives & Scholarly Communications Librarian, MSVU
May 17, 2017
IslandoraCon Hamilton

2. Mount Saint Vincent University
Small liberal arts university
Heavy emphasis on teaching, but research a significant aspect
One library

3. Why migration?

4. Mount e-Commons 1400 items Majority of items ingested circa 2013
New ingests of graduate/undergr- aduate material

5. MSVU Cairn
Regional digital asset repository hosted by UPEI

6. Why migration? Environmental scan Logistics
Dspace installation stalled regarding faculty engagement
Already invested in Islandora
Logistics
Familiarity
Dublin Core vs. MODS
Better support various types of content
User needs and functionality
Scholar profiles, metrics, etc.
Robustness of Islandora
Why migration?

7. Open source requires one 50% full-time employee for outreach and recruitment, and one 50% full-time employee for technical support (Triumph, 2012)
Library resources
No programmer, developer, or independent server
System Librarian
Open Source a necessity
IT&S resources
Server space at a premium
Doesn’t support Open Source
My resources
Time
Expertise
Resources vs. Ideals

8. Sunny with a chance of clouds

9. Sunny with a chance of clouds
Export of small collections for testing
Identified various content types: PDF, audio, video, images
Inconsistent data, vocabularies, etc.
Negotiated server space for Islandora install
Research project
Sunny with a chance of clouds

10. Next steps LimeSurvey open all summer
Tentatively scheduled date for Islandora install
Systems librarian support & incoming User Experience Librarian
Funding opportunities for engaging with service provider
Next steps

11. Redefining a successful implementation of Islandora
Everything takes longer
Inspiration vs. aspiration
Finding the opportunities
Redefining a successful implementation of Islandora

12. Calypso Orchid. (2008). Confederation Bridge. Flickr image
Calypso Orchid. (2008). Confederation Bridge. Flickr image. License CC-BY 2.0
Triumph, T. F. (2012). Starting, strengthening and managing institutional repositories. Journal of Librarianship & Scholarly Communication, 1(1), 1.
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