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2. Islandora Learning Objectives
Introduction to Islandora
What is Islandora?
Core technologies and architecture
Use online sandbox:
Create Collection
Ingest Object(s)
Delete Content
Introduce Virtual Machine

3. What is Islandora? Open-source software framework
Developed by the University of Prince Edward Island's Robertson Library in 2006
Built on a Drupal , Fedora , and Solr technology base
Designed to manage digital assets
provides a robust environment to preserve or create online digital collections.
The bulk users: libraries, museums, archives & private companies

4. Islandora: Core Technologies
Islandora uses three core technologies:
FedoraCommons repository software
Drupal
Solr
Introduction

5. Islandora Architecture
Drupal Front-end
Islandora’s Interface
Islandora Integration Layer
FedoraCommons Back-end
Islandora’s Digital Repository
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Introduction

6. Islandora’s Core Technology: FedoraCommons
Fedora was originally developed at Cornell University
Islandora’s backend technology
The heart of Islandora’s data stewardship
Preserves the integrity of collections
Can be modified to manage digital assets.
Stores data, metadata, content models & security policies.
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Introduction

7. Islandora’s Core Technology: Drupal
Popular open source content management system
Understands Islandora’s suite of modules
Represents the frontend
Offers a dynamic user interface,
Provides a number of customizable themes
Drupal modules complement Islandora functionality
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Introduction

8. Islandora’s Core Technology: Solr
Offers a fast way of searching the Fedora database
Runs keyword and full-text searches
Has refined search capabilities
Return results quickly
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Introduction

9. Integrating Islandora
Islandora is considered the Integration Layer:
utilizes FedoraCommons &
Drupal
Relies on XML Schema to automate & translate metadata.
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Introduction

10. Islandora Solution Packs
Provide functionality to ingest, and organize then display the digital assets in Fedora commons using the drupal interface.
Customizable to meet institutional/organizational collection or repository needs.
Need to be installed and configured to operate smoothly
Rely on additional applications
Eg: Audio solutions pack, Basic collection Solution pack, Basic image solution pack, etc.
Accessd from the Release Notes and Downloads site:
Introduction

11. Islandora Architecture
Drupal Front-end
Islandora’s Interface
Islandora Integration Layer
FedoraCommons Back-end
Islandora’s Digital Repository
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Introduction

12. Why Use Islandora? Introduction Stewardship
Manage & Store digital assets securely
Collaboration
Facilitates collaboration and community engagement with digital collections.
Enables collaborative work to create, edit, review, and catalog information assets.
Introduction

13. Why Use Islandora? (cont’d)
Access
open standards, information sharing and retrieval
solr aids in searching and acquiring data quicker.
Flexibility
Islandora is open source. It’s core is transparent and customizable to institutional needs.
Introduction

14. Sample Islandora Sites

15. How Islandora Understands Content?
Interprets everything in FedoraCommons repository as objects.
Objects are made up of datastreams (aka files)
Objects are connected to each other through relationships.
Each object has a unique identifier in the repository
Introduction

16. Islandora Sandbox
Islandora sandbox is the most recent online installation of Islandora
The installation is updated nightly with new code.
Offers users a place try Islandora without committing to a server install.
The projects are NOT retained.

17. Islandora Sandbox Login
To access the Islandora Sandbox visit:
Use the following credentials:
username: admin
password: islandora
Islandora Sandbox

18. Islandora: Getting Started
Explore the collections installed as part of a solution Pack
Create and manage a new collection
Add a new item to a digital collection
learn how to batch ingest files
Edit object’s metadata
Delete/Purge an object or multiple objects

19. Islandora: Log in Screen
Administrative bar at the top of the screen similar to a drupal site.
Administrative functions:
On the left:
Home
Structure
Configuration
Help menu
On the right:
“Hello”
Log out
Islandora Sandbox

20. Islandora: Log in Screen Menus
Home: Link to landing page
Structure: Create Blocks, menus, taxonomies and views.
Configuration:
Modify search settings & indexing options
Controls interface & modules appearance on the page
Help: Offers additional documentation & links help topics
“Hello”strips the page down to easily locate features & menu options
Log out: Logging out of the administrative view
Navigation: lists options available to add content, import entities etc.
Islandora Sandbox

21. Islandora: Collections
To Browse collections in Islandora:
Under Navigation Block:
Select Islandora Repositories
This view provides a root view of the types of collections available and installed through the solution packs
Types of collections:
Audio Collections, Image Collections, Book Collections
Can appears in Grid view or List view
Islandora Sandbox

22. Islandora: Create a New Collection
To create a new collection
Click Islandora Repository under the Navigation block >
Click Manage tab >
Click Collection button >
Click “Add an object to this collection” >
Fill out the Collection PID (Persistent Identifier)
Uncheck the Inherit collection Policy box and ignore the fields below
Now choose another type of collection > Click Next
Enter a metadata file OR click Next
Fill out the Content Model > Click Ingest
Islandora Sandbox

23. Islandora: Adding Content
To add content/objects to an Islandora Repository
Click Manage >
Click Collections button >
Click “+ Add an Object to this collection”
Upload the metadata files (marcxml) OR enter the metadata information later > Click Next
This window is the object’s metadata form, add a Title then click Next >
Choose a file from your personal computer > Click Ingest
Islandora Sandbox

24. Islandora: Edit Metadata
To edit the metadata:
Locate the object’s metadata in its datastreams
Click the object to modify >
Select the Manage tab >
Click the datastreams button at the top >
Click the edit on the MODS line >
This returns to the metadata form.
Enter the metadata then click Update
Islandora Sandbox

25. Islandora: Batch Ingest Files
To Batch Ingest Files
Click Manage >
Click Collections button >
Click “Batch Import Objects” >
In the dropdown menu select “Zip file Importer” > Click Next
Select the zip file > Click Upload >
Select the correct content model > Click Import
Islandora Sandbox

26. Islandora: Delete/Purge an Object OR Multiple Objects
No trash bin in Islandora:
Once an object is deleted, it is permanently gone.
To delete an object:
Click Manage tab >
Click Properties button
Click Permanently remove “name of your Object Here” from repository”
Confirm by clicking Delete
Islandora Sandbox

27. Islandora: Virtual Machine (VM)
To Play More:
The VM runs with a VirtualBox (a robust, open source & free).
The VirtualBox needs to be installed first, then download Virtual Machine Image.
This is a quick way to get Islandora up and running but only for testing purposes NOT for public consumption.
***NOTE: Islandora is a server NOT a desktop application***
Islandora Sandbox

28. Islandora: Virtual Machine (VM) (cont’d)
To Install the VM Use the Following Guides:
OSX
Windows
Islandora Sandbox

29. Islandora more Resources
Islandora Documentation:
Islandora Solution Packs:
Github:
Islandora web site:
Youtube:
Facebook:
Twitter:

30. In Participation with:
This research was supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada:

31. Islandora DPI Workshop Module by Mona Elayyan for the Digital Pedagogy Institute: Improving the Student Experience is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.