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Introduction to FL-Islandora

Introduction to FL-Islandora. FLVC Spring Regional Meetings 2014. What is a digital collection?. FL-Islandora is a digital library platform for your institution’s digital collections Commercial (vendor) vs. non-commercial digital materials Special collections Institution repositories

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Introduction to FL-Islandora

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  1. Introduction to FL-Islandora FLVC Spring Regional Meetings 2014

  2. What is a digital collection? • FL-Islandora is a digital library platform for your institution’s digital collections • Commercial (vendor) vs. non-commercial digital materials • Special collections • Institution repositories • Scholarly publications

  3. What is FL-Islandora? • FLVC’s implementation of Islandora open-source digital asset management software • Installed on FLVC servers and maintained by FLVC staff • Library staff manage their own content • Customized to meet the needs of FLVC stakeholders with input from the MCLS Digital Initiatives Standing Committee (DISC) and its Islandora Subgroup (ISG)

  4. What is Islandora? • Islandora is Open Source Software designed to manage digital assets • Originally developed by University of Prince Edward Island’s Robertson Library • Implemented and contributed to by a growing international community • Utilizes Drupal and Fedora software

  5. FL-Islandora and other digital services • PALMM site (Publication of Archival, Library & Museum materials): provides digital access to important source materials • DigiTool: a legacy digital library platform maintained by FLVC. Most PALMM materials are currently stored in DigiTool • PALMM will be an FL-Islandora site; DigiTool materials are being migrated to PALMM • Colleges will be able to participate in FL-Islandora PALMM

  6. PALMM (palmm.fcla.edu)

  7. FL-Islandora, DISC and ISG • The Digital Initiatives Standing Committee of the Members Council on Library Services advises on FL-Islandora development priorities • The Islandora sub-group (ISG) of DISC advises on the details of FL-Islandora functionality • The public wiki: islandora.pubwiki.fcla.edu

  8. What can FL-Islandora do for you? • Your institution will have its own site: branding, colors, logos • Showcase your own materials and collections • Institutional history, materials about your institution (photos, yearbooks, programs) • Intellectual output from your institution • Unique special collections: archives and donated materials, rare published materials • Florida materials: history and culture

  9. FSU’s Islandora site

  10. FAU’s Islandora site

  11. UCF’s Islandora site

  12. A newly built site

  13. Getting started with FL-Islandora • Begin an inventory of your digital materials and collections • Familiarize yourself with FL-Islandora by visiting the FSU Digital Library, FSUDL, at http://fsu.digital.flvc.org • Contact the FLVC Help Desk (help@flvc.org) if you’d like us to build an FL-Islandora site for you • Once you have an FL-Islandora site you’ll receive training. Then you can build your collections at your own pace, making them public only when you’re ready to do so

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