Got a repository? Would you like to understand more about what repositories are and how they operate? During 2009 DSpace Foundation, Fedora Commons and Sun Microsystems will offer a free About Repositories Webinar Series to provide professional learning opportunities for repository managers, developers, curators and decision makers. The seminar series will kick off on Feb. 18 at 9:00 a.m. PT with DSpace and Fedora: A Collaboration Update presented by Michele Kimpton, Executive Director, DSpace Foundation, and Sandy Payette, Executive Director Fedora Commons.
Each month a new topic or issue of interest to repository communities will be presented in a one-hours online format. All About Repositories Webinar Series will be web cast for synchronous event access, and will also be made available through DSpace, Fedora and Sun web sites as an open educational reference for repository users and developers.
Save the following dates for the All About Repositories Webinar Series. Pre-registration is required for all seminars at http://www.education-webevents.com/.
DSpace and Fedora: A Collaboration Update
Wed., February 18, 2009
9:00 a.m. PT; 12:00 a.m. ET
The DSpace Federation and Fedora Commons came together in the summer of 2008 to work on joint initiatives to better serve both open source repository communities. Several directions have emerged. For example, new funding from the Mellon Foundation will allow DSpace and Fedora to jointly specify and design "DuraSpace," a new web-based service that will allow institutions to easily distribute content to multiple storage providers, both "cloud-based" and institution-based over the next five months. Join Michele Kimpton, Executive Director, DSpace Foundation, and Sandy Payette, Executive Director Fedora Commons for a 60-minute update on multiple dimensions of this dynamic collaboration between two of the largest providers of open source software for managing and providing access to digital content.
All About Fedora
Wed., March 18, 2009
9:00 a.m. PT; 12:00 a.m. ET
The letters in Fedora's name stand for "Flexible, Extensible, Digital Object Repository Architecture," and also for the idea that it's core structure provides a robust, integrated, open source repository platform that enables storage, access and durable management of virtually any kind of digital content, "All Ways. Always." Most developers and repository managers like those terms, but what do they really mean? How do users get started with Fedora? Who else is using it? Where can users get hands-on help with planning and implementation? Join Thornton Staples, Director of Community Strategy and Outreach, Fedora Commons for a 60-minute overview that explains what Fedora is, why many large national repositories use it, and advice on the nuts and bolts of getting started.
All About DSpace
Wed., April 15, 2009
9:00 a.m. PT; 12:00 a.m. ET
DSpace is the repository platform of choice by academia for managing an institutional repository. Learn the basic features and functionality of DSpace, what hardware and skills it takes to set up and maintain the software, and how to customize and extend the software to meet your specific needs. Join Michele Kimpton, Executive Director, DSpace Foundation, for a 60-minute in-depth look at this popular repository platform.
An Open Repositories 2009 (OR09) Preview
Wed., May 13, 2009
9:00 a.m. PT; 12:00 a.m. ET
OR09, to be held in Atlanta, Georgia from May 18-21, 2009, promises to showcase the latest global repository developments and breakthroughs that increasingly play a pivotal role in the information landscape. Tune in for six previews of conference presentations that will span repository implementations for education, research, science, and cultural heritage.
Join members of the OR09 Program Committee for this 60-minute conference preview session.
Two Repository Platforms: Key Features of Fedora and DSpace
Wed., June 17, 2009
9:00 a.m. PT; 12:00 a.m. ET
The DSpace Foundation and Fedora Commons are two of the largest providers of open source software for managing and providing access to digital content with a combined global community of more than 450 institutions, national libraries, research projects, businesses and universities. What are the natural strengths of each repository platform? What circumstances and requirements would dictate using either one or the other or both?
Join Michele Kimpton, Executive Director, DSpace Foundation, and Sandy Payette, Executive Director Fedora Commons for a 60 minute look at each repository platform that highlights key features and selection criteria.
