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Community-driven Activity

API Alignment Sprints

As the API specification effort progresses toward a full recommendation, the Fedora community has begun the work of bringing the current implementation in line with the specification. After two back-to-back codesprints led by Aaron Birkland of Johns Hopkins University and Andrew Woods of DuraSpace, the basic Create, Read, Update, and Delete functions have been brought into alignment and much progress has been made toward implementing Memento for versioning and refining the Web Access Control implementation for authorization. The remaining alignment tasks will be documented and scheduled out over the next few months.

We would like to thank the following individuals and their institutions for participating in the API alignment code sprints:

• Aaron Birkland, Johns Hopkins University
• Ben Pennell, University of Maryland
• Bethany Seeger, Amherst College
• Collin Brittle, Emory University
• Danny Bernstein, DuraSpace
• Danny Lamb, Islandora Foundation
• Esmé Cowles, Princeton University
• Jared Whiklo, University of Manitoba
• Joe Harrington, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
• Joshua Westgard, University of Maryland
• Longshou Situ, University of California, San Diego
• Mohamed Mohideen Abdul Rasheed, University of Maryland

• Peter Eichman, University of Maryland

• Yinlin Chen, Virginia Tech

Oxford Common Filesystem

During the Fedora and Samvera camp in Oxford (4-8 September) there were a number of conversations about the role of file systems in institutional repositories, and specifically about the impact the storage layer has on institutional repository actions and interactions with other components of a larger institutional digital preservation programme.

Following the camp, with feedback from Neil Jefferies and Andrew Woods, Andrew Hankinson put together some of these thoughts into a small proposal: the "Oxford Common Filesystem Layout" (OCFL). Similar to the "Portland Common Data Model," this proposal can serve to start conversations about the underlying data storage layer in our institutional repositories and arrive at some common understanding of best-practices for filesystem storage. The first version of the proposal can be found on the mailing list - please join in to continue the discussion.

Conferences and events

In an attempt to simplify the task of keeping up with Fedora-related meetings and events, a Fedora calendar is available to the community as HTML  and iCal .

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The 14th International Conference on Digital Preservation took place September 25-29 in Kyoto, Japan. David Wilcox attended to present on Fedora and Data Migrations and to lead a Fedora workshop. The conference provided many opportunities to learn about institutional digital preservation practices, particularly in East and Southeast Asia. There were notable commonalities with the work of the Research Data Alliance as well, as evidenced by the keynote presentation on FAIR Data in Trustworthy Data Repositories by Ingrid Dillo.

Upcoming Events

Fedora Camp Texas

Fedora Camp Texas, co-hosted by Texas Digital Library and the University of Texas Libraries, will be offered at the University of Texas at Austin's Perry-Castañeda Library in Austin October 16-18, 2017. Training will begin with the basics and build toward more advanced concepts–no prior Fedora experience is required. Participants can expect to come away with a deep dive Fedora learning experience coupled with multiple opportunities for applying hands-on techniques working with experienced trainers and Fedora gurus. 

This is your last chance so please register today and join us in Austin!

DLF

The annual DLF Forum takes place October 22-26 in Pittsburgh, PA. The Forum includes digital library practitioners from member institutions and the broader community, for whom it serves as a meeting place, marketplace, and congress. This year's Forum will feature a Fedora workshop and project update, along with a presentation on Fedora's role in a digital preservation strategy at the co-located NDSA Digital Preservation 2017. 

Samvera Connect

Samvera Connect is a chance for Samvera Project participants to gather in one place at one time, with an emphasis on synchronizing efforts, technical development, plans, and community links. The meeting program is aimed at existing users, managers and developers and at new folks who may be just "kicking the tires" on Samvera and who want to know more. This year's conference will feature a variety of workshops, presentations, panels, lightning talks, unconference sessions, and working/interest group meetings. Please register in advance to attend!