The Washington D.C. Area Fedora Users Group meets twice annually to share project updates, exchange ideas, and collaborate on Fedora-related activities. The meetings are open to anyone who would like to attend. Please join the mailing list for updates.
When
22-23 March 2017
10am-4pm (both days)
Where
West Dining Room
James Madison Building
Library of Congress
Washington, DC
Arriving by Metro/Bus
- From Orange/Blue/Silver Lines, exit at the Capitol South stop and walk north on First Street SE.
- From the Red Line, exit at Union Station and walk approximately 1/2 mile south past the Supreme Court and Capitol.
Arriving by Car
See the LOC's visitor information page: https://www.loc.gov/visit/directions/.
Meals and Refreshments
Breakfast/coffee service on both days is open to sponsorship! Please get in touch if your institution is interested in sponsoring one or both days. Lunch on both days will be on your own at nearby restaurants.
Attendees
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Agenda/Presentations
Day 1 (22 March)
The first day will feature presentations and project updates from Fedora community members, along with an update on the status of Fedora 4 and DuraSpace. Please feel free to add your name if you are interested in giving a presentation at the meeting. You may also add topics of group discussion. Please just choose an available timeslot, but note that the precise scheduling is subject to change.
| Time | Topic | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Welcome and Introductions | All |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | DuraSpace and Fedora Update | |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Introducing Archelon: UMD Libraries Fedora 4 Administrative Tool | |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | API-X Update | JHU |
| 12:00 - 1:20 | Lunch | |
| 1:20 - 1:50 | Institutional Updates Lightning Round | All |
| 1:50 - 2:20 | Leveraging Linked Data and Other Updates from NASA Goddard | Matt Pearson |
| 2:20 - 2:50 | Implementing Fedora 4 at UVA: Lessons Learned | |
| 2:50 - 3:10 | Break | |
| 3:10 - 3:40 | Import/Export and Performance and Scale | |
| 3:40 - 4:00 | Wrap up & discussion | All |
Day 2 (23 March)
The second day will be a workshop, tentatively focusing on these two topics: (1) the API-X framework, and (2) metadata profiles.
| Time | Topic | Facilitator(s) |
|---|---|---|
10:00 - 10:15 | Welcome and Introductions | All |
| 10:15 - 11:00 | ||
| 11:00 - 11:15 | Break | |
| 11:15 - 12:30 | ||
| 12:30 - 2:00 | Lunch | |
| 2:00 - 3:30 | Metadata Migration Workshop: Presentations and discussion | |
| 3:30 - 4:00 | Wrap-up | All |