Getting Started with Islandora

Workshop at Open Repositories 2014, Helsinki, Finland, June 9-13, 2014

Workshops and Tutorials

Islandora is a digital asset management system that provides out-of-the-box repository solutions (Solution Packs) for a wide range of digital collections and research domains. Islandora combines the Drupal CMS and Fedora Commons repository software, together with additional open source applications (including Solr), to deliver a wide range of functionality. The proposed workshop will provide users with information about the Islandora software framework, and allow users to test drive a full Islandora installation using local virtual machines or the online Islandora sandbox. Learning outcomes include: - Users can create a collection in Islandora, upload objects to the collection, and manage the collection using a suite of collection management tools. - Users understand basic Islandora technologies, and sources for support and additional documentation. - Users understand and have the opportunity to utilize collaborative research features in a repository.