A presentation at Samvera Connect 2020 described thus and With the breakthrough of the open science and research information management agenda repositories appear to have succeeded. Libraries, declared dead by some in a digital information environment, see their role now increasingly as provider of services for open research. Yet not all is as well as it seems. On the one hand, many institutions struggle to properly maintain their infrastructure and provide a good user experience. On the other hand, closed commercial services dazzle users but are a risk to transparency and openness. In this presentation I want to discuss some of the wider challenges I see for knowledge infrastructure services and talk about some relevant activities I am currently involved in – including the experiences of the British Library with using the Samvera-based Hyku solution for a shared repository service. The 'Related URL' below links to a YouTube recording with closed captioning.
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Research data management, Connect 2020, Digital Collections, Preservation, Samvera, and Hyku
A presentation at Samvera Connect 2020 described thus and Update on recent and coming work for the Hyku solution bundle. The 'Related URL' below links to the start of this presentation in the YouTube recording of the day's events.
A presentation at Samvera Connect 2020 described thus and Update on recent and coming work for the Valkyrie gem. The 'Related URL' below links to the start of this presentation in the YouTube recording of the day's events.
A presentation at Samvera Connect 2020 described thus and Update on recent and coming work for the Hyrax repository-building engine. The 'Related URL' below links to the start of this presentation in the YouTube recording of the day's events.
* Understand what Samvera is and how to participate * Understand how to use Samvera * Understand the value of Samvera Samvera is a community, a set of tools, and a collection of ready-to run and hosted applications to help build a digital repository for your institution. The community drives the specification and development of sustainable open source technology and honing best practices for managing digital content. This workshop will provide an on-boarding and general entrée to the Samvera community and solutions for non-coders. The first part will provide an overview of Samvera solutions, hosting options and the community – what is it, why is it different? It will showcase applications solving a diverse set of needs and organizations, and discuss the how the community at large works to enable these. The second part will give a general technical overview designed for a non-technical audience. The resources needed to maintain and contribute to a hosted or custom Samvera solution will be discussed, resources that exist to get started will be highlighted plus how to contribute to the community technically and non-technically. The final part will discuss value and how to pitch Samvera and get institutional support. It will discuss the advantages of being part of the community and how that strengthens the sustainability of the tools, the applications, and the community overall. The 'Related URL' below links to a YouTube video of the presentation. and Samvera Connect 2020 was a virtual, rather than face-to-face, conference because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This presentation would normally have been given as a workshop with some hands-on participation in the middle. The session was described thus
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Community, Governance, Architecture, Connect 2020, Samvera, Workshop, and Repository
This presentation was given during the Samvera Partners' call on 14th August 2020. It describes a collaboration between George Washington University and the New York Times to make available administrative documents discovered after the Islamic State withdrew from Mosul in Iraq. The collaboration is using using a Hyrax-based repository. "Related URLs" (see below) are provided to the GWU ISIS files site, the New York Times page about the work and to a recording of Dan Kerchner's talk.
A presentation given to the Samvera Partners' monthly call on 12th June, 2020 describing ATLA's Digital Library with a focus on its aggregation and harvesting facilities.
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Collaboration, Samvera, Digital collections, Aggregation, Metadata harvesting, and Hyrax
The Avalon Media System update is intended to give a summary of the development progress and goals of the Avalon team since the last Samvera Connect. New work discussed will include transcript support, work on the Avalon IIIF media player and continued development on porting Avalon to Hyrax. The video recording of this segment is available at the 'Related URL' below.
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Screencast, Virtual Connect 2020, Avalon, and Samvera
Hyku, the multi-tenant Samvera solution built on Hyrax, is moving full-steam through 2020 with project initiatives that will bring valuable features to this platform. We'll look at a snapshot of current notable Hyku projects, as well at the roadmap ahead. We'll also highlight new turnkey service solutions and Hyku's presence in the community and online. The video recording of this segment is available at the 'Related URL' below.
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Screencast, Virtual Connect 2020, Hyku, and Samvera