About

Islandora is an open source framework developed by the University of Prince Edward Island's Robertson Library. Islandora uniquely combines the Drupal and Fedora open software applications to create a robust digital asset management system that can be fitted to meet the short and long term collaborative requirements of digital data stewardship. Additional open source applications are added to this core stack to create what we call Solution Packs or Sprouts.  Islandora operates under a GNU license.

We are creating a number of initiatives under the umbrella of the Islandora project, all developed using the innovative Islandora software suite, including:

VREs (Virtual Research Environments) - custom collections of data models and applications providing best-practice stewardship of research data. The VRE Sprouts are developed through collaboration with a number of researchers at UPEI and elsewhere and will be released on this site starting in Q2 2010. Initial VRE Sprouts will include Life Sciences, Epidemiology, Virtual Microscopy and Lab Management.

More information about our VRE's is available from the links on this site.

IslandArchives.ca - an exemplar set of digital collections created by UPEI and our partners, providing access to a wide range of digital documents and materials. The Sprouts released in 2010 will include Books, Magazines and Newspapers, Maps, Video/Audio.

Repository-In-A-Box - a unique solution for building Institutional Repositories and as seen with UPEI's own IslandScholar site. A new version of the IR Sprout will be available in February 2010. There are also an increasing number of institutions using Islandora for their own repository systems.

If you are using Islandora we would like to add your name to our list of collaborators: contact Mark at the co-ordinates below with information about your project. For more information about Islandora you can request an account via the Login button above or send an e-mail to Mark Leggott (mleggott@upei.ca).