Building the Hydra together: Enhancing repository provision through multiinstitution collaboration

Awre, Chris; Cramer, Tom

Abstract

In 2008 the University of Hull, Stanford University and University of Virginia agreed to collaborate with Fedora Commons (now DuraSpace) on the Hydra project. This project has sought to define and develop repository-enabled solutions for the management of multiple digital content management needs that are multi-purpose and multi-functional in such a way as to allow their use across multiple institutions. This article describes the evolution of Hydra as a project, but most importantly as a community that can sustain the outcomes from Hydra and develop them further. The data modelling and technical implementation are touched on in this context, and examples of the Hydra heads in development or production are highlighted. Finally, the benefits of working together, and having worked together, are explored as a key element in establishing a sustainable open source solution.

Citation

Awre, C., & Cramer, T. (2012). Building the Hydra together: Enhancing repository provision through multiinstitution collaboration. Journal of digital information, 13(1),

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Aug 13, 2012
• Deposit Date: May 11, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: May 11, 2020
• Journal: Journal of Digital Information
• Electronic ISSN: 1368-7506
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 13
• Issue: 1
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/519756