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Lehigh Libraries digital repositories migration: A case study
Journal of Digital Media Management,
12
(3),
271-283
(2024)
Abstract
In 2020, the Lehigh University Libraries migrated their CONTENTdm and Digital Commons repositories to the Islandora 7 platform. This migration was the culmination of a three-year process that included an assessment of the digital repository landscape, the selection of a software platform, the choice of a vendor for support, the migration of content and metadata and a public launch. Due to concerns about platform stability, the Libraries embarked on another migration to the Islandora 2 platform in 2023, involving a similar process to the earlier migration. This case study addresses the challenges faced and the lessons learned from conducting multiple migrations over a short period of time.
Keywords: digital libraries; institutional repositories; systems migration; academic libraries; special collections; open source software
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Author's Biography
Alex Japha is the Digital Archives and Special Collections Librarian at Lehigh University. He is responsible for managing the digitisation programme of the Special Collections department and administering the Lehigh University Libraries digital repository systems. He also assists in the curation of library exhibits, both physical and digital, managing archival resources, web archiving activities and primary source instruction.
