Samvera

The project was launched in September 2008. The software was developed as a collaboration between Stanford University, the University of Virginia, the University of Hull, and Fedora Commons.Karen Cariani, "Hydra's Open Source Approach: An Interview with Tom Cramer," The Signal, May 13, 2013, https://blogs.loc.gov/digitalpreservation/2013/05/hydras-open-source-approach-an-interview-with-tom-cramer/ (accessed 25 May 2016).{{cite conference|conference=4th International Conference on Open Repositories|last1=Awre|first1=Chris|last2=Cramer|first2=Tom|last3=Green|first3=Richard|last4=McRae|first4=Lynn|last5=Sadler|first5=Bess|last6=Sigmon|first6=Tim|last7=Staples|first7=Thornton|last8=Wayland|first8=Ross|title=Project Hydra: Designing & Building a Reusable Framework for Multipurpose, Multifunction, Multi-institutional Repository-Powered Solutions|hdl=1853/28496 |url=http://hdl.handle.net/1853/28496|access-date=20 July 2016}} The stated goal of the project was to "support the rapid development of multiple systems tailored to distinct needs, but powered by a common underlying repository."

In May 2017, the project began discontinuing use of the Hydra name and announced that the "Hydra Project" would become the "Samvera Community."{{cite web|title=Hydra's new name is "Samvera"|url=https://projecthydra.org/2017/05/24/hydras-new-name-is-samvera/|website=Hydra Project|access-date=1 June 2017|date=May 24, 2017}}

There are three governance bodies. The original collaborators, plus some newer members, form the Samvera Steering Group. That group oversees legal and administrative aspects of the project. A second body is made up of institutional partners. Over two dozen institutions are formal partners. The Samvera developers group is the third group and is made up of contributors to the Samvera software."Partners and more," Project Hydra, https://projecthydra.org/community-2-2/partners-and-more/ (accessed 26 May 2016).

Samvera is primarily used in libraries and digital repositories.{{cite web|title=About the digital repository|url=https://hydra.hull.ac.uk/about|website=Digital Repository|publisher=University of Hull|access-date=20 July 2016}} It was originally developed to make use of metadata defined by the Library of Congress's Metadata Object Description Schema (MODS) standard. Samvera implements the Opinionated Metadata gem to create domain-specific languages out of complex XML standards such as MODS.{{cite web|last1=Zumwalt|first1=Matt|title=Opinionated Metadata (OM): Bringing a Bit of Sanity to the World of XML Metadata |url=http://code4lib.org/conference/2011/Zumwalt|website=code4lib 2011|publisher=code4lib|access-date=20 July 2016|date=9 February 2011}} Other metadata standards, such as Dublin Core and Encoded Archival Description (EAD), are also employed in Samvera implementations.{{cite web|title=Metadata|url=https://projecthydra.org/design-principles-2/metadata/|website=Hydra Project |access-date=20 July 2016|date=1 September 2012}}

Samvera allows storage of any type of digital files for the purposes of access and/or digital archiving. It is suited to both large and small collections, and is being used in some cases to allow faculty and researchers to self-deposit their own digital research materials.{{cite web|title=Hydra/Fedora Repository|url=http://web.library.yale.edu/lit/projects/hydra|website=Yale University Library|access-date=20 July 2016|date=2015}}{{cite web|title=Scholarsphere|url=https://libraries.psu.edu/scholarsphere-1|website=Penn State University Libraries|date=18 February 2016|access-date=20 July 2016}}

The concept of Samvera "heads" is unique to this repository software. Each head is a Ruby on Rails application that provides a user experience and set of specific functionalities to a certain user community using content and metadata (the body, with the content residing in Fedora and the metadata residing in Solr) that may be shared with other such heads.{{cite book|last1=Awre|first1=Chris|last2=Duke|first2=Monica|title=DCC RDM Services case studies|date=2013|publisher=Digital Curation Centre|location=Edinburgh|url=http://www.dcc.ac.uk/resources/developing-rdm-services/|access-date=16 December 2016|chapter=Storing and sharing data in an institutional repository: Hydra@Hull}} For example, a faculty member may use a certain Samvera head to crop, fine-tune, and submit a set of images that is relevant to their research. A casual user may use a different Samvera head to browse these images without the clutter of all the photo editing and submission capabilities. Finally, a librarian user may access yet another Samvera head to curate an online exhibit of research at their University, using the photographs submitted by the faculty member but employing a special curatorial interface.

Samvera has been modified to meet special needs, such as the development of GeoHydra at Stanford University.{{Cite journal|last1=Hardy|first1=Darren|last2=Durante|first2=Kim|date=2014-07-21|title=A Metadata Schema for Geospatial Resource Discovery Use Cases|url=http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/9710|journal=The Code4Lib Journal|issue=25|issn=1940-5758}}

Due to its extensive list of dependencies, Samvera is difficult for smaller institutions to implement. To make this software more feasible for such institutions, the Digital Public Library of America, Stanford University, and DuraSpace partnered on a grant project from the Institute for Museum and Library Services called "Hydra-in-a-box".{{cite news|title=Far-reaching "Hydra-in-a-Box" Joint Initiative Funded by IMLS|url=https://dp.la/info/2015/04/15/far-reaching-hydra-in-a-box-joint-initiative-funded-by-imls/|access-date=20 July 2016|agency=Digital Public Library of America|date=15 April 2015}}{{cite news|last1=Tennant|first1=Roy|title=Ambitious "Hydra-in-a-Box" Effort Funded by IMLS|url=http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2015/04/roy-tennant-digital-libraries/ambitious-hydra-in-a-box-effort-funded-by-imls/|access-date=20 July 2016|work=The Digital Shift|date=15 April 2015}} The goal of this project is to extend the Hydra codebase to "build, bundle, and promote a feature-rich, robust, flexible digital repository that is easy to install, configure, and maintain."{{cite web|title=Hydra-In-a-Box|url=http://hydrainabox.projecthydra.org/|website=Project Hydra|access-date=20 July 2016}}

This new repository application for managing cultural heritage content is called [https://hyku.samvera.org/ Hyku]. Hyku reduces barriers to effective asset management and preservation for collections and content types of many kinds, and is supported by a vibrant and ever-growing open source community.{{Cite web|title=Hyku Documentation|url=https://samvera.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/hyku/overview|access-date=23 August 2021|website=Samvera Wiki}} 50px Text was copied from this source, which is available under a [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License]. With funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the collaborative project kicked off in 2015. In 2017, Hyku entered beta, and in February 2019, it was promoted out of Samvera Labs. Ongoing development of Hyku is guided by the Samvera community via the [https://samvera.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/samvera/pages/419533203/Samvera+Hyku+Interest+Group Hyku Interest Group] and associated partners. Hyku 3.0 was released in February 2021.{{Cite news|last=Klein|first=Heather Greer|date=17 February 2021|title=Hyku 3.0 Release Includes New Customization Features|work=Hyku|url=https://hyku.samvera.org/2021/02/17/hyku-3.html|access-date=23 August 2021}}

Building on [https://hyrax.samvera.org/ Hyrax], Hyku has a long list of features and distinctions, including:

• Multi-tenancy, or the ability to host multiple repository “slices” within the same application, each with its own users, objects, and look & feel
• Support for the IIIF Image and Presentation APIs
• Support for harvesting metadata and content via ResourceSync
• Rich object viewing using the Universal Viewer
• Two bundled work types: Image Work and Generic Work

There are projects in Samvera Community to develop Hyku repository application further for existing and potential adopters. One of them is [https://www.hykuforconsortia.org/ Hyku for Consortia] funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and coordinated by The Pennsylvania Academic Library Consortium, Inc. (PALCI) and Private Academic Library Network of Indiana (PALNI). The project aims to explore, develop, and pilot an open source, multi-tenant, consortial institutional repository (IR).{{Cite web|title=About the project|url=https://www.hykuforconsortia.org/about-the-project/|access-date=23 August 2021|website=Hyku for Consortia}} Other one is [https://advancinghyku.io/ Advancing Hyku] funded by Arcadia, a charitable fund of philanthropists Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin and coordinated by University of Virginia Library, Ubiquity Press and the British Library. Advancing Hyku is a collaborative project to support the growth of open access through institutional repositories, by introducing significant structural improvements and new features to the Samvera Community’s Hyku platform.{{Cite web|title=About|url=https://advancinghyku.io/about/|access-date=23 August 2021|website=Advancing Hyku Project|date=24 February 2021 }}

ScholarWorks{{cite web |title=ScholarWorks < Digital Repositories < CSU Library Spaces |url=https://calstate.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SCHOL/overview |website=calstate.atlassian.net |quote=Confluence (software)}}{{cite web |title=Frequently Asked Questions about ScholarWorks |url=https://library.sonoma.edu/research/scholarworks/faq |website=University Library |publisher=Sonoma State University |access-date=21 September 2023 |language=en |date=8 September 2017}} is "a shared institutional{{cite web |last1=Collier |first1=Aaron |title=The State of ScholarWorks |url=https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/csu_ir_conference/2015/agenda/3/ |website=Inaugural California State University Institutional Repository Conference |access-date=21 September 2023 |date=10 April 2015}} repository that collects, preserves, and provides access to scholarship by research communities{{cite web |title=ScholarWorks |url=https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/ |website=scholarworks.calstate.edu |access-date=21 September 2023}} at The California State University." Powered by Samvera Hyrax.{{cite web |title=New Contact Form |url=https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/contact |website=scholarworks.calstate.edu {{!}} ScholarWorks |access-date=21 September 2023}} "The Site is controlled and operated from our facilities in and around Long Beach, CA."{{cite web |title=Terms of Use |url=https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/terms |website=scholarworks.calstate.edu |access-date=21 September 2023}}

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{{Reflist}}

• [https://samvera.org/ Samvera Project page]
• [https://github.com/samvera Samvera code on github]

• [http://library.stanford.edu/research/stanford-digital-repository Stanford University Digital Repository]
• [https://hydra.hull.ac.uk/about Hull University]
• [http://web.library.yale.edu/lit/projects/hydra Yale University]
• [https://scholarsphere.psu.edu/ Penn State Scholarsphere]

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