Architecture

Architecture Working Group Focus

The Architecture concept refers to the Digital Library System (DLS) entity and represents a mapping of the functionality and content offered by a Digital Library on to hardware and software components. Architecture is an important core concept because:
  • Digital Libraries are often viewed as one of the most complex and advanced forms of information systems.
  • Interoperability across Digital Libraries is recognised as a considerable research challenge.

A clear architectural framework for the DLS thus plays a key role in addressing both of these issues effectively.
Source: Digital Library Manifesto in the Digital Library Reference Model (V1.0), p. 21.

 

Experts contributing to the Architecture Working Group now and in the past:

  • Leonardo Candela, Researcher, Institute of Information Science & Technologies, National Research Council of Italy
  • Donatella Castelli, Institute of Information Science & Technologies, National Research Council of Italy, Scientific Co-ordinator of DL.org
  • Jan Molendijk, National Library of the Netherlands, Technical and Operations Director in Europeana
  • Pasquale Pagano, Senior Researcher, Institute of Information Science & Technologies, National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ISTI)
  • Sandra Payette, Executive Director of Fedora Commons
  • Axel Poigné, Senior Researcher, Fraunhofer Institute Intelligent Analysis- and Information Systems (IAIS)
  • Robert Sanderson, Lecturer in Computer Science, University of Liverpool, UK
  • Thornton Staples, Director of Community Strategy and Alliances Fedora Commons
  • Bram van der Werf, Technical Director of Europeana

DL.org resources available:
Tech Wiki on Architecture.
The Digital Library Reference Model, V1.0.
Interoperability Booklet produced for the 1st DL.org Workshop, October 2009.
Position statements on the current version of the Reference Model and investigations into interoperability from a multi-layered perspective can be posted through the Open Forum on  our Tech Wiki.