Since its beginning as one of the first standalone Samvera applications, Avalon has matured into a full-featured repository solution for time-based media. Although always based on core components and aligned with the community, the Samvera stack has evolved since Avalon's development began in a way that makes Avalon divergent from Sufia- and Hyrax-based solutions. This has meant that Samvera institutions and developers interested in Avalon have had, in effect, two solutions to learn and support. Over the last year, Avalon has started the process of transitioning to become a fully Hyrax-based application. This presentation will discuss some of the challenges and benefits of this move, future goals for organizing and planning this work, and efforts to engage the community with development on Avalon 7.
Presenters
Chris Colvard, Indiana University
Jon Cameron, Indiana University
David Schober, Northwestern University
Brief Description
Since its beginning as one of the first standalone Samvera applications, Avalon has matured into a full-featured repository solution for time-based media. Although always based on core components and aligned with the community, the Samvera stack has evolved since Avalon's development began in a way that makes Avalon divergent from Sufia- and Hyrax-based solutions. This has meant that Samvera institutions and developers interested in Avalon have had, in effect, two solutions to learn and support. Over the last year, Avalon has started the process of transitioning to become a fully Hyrax-based application. This presentation will discuss some of the challenges and benefits of this move, future goals for organizing and planning this work, and efforts to engage the community with development on Avalon 7.
Presenters
Chris Colvard, Indiana University Jon Cameron, Indiana University David Schober, Northwestern University