New Blog Post: Building Sustainable Digital Repositories: How Fedora, OCFL, and OAIS Work Together

[Arran Griffith]

Hi All,

Happy Friday. We are excited to share a new blog post authored by Rosalyn Metz, Chief Technology Officer at Emory University and Fedora Governance member, titled “Building Sustainable Digital Repositories: How Fedora, OCFL, and OAIS Work Together.”

This blog post explores how Fedora serves as a critical bridge between the strategic framework of OAIS and the technical implementation of Oxford Common File Layout (OCFL,) supporting libraries, archives, and cultural heritage organizations building digital repositories that are durable, understandable, and sustainable over time.

Read the post: https://fedorarepository.org/sustainable-digital-repositories/

An excerpt from the blog highlights how “Fedora transforms static OCFL-based storage into a dynamic digital preservation system.” In a sense, Fedora doesn’t just support standards, it brings them to practical application. When paired with strong preservation planning, Fedora can be a foundational component of an OAIS-compliant and FAIR-aligned repository infrastructure.

Whether you're planning for long-term preservation, improving infrastructure transparency, or future-proofing your digital collections, this post provides valuable insight worth considering.

Special thanks to Rosalyn Metz for contributing this back to the Fedora community. We greatly appreciate your commitment to advancing Fedora’s position as digital preservation critical infrastructure.

 

Cheers,

Arran

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Arran Griffith

Program Manager, Fedora Program

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