Digital Library Storage using iRODS Data Grids

Mark Hedges; Tobias Blanke; Adil Hasan

doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-0046-3_11

Digital Library Storage using iRODS Data Grids

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Digital repository software provides a powerful and flexible infrastructure for managing and delivering complex digital resources and metadata. However, issues can arise in managing the very large, distributed data files that may constitute these resources. This paper describes an implementation approach that combines the Fedora digital repository software with a storage layer implemented as a data grid, using the iRODS middleware developed by DICE (Data Intensive Cyber Environments) as the successor to SRB. This approach allows us to use Fedoras flexible architecture to manage the structure of resources and to provide application-layer services to users. The grid-based storage layer provides efficient support for managing and processing the underlying distributed data objects, which may be very large (e.g. audio-visual material). The Rule Engine built into iRODS is used to integrate complex workflows at the data level that need not be visible to users, e.g. digital preservation functionality.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Production Grids in Asia
Editors	Simon Lin, Eric Yen
Place of Publication	NEW YORK
Publisher	Springer
Pages	129 - 139
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4419-0045-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0046-3_11
Publication status	Published - 2010

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Name	PRODUCTION GRIDS IN ASIA: APPLICATIONS, DEVELOPMENTS AND GLOBAL TIES

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