Hot Topics: The DuraSpace
Community Webinar Series
Series Six:

“Research Data in Repositories”
Curated by David Minor

October 15, 2014

Hot Topics: DuraSpace Community Webinar Series
Webinar 2: Metadata & Repository
Services for Research Data Curation
Presented by:
Declan Fleming, Chief Technology Strategist, UC San Diego
Library
Matt Critchlow, Manager of Development and Web Services,
UC San Diego Library
Arwen Hutt, Metadata Librarian, UC San Diego Library

October 15, 2013

Hot Topics: DuraSpace Community Webinar Series
Hot Topics Web Seminar Series: Research
Data in Repositories
The UC San Diego Experience

Second Webinar: Metadata and Repository Services
for Research Data Curation
General Series Intro
•

First webinar: Intro and Framing: UC San Diego
decisions and planning

•

Second Webinar: Deep dive into technology and
metadata

•

Third Webinar: The perspective from researchers,
next steps
Your esteemed presenters …
First webinar:

David Minor – Program Director, Research Data Curation
Declan Fleming - Chief Technology Strategist

Second webinar:
Declan Fleming - Chief Technology Strategist
Arwen Hutt - Metadata Librarian
Matt Critchlow - Manager of Development and Web Services

Third webinar:
Dick Norris – Professor, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Rick Wagner – Data Scientist at San Diego Supercomputer Center
Today we will …

• Discuss real-world researcher interaction
• Document how metadata and files combine to make
digital objects
• Describe the DAMS data model and how it supports
complex research objects
• Detail the technology driving the DAMS
• Point to the future
Working with Researchers: Pilots
• The Brain Observatory

• NSF OpenTopography Facility
• Levantine Archaeology Laboratory
• Scripps Institute of Oceanography
Geological Collections
• The Laboratory for Computational
Astrophysics
Working with Researchers: Process

•
•
•
•

Introductory meeting
Metadata point person
Ongoing discussions
One on one work

Iterative, collaborative, customized, experimental…pilot!
Working with Researchers: Data management

•
•
•
•

Collocation
Clean up
Identifiers
Metadata
Working with Researchers: What is an object?

• What are the boundaries on a discreet set or
subset of data? What is required to make the
data intelligible, usable and reusable?
• What needs to be preserved?
• What do they want to display and/or share?
• What do they want to be able to refer to or
cite?
Working with Researchers: What is an object?
Brain
or
Slice
Etc…

Artifact
Site
or
Working with Researchers: Take Aways

They are the subject experts
There are a lot of broad level similarities
But no such thing as one size fits all
We want a new data model…
• One that is flexible and accommodates disparate
metadata from a variety of sources
• While promoting consistency within the data store
• One that supports relationships within and between
objects
• One that is more community engaged, both sharing
vocabularies and technology, and utilizing others
shared vocabularies and technologies
• One that supports improved management of objects
and metadata
DAMS Data Model Development Process

• Five people, in a room, 16 hours a week for 4
months
• Worked through existing data, use case scenarios,
known data requirements, investigated known
ontologies, etc.
• Lots and lots and lots of discussion
• Utilizes MADS (Metadata Authority Description
Schema)
• Results = a data dictionary and an OWL ontology
• Living document
DAMS Data Model: Flexibility

• The data model provides enough flexibility
that we can accommodate a wide variety of
data within the schema
– Vocabularies
– Use of “types” or “display labels” to distinguish
specific subtypes of a data field
– Flexible structures and relationships
– Extensible
DAMS Data Model: Consistency

• But enough consistency that searching and
display rules do not need to be customized for
each individual collection of material
– Rules can be applied at the level of the broader
concept

• As well as establishing the organizational
structure necessary for maintaining
consistency over time
– Evaluation and approval of modifications
DAMS Data Model: Relationships

• It allows us to create a number
of different relationships
– Collections and sub-collections
– Collections and objects
– Objects and components
(complex hierarchical objects)
– Other related resources internal
or external to the DAMS
complex object
example
DAMS Data Model: Vocabularies

• Allow management of local & community
vocabularies
– Vocabulary terms as entities
– Ability to encode authority data (vocabulary
source, value uri, etc.) as well as sameAs
relationships between the same term expressed in
multiple sources
– Ability to update authority records as community
vocabularies become more formalized.
DAMS Data Model: Management

• One that supports improved management of
objects and metadata
– Authority management of vocabulary terms
– Event metadata!
DAMS Architecture
Preservation: Chronopolis

Current DAMS Process
1. Create Bagit bags for all objects
2. Host via HTTP(S)
3. Bags are retrieved and ingested into Chronopolis
DAMS4 Process
1. Create Bagit bags for Δ objects using Event metadata
2. Host via HTTP(S) or enqueue on messaging queue for
ingestion
Storage
Storage: EMC Isilon 72NL
Storage For Library Collections

1 cluster of 5 Nodes
1 Node = 36 x 2TB Drives
Total Current Usable Storage of 320TB
OneFS 7.0.2.1
Storage: OpenStack

Storage For Research Data Collections

Testing:
• Performance versus Local Storage
• Large Files (up to 1TB)
– Segmenting files > 5GB
– Lexical order bug fix: 1,10,2 -> 0001,0002,…0010
• Rackspace CloudFiles API VS OpenStack REST API
Testing Notes:
https://libraries.ucsd.edu/blogs/dams/openstack-testing-notes/
DAMS Repository
DAMS Repository

Core Repository Application: Create, Read, Update, Delete (CRUD)
Uses:
Jena, ActiveMQ, JHOVE, Apache Tika, FFMPEG, ImageMagick
Manages:
• Metadata Triplestore
• Storage
• Solr
DAMS Repository: Metadata Triplestore
DAMS Repository: Metadata Triplestore
Triplestore was: Allegrograph

Triplestore is: PostgresSQL DB + Jena
• Schema: (ID), Parent, Subject, Predicate, Object
Jena Usage:
• Core/RDF API – Parsing, loading, updating, serializing RDF
• ARQ API – SPARQL queries
DAMS Repository: REST API
Hydra Framework

Source: https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/hydra/Technical+Framework+and+its+Parts
DAMS Repository: Fedora API-ish
Fedora API – Next PID
Fedora API – Next PID
DAMS Manager
DAMS Manager

Java application using Spring MVC framework
• Collection Management
–
–
–
–

Metadata Ingest and Export
File Ingest
Derivative Generation
Solr indexing by Collection

• Administrative Reporting and Statistics
DAMS Hydra Head
DAMS Hydra Head
DAMS Hydra Head: Blacklight
RDF in Hydra
RDF in Hydra: (Read) Nested Attributes
RDF in Hydra: (Create) Nested Attributes
DAMS Hydra Head: Complex Objects
Next Steps

Beta Release: Late October
Production Release: January
Future:
• Sufia/Curate Integration for administrative functionality
• Additional Linked Data Integration and Crosswalks
– Schema.org, OpenURL, Dublin Core, ResourceSync

• Fedora4
More Information

DAMS Overview
https://github.com/ucsdlib/dams/wiki/DAMS-Manual
DAMS Hydra Head
https://github.com/ucsdlib/damspas
DAMS Ontology
https://github.com/ucsdlib/dams/tree/master/ontology
DAMS REST API
https://github.com/ucsdlib/dams/wiki/REST-API
Hot Topics Series 3: Get a Head on the Repository with Hydra
http://duraspace.org/hot-topics
Hydra Technical Overview
https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/hydra/Technical+Framework+and+its+Parts
OneFS Technical Overview
http://www.emc.com/collateral/hardware/white-papers/h10719-isilon-onefs-technical-overview-wp.pdf
Isilon Overview
http://www.emc.com/collateral/software/data-sheet/h10541-ds-isilon-platform.pdf
Coming Up Next

Final Webinar (October 31)
The researcher perspective from two of our pilot
participants
Dick Norris – Professor, Scripps Institution of
Oceanography
Rick Wagner – Data Scientist at San Diego
Supercomputer Center
Questions?
Thanks!

Declan Fleming
@declan | dfleming@ucsd.edu
Arwen Hutt
@arwenh | ahutt@ucsd.edu
Matt Critchlow
@mattcritchlow | mcritchlow@ucsd.edu

10-15-13 “Metadata and Repository Services for Research Data Curation” Presentation Slides

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    Hot Topics: TheDuraSpace Community Webinar Series Series Six: “Research Data in Repositories” Curated by David Minor October 15, 2014 Hot Topics: DuraSpace Community Webinar Series
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    Webinar 2: Metadata& Repository Services for Research Data Curation Presented by: Declan Fleming, Chief Technology Strategist, UC San Diego Library Matt Critchlow, Manager of Development and Web Services, UC San Diego Library Arwen Hutt, Metadata Librarian, UC San Diego Library October 15, 2013 Hot Topics: DuraSpace Community Webinar Series
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    Hot Topics WebSeminar Series: Research Data in Repositories The UC San Diego Experience Second Webinar: Metadata and Repository Services for Research Data Curation
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    General Series Intro • Firstwebinar: Intro and Framing: UC San Diego decisions and planning • Second Webinar: Deep dive into technology and metadata • Third Webinar: The perspective from researchers, next steps
  • 5.
    Your esteemed presenters… First webinar: David Minor – Program Director, Research Data Curation Declan Fleming - Chief Technology Strategist Second webinar: Declan Fleming - Chief Technology Strategist Arwen Hutt - Metadata Librarian Matt Critchlow - Manager of Development and Web Services Third webinar: Dick Norris – Professor, Scripps Institution of Oceanography Rick Wagner – Data Scientist at San Diego Supercomputer Center
  • 6.
    Today we will… • Discuss real-world researcher interaction • Document how metadata and files combine to make digital objects • Describe the DAMS data model and how it supports complex research objects • Detail the technology driving the DAMS • Point to the future
  • 7.
    Working with Researchers:Pilots • The Brain Observatory • NSF OpenTopography Facility • Levantine Archaeology Laboratory • Scripps Institute of Oceanography Geological Collections • The Laboratory for Computational Astrophysics
  • 8.
    Working with Researchers:Process • • • • Introductory meeting Metadata point person Ongoing discussions One on one work Iterative, collaborative, customized, experimental…pilot!
  • 9.
    Working with Researchers:Data management • • • • Collocation Clean up Identifiers Metadata
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    Working with Researchers:What is an object? • What are the boundaries on a discreet set or subset of data? What is required to make the data intelligible, usable and reusable? • What needs to be preserved? • What do they want to display and/or share? • What do they want to be able to refer to or cite?
  • 11.
    Working with Researchers:What is an object? Brain or Slice Etc… Artifact Site or
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    Working with Researchers:Take Aways They are the subject experts There are a lot of broad level similarities But no such thing as one size fits all
  • 13.
    We want anew data model… • One that is flexible and accommodates disparate metadata from a variety of sources • While promoting consistency within the data store • One that supports relationships within and between objects • One that is more community engaged, both sharing vocabularies and technology, and utilizing others shared vocabularies and technologies • One that supports improved management of objects and metadata
  • 14.
    DAMS Data ModelDevelopment Process • Five people, in a room, 16 hours a week for 4 months • Worked through existing data, use case scenarios, known data requirements, investigated known ontologies, etc. • Lots and lots and lots of discussion • Utilizes MADS (Metadata Authority Description Schema) • Results = a data dictionary and an OWL ontology • Living document
  • 15.
    DAMS Data Model:Flexibility • The data model provides enough flexibility that we can accommodate a wide variety of data within the schema – Vocabularies – Use of “types” or “display labels” to distinguish specific subtypes of a data field – Flexible structures and relationships – Extensible
  • 16.
    DAMS Data Model:Consistency • But enough consistency that searching and display rules do not need to be customized for each individual collection of material – Rules can be applied at the level of the broader concept • As well as establishing the organizational structure necessary for maintaining consistency over time – Evaluation and approval of modifications
  • 17.
    DAMS Data Model:Relationships • It allows us to create a number of different relationships – Collections and sub-collections – Collections and objects – Objects and components (complex hierarchical objects) – Other related resources internal or external to the DAMS complex object example
  • 18.
    DAMS Data Model:Vocabularies • Allow management of local & community vocabularies – Vocabulary terms as entities – Ability to encode authority data (vocabulary source, value uri, etc.) as well as sameAs relationships between the same term expressed in multiple sources – Ability to update authority records as community vocabularies become more formalized.
  • 19.
    DAMS Data Model:Management • One that supports improved management of objects and metadata – Authority management of vocabulary terms – Event metadata!
  • 20.
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    Preservation: Chronopolis Current DAMSProcess 1. Create Bagit bags for all objects 2. Host via HTTP(S) 3. Bags are retrieved and ingested into Chronopolis DAMS4 Process 1. Create Bagit bags for Δ objects using Event metadata 2. Host via HTTP(S) or enqueue on messaging queue for ingestion
  • 22.
  • 23.
    Storage: EMC Isilon72NL Storage For Library Collections 1 cluster of 5 Nodes 1 Node = 36 x 2TB Drives Total Current Usable Storage of 320TB OneFS 7.0.2.1
  • 24.
    Storage: OpenStack Storage ForResearch Data Collections Testing: • Performance versus Local Storage • Large Files (up to 1TB) – Segmenting files > 5GB – Lexical order bug fix: 1,10,2 -> 0001,0002,…0010 • Rackspace CloudFiles API VS OpenStack REST API Testing Notes: https://libraries.ucsd.edu/blogs/dams/openstack-testing-notes/
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    DAMS Repository Core RepositoryApplication: Create, Read, Update, Delete (CRUD) Uses: Jena, ActiveMQ, JHOVE, Apache Tika, FFMPEG, ImageMagick Manages: • Metadata Triplestore • Storage • Solr
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    DAMS Repository: MetadataTriplestore Triplestore was: Allegrograph Triplestore is: PostgresSQL DB + Jena • Schema: (ID), Parent, Subject, Predicate, Object Jena Usage: • Core/RDF API – Parsing, loading, updating, serializing RDF • ARQ API – SPARQL queries
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    DAMS Manager Java applicationusing Spring MVC framework • Collection Management – – – – Metadata Ingest and Export File Ingest Derivative Generation Solr indexing by Collection • Administrative Reporting and Statistics
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    DAMS Hydra Head:Blacklight
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    RDF in Hydra:(Read) Nested Attributes
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    RDF in Hydra:(Create) Nested Attributes
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    DAMS Hydra Head:Complex Objects
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    Next Steps Beta Release:Late October Production Release: January Future: • Sufia/Curate Integration for administrative functionality • Additional Linked Data Integration and Crosswalks – Schema.org, OpenURL, Dublin Core, ResourceSync • Fedora4
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    More Information DAMS Overview https://github.com/ucsdlib/dams/wiki/DAMS-Manual DAMSHydra Head https://github.com/ucsdlib/damspas DAMS Ontology https://github.com/ucsdlib/dams/tree/master/ontology DAMS REST API https://github.com/ucsdlib/dams/wiki/REST-API Hot Topics Series 3: Get a Head on the Repository with Hydra http://duraspace.org/hot-topics Hydra Technical Overview https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/hydra/Technical+Framework+and+its+Parts OneFS Technical Overview http://www.emc.com/collateral/hardware/white-papers/h10719-isilon-onefs-technical-overview-wp.pdf Isilon Overview http://www.emc.com/collateral/software/data-sheet/h10541-ds-isilon-platform.pdf
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    Coming Up Next FinalWebinar (October 31) The researcher perspective from two of our pilot participants Dick Norris – Professor, Scripps Institution of Oceanography Rick Wagner – Data Scientist at San Diego Supercomputer Center
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