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Storing and sharing data in an institutional repository – hydra@hull.

Hydra@Hull is the institutional repository running at the University of Hull. Hydra is a repository solution based on the Fedora software combined with other open source software components, developed over a number of years by the Hydra Partners. The repository has a flexible content model and hosts Hull’s research outputs alongside other content. The system offers workflows to enable deposit from other systems, content access control, collection management and navigation features, and can support data citation. The repository has recently been used to hold research data.

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Please cite as: Awre, C. and Duke, M. (2013). ‘Storing and sharing data in an institutional repository - Hydra@Hull’. DCC RDM Services case studies . Edinburgh: Digital Curation Centre. Available online: /resources/developing-rdm-services/

Introduction

Background context.

• The Hydra philiosophy and community structure

What has been developed? How can it be used?

Practical example(s), lessons learned, other implementations of hydra in the uk, future developments, further information.

Hydra was developed as a reusable framework for multi-purpose, multi-functional, multi-institutional repository-enabled solutions for the management of digital content collections, in a project started in 2008 by the University of Hull, Stanford University, University of Virginia, and DuraSpace. The founding Hydra Partners were driven by a common vision when starting the Hydra project: that a repository should be an enabler for managing digital content collections, not a constraint or simply a silo of content. Their aim was to identify a repository solution that could be applied flexibly to meet the requirements of different use cases and content types. This led to the idea of a single repository with multiple points of interaction – Hydra – and the concept of individual ‘Hydra head’ solutions.

The Hydra Project is informed by two main principles: no single system can provide the full range of repository-based solutions for a given institution’s needs, yet sustainable solutions require a common repository infrastructure; and no single institution can resource the development of a full range of solutions on its own, yet each needs the flexibility to tailor solutions to local demands and workflows.

The University of Hull has been a partner in the development of Hydra, and has deployed the repository to contain a variety of content. A solution to managing research data is being considered at Hull as at other institutions, and Hydra has recently started hosting some of the University’s research data outputs.

The Hydra philosophy and community structure

Hydra is a repository solution: it can be taken as is and used for managing digital content collections, recognising that work is involved in meeting your particular needs.

Hydra is a community: the project is based on the principle that working together enables us to address more use cases than working individually.

Hydra is a technical framework: the components can be applied as required to meet repository needs.

Figure 1 The Hydra Community

The technical implementation is based on a small set of core principles that describe how content objects should be structured within the repository, and with an understanding that different content types can be managed using different workflows. Following these principles, Hydra could be implemented in a variety of ways. The technical direction taken by the project partners was to build Hydra using existing open source technical components where these offered robust functional solutions, and to supplement these with community-generated tools that brought all the parts together: the project partners are committed to supporting these over time. All Hydra software is open source, available under the Apache 2.0 licence, and all software code contributions are managed in this way.

The main components are:

• Fedora: one of the digital repository systems maintained through DuraSpace
• Apache Solr: powerful indexing software now being used in a variety of discovery solutions
• Blacklight: a next-generation discovery interface, which has its own community around it
• Hydra-head plugin: a collection of components that facilitate workflow in managing digital content
• Solrizer: a component that indexes Fedora-held content into a Solr index

Figure 2 Hydra technical components

The Hydra-head plugin is a lightweight Ruby on Rails application that works with Fedora. Although Hydra is not a turnkey, out-of-the-box, solution, use of Ruby on Rails enables it to hide many of the complexities of Fedora whilst enabling repository developers and managers to exploit Fedora’s flexibility to meet user needs.

The initial implementation of Hydra was released in early 2011. Development has progressed rapidly since this time: version 6, of what is now called the Hydra gem, is the latest available as of October 2013.

Hydra at the University of Hull was launched in September 2011. It contains different content type collections, addressing the needs of both staff (e.g. event recordings and committee papers) and students (e.g. theses and past exam papers). Hydra was considered the appropriate choice for the University because it allows cross-fertilisation between content types, and makes it easier to integrate the one repository solution with the institution’s other existing (or future) systems. Since Hydra offered flexibility to use datasets, it has recently been applied to manage the institution’s research data assets. The Hull Hydra team has worked in particular with one group of researchers in the History department, which has informed the institutional work on datasets through the JISC-funded History DMP project.

Features of Hydra that have been deployed at Hull include:

• Hydra allows you to write templates with the flexibility of adapting to different content types. For example, the instance at Hull has different metadata forms and views for journals and datasets, demonstrating how different metadata and features can be displayed according to content type.
• Views of the repository can also be adjusted to present login/role-based selections.
• Content can be ordered hierarchically or through ‘display sets’, which create on-the-fly collections.

Figure 3  An entry for a research dataset in Hydra@Hull 

The dataset display demonstrated in the example above is based on the History DMP project. Guidance on how to cite the dataset is also displayed.

Through integration with the institutional CAS system Hydra at Hull allows granular access control levels (e.g. internal, open, restricted to groups), which can be expanded to use additional criteria within the local directory service where available.

A common workflow can be employed although specialised workflow instances have also been developed. Deposit of content from other systems (e.g. research outputs via CRIS and publications from Open Journal Systems) are in development alongside direct deposit workflows into Hydra. At Hull all workflows have been configured so that content deposited is queued for QA purposes prior to publication in the repository.

The implementation of Hydra at Hull was started by launching the search interface, moving on a few months later to make available create, update and delete functions.

As an early adopter, Hull had at times some painful learning experiences with early upgrades to subsequent versions of Hydra. This experience led to focused development by the Hydra community, and has resulted in a more streamlined development and upgrade process.

Future plans for Hydra at Hull include the addition of image management, integrating the repository with other library search services for staff and students, and ongoing work on integrating Fedora with the CRIS (Hull is using the Converis research information management system).

“ Hull’s experience of being a Hydra partner has been a fruitful one, and we have been able to contribute in a variety of different ways (code, architecture, Web site maintenance, documentation). It has also at times been a painful birth as we have seen the system come to life. The work has been well worth it ”

- Richard Green, consultant to Library and Innovation at the University of Hull.  [1]

“ Working with Hydra has been a steep learning curve at times, not least because the community and technology have been developing fast over the past 18 months, and Ruby on Rails training had been a necessary, though invaluable, starting point. Once up and running, the flexibility of the framework and agility in making changes has enabled rapid progress to be made . ”

- Caroline Webb, Spoken Word @ Glasgow Caledonian University. [1]

• London School of Economics (LSE) has used Hydra components selectively (ActiveFedora (part of the Hydra-head plugin), Solrizer, Hydra Community input), creating a local user interface solution that suits their current needs. LSE became a Hydra Partner in November 2012.
• The University of Oxford is exploring use of Hydra to manage interaction with data objects over DataBank, rather than Fedora, for example for deposit of materials and image viewing.
• At Glasgow Caledonian University, Hydra is being adapted to support the Spoken Word service, a repository of recordings from the BBC that are made available to support teaching and learning. The focus has been on delivering the audiovisual material using progressive download or pseudo-streaming, providing easy access to them through embedded media players, and holding all the metadata that can be useful for such materials.

Gemification

• Use of Ruby on Rails leads to discrete pieces of software being produced, labelled ‘gems’. As Hydra Partners have adopted the software they have created different workflows and functions as part of Hydra. These local adaptations are now being extracted as gems for sharing with others to avoid duplication of effort.

Community development

• The Hydra Partners are keen to work with others. The initial three Partners have developed into 20 Partners as of October 2013. Whilst partnership is a commitment to the sustainability of Hydra, engagement can be at any level.

Hydra support and communication is managed in several ways including the website, a wiki, Skype calls, mailing lists, face to face meetings and an IRC channel. Why not join the user / developer communities? https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/hydra/Connect

Besides the international Hydra community, European Hydra Partners are in the process of developing a European support network.

Where to get more info

• The Hydra project main website: http://projecthydra.org
• Browse Hydra@Hull: http://hydra.hull.ac.uk

Technical details

• Technical information on the wiki: https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/hydra/Technical+Framework +and+its+Parts
• Github: https://github.com/projecthydra

[1] Chris Awre. “Hydra UK: Flexible Repository Solutions to Meet Varied Needs”. November 2012, Ariadne Issue 70 http:// www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue70/hydra-2012-11-rpt

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The regulatory role of Malat1 on the alternative splicing factor SRSF1 during CD4+ T cell differentiation (2024) Thesis Greaves, J. (2024). The regulatory role of Malat1 on the alternative splicing factor SRSF1 during CD4+ T cell differentiation. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4609527 The proper activation and subsequent differentiation of naive CD4+ T cells into effector T helper and regulatory T cells is vital for directing an appropriate adaptive immune response to specific infections. Recent evidence has identified long non-co... Read More about The regulatory role of Malat1 on the alternative splicing factor SRSF1 during CD4+ T cell differentiation.

Surveillance, State Violence and Resistance: A History of “Dangerous Incidents” between Police Officers and Black Individuals in the United States (2024) Thesis Blance, K. (2023). Surveillance, State Violence and Resistance: A History of “Dangerous Incidents” between Police Officers and Black Individuals in the United States. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4587924 [From the introduction]: This thesis will seek to explore racialised surveillance and Black resistance to this surveillance in both historical and contemporary forms in the United States. At its core, this research will argue that racialised surveil... Read More about Surveillance, State Violence and Resistance: A History of “Dangerous Incidents” between Police Officers and Black Individuals in the United States.

Investigation of a Novel Thermoelectric Cooler for Building/Infrastructure Application (2024) Thesis Liu, H. (2023). Investigation of a Novel Thermoelectric Cooler for Building/Infrastructure Application. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4571246 With the enormous building/infrastructure construction in advanced and emerging economies, the energy demand and carbon emissions from building/infrasturcture continues to rise. Buildings/infrastructure construction sectors contributed to 30% of glob... Read More about Investigation of a Novel Thermoelectric Cooler for Building/Infrastructure Application.

“Parodied, pastiched, pilloried” and polished: Ngaio Marsh and Margery Allingham’s development of the gentleman detective (2024) Thesis Maddalena, H. (2023). “Parodied, pastiched, pilloried” and polished: Ngaio Marsh and Margery Allingham’s development of the gentleman detective. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4571280 This dissertation deepens and extends the modern field of study of “golden age” mystery authors Ngaio Marsh and Margery Allingham by closely examining the two writers’ individual development of the classical trope of the gentleman detective. Since i... Read More about “Parodied, pastiched, pilloried” and polished: Ngaio Marsh and Margery Allingham’s development of the gentleman detective.

Novel Synthesis Methods For the Production of Human Circulating Metabolites of Natural Products (2024) Thesis Doyle, B. (2023). Novel Synthesis Methods For the Production of Human Circulating Metabolites of Natural Products. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4587910 Upon entering the body, any given xenobiotic can undergo metabolism which facilitates its excretion from the body. When metabolised, a compound typically has the same effects of the initial drug/nutraceutical, however this is not always the case and... Read More about Novel Synthesis Methods For the Production of Human Circulating Metabolites of Natural Products.

Heritage, Community, Trawling and Gold Nose: Towards a model for the creative producer in UK City of Culture 2017 (2024) Thesis Dankoff, L. (2023). Heritage, Community, Trawling and Gold Nose: Towards a model for the creative producer in UK City of Culture 2017. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4587958 The UK City of Culture 2017 in Hull serves as a useful archive to develop a new model for the Creative Producer, a designation of a new type of producer that recognises the remit and capabilities of contemporary producing practice. The title of UK Ci... Read More about Heritage, Community, Trawling and Gold Nose: Towards a model for the creative producer in UK City of Culture 2017.

Enhancing Student Assignment Completion Through Gamified Mobile Applications: A Motivational Approach (2024) Thesis Rahman, S. (2023). Enhancing Student Assignment Completion Through Gamified Mobile Applications: A Motivational Approach. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4564890 This thesis explores the design of digital tools to encourage motivation for students in higher education. A design is proposed for an original prototype app that makes use of gamification techniques. Theories on improving motivation are discussed in... Read More about Enhancing Student Assignment Completion Through Gamified Mobile Applications: A Motivational Approach.

Roles of TRIM24 in macrophage activation and experimental visceral leishmaniasis (2024) Thesis Muscutt, E. W. (2024). Roles of TRIM24 in macrophage activation and experimental visceral leishmaniasis. (Thesis). University of Hull and University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4557553 Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) causes immune and haematological dysfunction and is fatal in >95% of cases if left untreated. While macrophages are vital for efficient Leishmania parasite clearance, parasite-macrophage interactions are critical for VL pr... Read More about Roles of TRIM24 in macrophage activation and experimental visceral leishmaniasis.

Understanding persistent military corruption in a developing country: The case of Nigeria (2024) Thesis Onyia, P. (2023). Understanding persistent military corruption in a developing country: The case of Nigeria. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4565111 Since Nigeria gained political independence from Britain on 1st October 1960, corruption has been a recurring and debilitating issue in her armed forces (Mbara, 2021). In spite of the pervasiveness and endemic nature of military corruption in Nigeria... Read More about Understanding persistent military corruption in a developing country: The case of Nigeria.

The Role of The Coriolis Force on Deep Marine Gravity Currents in Sinuous Channels (2024) Thesis Nilufan, X. (2023). The Role of The Coriolis Force on Deep Marine Gravity Currents in Sinuous Channels. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4564869 Gravity currents can be generated by density differences created by high suspended sediment concentrations in the form of turbidity currents, which can also transport significant volumes of near surface waters into the deep ocean. These flows are oft... Read More about The Role of The Coriolis Force on Deep Marine Gravity Currents in Sinuous Channels.

Considering elite adolescent academy footballers’ pathways: A socio-cultural examination of elite players’ day-to-day practices, relationships and experiences (2024) Thesis Barnes, R. (2022). Considering elite adolescent academy footballers’ pathways: A socio-cultural examination of elite players’ day-to-day practices, relationships and experiences. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4571298 Background Within their day-to-day practices, it has been observed that elite academy soccer players experience various forms of symbolic violence (Cushion & Jones, 2006) whilst also accepting traditional workplace norms within an environment that is... Read More about Considering elite adolescent academy footballers’ pathways: A socio-cultural examination of elite players’ day-to-day practices, relationships and experiences.

The efficacy of virtual reality in professional soccer (2024) Thesis Greenhough, B. (2024). The efficacy of virtual reality in professional soccer. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4500542 Professional soccer clubs have taken an interest to virtual reality, however, only a paucity of evidence exists to support its use in the soccer training ground environment. Further, several soccer virtual reality companies have begun providing solut... Read More about The efficacy of virtual reality in professional soccer.

Taming ‘Black Swans’: A Schmittian Perspective on State-led Crisis Management (2024) Thesis Jones, M. (2024). Taming ‘Black Swans’: A Schmittian Perspective on State-led Crisis Management. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4500680 Using a design-thinking approach to state-led crisis management, this thesis seeks to resolve the contemporary problem of Black Swans; that is, crises that are unprecedented, unexpected, unpredictable, and uncertain. Due to their nature and composit... Read More about Taming ‘Black Swans’: A Schmittian Perspective on State-led Crisis Management.

An exploration of lasting responses to inpatient child and adolescent mental health care (2023) Thesis White, T. (2023). An exploration of lasting responses to inpatient child and adolescent mental health care. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4500725 This thesis portfolio comprises three parts: Part One: Systematic Literature Review Part one contains a systematic literature review which explores the experiences of caregivers who have a child they are directly caring for admitted to an inpatient... Read More about An exploration of lasting responses to inpatient child and adolescent mental health care.

Reconciling British child deportation to Australia 1913-1970: apologies, memorials, and family reunions (2023) Thesis Baker, J. (2023). Reconciling British child deportation to Australia 1913-1970: apologies, memorials, and family reunions. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4500549 In 1986, Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham, received a letter from a former child migrant called Mary, who had been deported to Australia at the age of six. Mary pleaded with Humphreys to help her be reunited with her birth family.... Read More about Reconciling British child deportation to Australia 1913-1970: apologies, memorials, and family reunions.

Interaction as Freedom, Tradition, and Mentorship: a performer-centred investigation into interaction in jazz performance (2023) Thesis Banks, D. (2022). Interaction as Freedom, Tradition, and Mentorship: a performer-centred investigation into interaction in jazz performance. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4565247 The purpose of this thesis is twofold: to construct a performer-centred autoethnographic methodology and to re-examine interaction in jazz performance utilising this methodology to recast interaction and position it as a means by which an ensemble's... Read More about Interaction as Freedom, Tradition, and Mentorship: a performer-centred investigation into interaction in jazz performance.

Investigating Synovial Sarcoma, X breakpoint proteins in ovarian cancer (2023) Thesis Grayson, K. (2023). Investigating Synovial Sarcoma, X breakpoint proteins in ovarian cancer. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4571233 Ovarian cancer (OC) affects around 7500 women in the UK every year, but despite this, there is no effective screening strategy or standard treatment. There is a strong correlation between OC prognosis and the stage of diagnosis. If diagnosed during s... Read More about Investigating Synovial Sarcoma, X breakpoint proteins in ovarian cancer.

Addressing Complexity and Intelligence in Systems Dependability Evaluation (2023) Thesis Aslansefat, K. (2023). Addressing Complexity and Intelligence in Systems Dependability Evaluation. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4500562 Engineering and computing systems are increasingly complex, intelligent, and open adaptive. When it comes to the dependability evaluation of such systems, there are certain challenges posed by the characteristics of “complexity” and “intelligence”. T... Read More about Addressing Complexity and Intelligence in Systems Dependability Evaluation.

Did the rising tide of state education lift all ships? An investigation into the secondary education and attainment policy towards white working-class boys in England, 1997-2010 (2023) Thesis Tiplady, J. (2023). Did the rising tide of state education lift all ships? An investigation into the secondary education and attainment policy towards white working-class boys in England, 1997-2010. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4500690 This thesis is an evaluation of the secondary education and attainment policies of the New Labour governments, from 1997 to 2010, and of the extent to which that improved educational outcomes for white working-class boys in England. The study begins... Read More about Did the rising tide of state education lift all ships? An investigation into the secondary education and attainment policy towards white working-class boys in England, 1997-2010.

Shadows of Arlington (2023) Thesis Fenton, C. E. (2023). Shadows of Arlington. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4500738 The common perception that the root cause of US military caution and casualty aversion was the Vietnam War, is a falsehood. Shadows of Arlington introduces the supposition that the roots of US Casualty Aversion (USCA) and its principles of defence an... Read More about Shadows of Arlington.

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