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This presentation aims to introduce Islandora and demonstrate its customization capabilities.

June 23, 2026Open Access

Islandora Introduction: Core Features and Beyond

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This presentation aims to introduce Islandora and demonstrate its customization capabilities.
Divided into three parts: introduction of Islandora, customization methods using Drupal, and practical examples of instances.
Utilizes features like views and modules for frontend development.
Showcases various repository instances to illustrate customization potential.
Highlights various out-of-the-box features of Islandora.
Demonstrates practical applications such as map-based search results and image comparison.
Showcases customized instances to illustrate user-specific needs.

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The presentation will be focused on the Islandora system and will be divided into three parts. In the first part we will shortly introduce Islandora itself and what features are available out of the box. The next part will show how Islandora can be extended and customized using configuration, views and modules in Islandora's frontend (Drupal) to satisfy very specific user needs. The last part will present some of our Islandora repository instances to highlight what customizations are possible in practice, such as displaying search results on a map or comparing images and metadata.

Islandora Introduction: Core Features and Beyond

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