Platform Details¶

York Digital Journals¶

York University Libraries provide an electronic journal hosting service for York-affiliated journals. This service is called York Digital Journals (YDJ). To learn more about the service, visit the York Digital Journals resource guide.

York University uses Open Journal Systems (OJS), an open source software platform developed by the Public Knowledge Project which is now in use by over 7,500 journals worldwide.

The YDJ team is happy to work with York community members to create new journals or migrate existing journals to an online environment. The libraries can provide hosting space, training documentation and troubleshooting help with the OJS software, as well as advice on dissemination and exposure.

YorkSpace¶

YorkSpace is an open access repository that enables York community members to disseminate and preserve their scholarly works in an institutional context. Each submission includes a digital copy of your scholarly work that can be made available to York and the global scholarly community permanently, without access restrictions.

YorkSpace is developed for the preservation and dissemination of open access scholarship produced by York faculty, students, and staff, as well as York affiliated community members. It supports the York University Senate Policy on Open Access.

Yorkspace Resources¶

• Policies & Procedures
• Licence Agreement
• Help Resources
• Deposit Form

York University Digital Library¶

York University Digital Library (YUDL) is an online platform for stewarding, preserving, and providing access to unique cultural heritage materials held by the university.

YUDL operates as part of a broader ecosystem of regional, national, and international cultural heritage repositories. Its role includes long-term preservation, responsible access, and consistent description of digital objects.

Resources¶

Metadata and Description¶

• Metadata Application Profile
  Defines the metadata structure and standards used to describe digital objects in YUDL.

Supporting Policies¶

• Policy on Creating Person, Family, or Corporate Body Vocabulary Values
  Guidelines for creating and maintaining authority records for people and organizations.

• Policy on Creating Subject Terms
  Standards for assigning subject headings and ensuring consistency.

• Policy on Geographic Subject Names
  Rules for geographic naming conventions in metadata.

Collection Development¶

• Collection Policy
  Outlines what content is eligible for inclusion in YUDL and the principles guiding acquisition and stewardship.

Internal Documentation¶

• YUDL Handbook
  Internal documentation covering workflows, processes, and operational details.

Islandora Community Resources¶

YUDL is built on Islandora, an open-source digital repository framework. Engaging with the Islandora community is important for support, development, and alignment with best practices.

Getting Started¶

• Islandora Website
  Overview of the project and ecosystem.

• Documentation
  Official technical documentation for installation, configuration, and development.

Community and Support¶

• Slack
  Real-time community support and discussion.

• Google Group
  Mailing list for announcements and longer discussions.

• Community Onboarding
  Entry point for joining the community.

• Roadmap
  A roadmap to guide the priorities of the project's development efforts.

Governance¶

• Islandora Leadership Group (LG)
  York University Libraries are a Partner organization in the Islandora Foundation, and the Leadership Group provides strategic leadership and decision-making.

York University Libraries Wayback Machine¶

York University Libraries maintains a web archiving program to capture and preserve web content related to the university.

This includes:

• Content governed by the York University Common Records Schedule
• Select crawls of York University web properties, when resources permit

Archived content is publicly accessible via wayback.library.yorku.ca.

Policy¶

• Web Archiving Policy
  Defines the scope, and guidelines for web archiving activities.

Software and Tools¶

YUL uses a combination of open-source tools and internal scripts to capture and serve web archives.

Replay¶

• pywb
  Web archive replay system used to provide access to archived content.
• YUL Wayback Configuration
  Local configuration and deployment of pywb.

Capture¶

• Browsertrix Crawler
  Headless browser-based crawler used for capturing modern web content.
• YUL Crawl Scripts
  Scheduled jobs and automation scripts for running crawls using Browsertrix Crawler.