Islandora is a full-featured Fedora repository with a Drupal-based front end that is rapidly becoming a standard framework for digital library and research data collections. A core feature of Islandora is the flexibility on both front and back-ends. This session will provide:

• an overview of the latest release and the development process;new feature highlights, including the content model editor, metadata editor, JMS workflow engine, ContentDM migration tool;
• overview of the 2011 Roadmap (including DuraCloud integration and Drupal 7 support);
• examples of new implementations and upcoming Islandora events;
• commercial-level professional services and support from DiscoveryGarden.

This session will also discuss the Scalable Onlne Archive & Repository (SOAR), a commercially availble (and supported) hardware/software solution bundle "appliance" based on Islandora.