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= Description = | = Description = | ||
− | + | [http://fitstool.org FITS] allows data curators to identify, validate, and extract technical metadata for the objects in their digital repository. It does this by encorporating a range of mostly third-party open source tools, normalising and consolidating their output. | |
=== Provider === | === Provider === | ||
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=== Platform and interoperability === | === Platform and interoperability === | ||
− | FITS is written in Java and is compatible with Java 1. | + | FITS is written in Java and is compatible with Java 1.6 or higher. |
− | + | It uses six external tools: | |
− | * [[ | + | * [[JHOVE (Harvard Object Validation Environment)| JHOVE]] |
− | * [[ | + | * [[ExifTool]] |
+ | * [[Metadata Extraction Tool]] | ||
* [[DROID_(Digital_Record_Object_Identification)|DROID]] | * [[DROID_(Digital_Record_Object_Identification)|DROID]] | ||
− | + | * [http://web.archive.org/web/20061106114156/http://schmidt.devlib.org/ffident/index.html FFIdent] | |
− | * [http://web.archive.org/web/20061106114156/http://schmidt.devlib.org/ffident/index.html FFIdent] | + | * [http://unixhelp.ed.ac.uk/CGI/man-cgi?file File Utility] |
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+ | A few Harvard Library-created tools; and many open source libraries. | ||
Instructions for command line use are given for Windows and Unix. | Instructions for command line use are given for Windows and Unix. | ||
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=== Documentation and user support === | === Documentation and user support === | ||
Documentation exists in the form of a user manual and more technical developer manual. | Documentation exists in the form of a user manual and more technical developer manual. | ||
− | The project actively uses the fits-users google group has | + | The project actively uses the fits-users google group has 30 members, and is active as of January 2012. |
The FITS web site links to a [https://github.com/harvard-lts/fits github site] that includes the source code and an issues tracker. | The FITS web site links to a [https://github.com/harvard-lts/fits github site] that includes the source code and an issues tracker. | ||
=== Usability === | === Usability === | ||
− | FITS uses a command line interface; it is designed to be integrated into other software workflows, and so is aimed at those with application design experience | + | FITS uses a command line interface; it is designed to be integrated into other software workflows, and so is aimed at those with application design experience. |
=== Expertise required === | === Expertise required === | ||
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= User Experiences = | = User Experiences = | ||
<!-- Add hotlinks to user experiences with the tool (eg. blog posts). These should illustrate the effectiveness (or otherwise) of the tool. Use a bullet list. --> | <!-- Add hotlinks to user experiences with the tool (eg. blog posts). These should illustrate the effectiveness (or otherwise) of the tool. Use a bullet list. --> | ||
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* '''DNB (German National Library):''' | * '''DNB (German National Library):''' | ||
** FITS v0.6.1 with modified [[JHOVE (Harvard Object Validation Environment)| Jhove 1.11]], Gentoo Linux, Java-Environment, Tomcat-Application Server | ** FITS v0.6.1 with modified [[JHOVE (Harvard Object Validation Environment)| Jhove 1.11]], Gentoo Linux, Java-Environment, Tomcat-Application Server | ||
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*** A further adjustment, which the DNB has made, is the integration of a DNB tool to analyse files in ePub format. | *** A further adjustment, which the DNB has made, is the integration of a DNB tool to analyse files in ePub format. | ||
− | * '''ZBW (German National Library of Economics):''' | + | * '''ZBW (German National Library of Economics):''' |
+ | [https://wiki.dnb.de/display/NESTOR/ZBW+user+experience+with+FITS Link to the user experience of the ZBW] | ||
= Development Activity = | = Development Activity = | ||
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All development activity is visible on GitHub: http://github.com/harvard-lts/fits/commits | All development activity is visible on GitHub: http://github.com/harvard-lts/fits/commits | ||
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