Migration Overview

Islandora 8 Migration Overview

This video (Aug 10, 2020) provides an overview of the various options available to migrate data into an Islandora 8 installation.

The three main migration options are:

• REST API
• Migrate API
  • migrate_islandora_csv
  • migrate_7x_claw
• Islandora Workbench

REST API

Why use the rest API?

• Works anywhere: You don’t have to work on the Drupal server. Migrate from your laptop!
• No PHP required: Use any language that can make an http request. Even cURL will do just fine.
• JSON: Why use XML if you don’t have to?
• Relies on Drupal’s own REST API

Visit the REST API migration documentation section for more details.

Migrate API

Why use the Migrate API?

• You can (potentially) do everything with configs!
• Leverage contrib module plugins.
• Making plugins for more complex sources and processes is (relatively) simple.
• Updating metadata is as simple as: drush mim node --update

Two tools that use the Migrate API are migrate_islandora_csv and migrate_7x_claw.

Visit the Migrate API migration documentation section for more details.

Islandora Workbench

Why use the Migrate API?

• More tailored for end users with less technical knowledge or limited server access.
• Uses Islandora’s REST API
• Runs on your computer
• “CSVs and a pile of scans”
• Cross Platform - Python

Visit the Islandora Workbench migration documentation section for more details.

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Last update: August 11, 2021