Technology Infrastructure and Development

Organization, resources and technology form the three legged stool upon which Noolaham Foundation stands. Technology is an integral component of all of Noolaham Foundation activities. Technology Infrastructure and Development sector is responsible for developing, deploying and maintaining a range of technologies including scanning technologies, digital preservation infrastructure, digital library/archive software, and collaboration tools. The following processes come under this sector:

• Process 15 : Tech Infrastructure Management
• Process 16 : Technology Services & Software Development
• Process 17 : Technology Research Lab (NF Lab)

Technology Roadmap

Noolaham Foundation’s Technology Roadmap was developed in 2014. It will act as the guideline for current and future activities by the Technology Infrastructure and Development Sector.

Applications & Automation Scripts

• Noolaham Digital Library (mediawiki) - noolaham.org
• Aaavanaham Multimedia Archive (islandora) - aavanaham.org
• ePallikoodam (moodle) - epallikoodam.org
• NF Website (drupal)
• NF Blog (wordpress)
• NF Wiki (mediawiki)
• NF Metadata Application (custom php/javascript application)

In addition to the above, various scripts used for digital library and digital preservation have been developed and maintained.

Software Development Procedure

Noolaham Foundation undertakes focused software development projects such as enhancing Digital Library platform or automating specific aspects of the operations. Technical projects have additional requirements such as the development of Software Requirements Specifications. For further details see here.

Noolaham Foundation Lab

Noolaham Foundation Lab is intended to be a space to explore and report on new areas and emerging technologies. The primary outcomes of the Labs are prototypes and tutorials. Further info can be found here: https://github.com/noolahamfoundation/noolaham-labs