Meeting Agenda

Due to capacity constraints on the teleconference line, if you plan to attend the meeting please email Valorie Hollister at vhollister[DSPACE:at]duraspace.org in advance to ensure their will be space. For meeting times and dial in instructions, click here.

  1. News
    1. DSpace 1.7 release update
      1. Oct 22 all code needs to be completed
      2. Testing in Nov 8-12
        1. be sure to explain how to take part, what to do, etc.
      3. Final release in mid-Dec
    2. OR10 recordings
    3. OR11 will be in Austin, TX June 7-10
    4. date change for OAI conference - June? Aug?
    5. If you're doing an Open Access Week activity, highlighting your DSpace, you can request some free giveways (4G USB Flashdrives) from @mire
      1. Univ of Cambridge - during a in Nov
        1. author workshop w/Biomed Central - how to get published w/open access publishers
        2. open access tables - promoting open access w/marketing efforts-hand out brochures
      2. Univ of Hawaii - one wk late
        1. events - a speaker, a lunch, bringing in Kathryn Nacario (Nat'l Public Library of Science) to speak and then reception afterwards
      3. Vanderbilt - lots of changes, finished library renovations, new dean
      4. For other ideas for activities see the Open Access Week website: http://www.openaccessweek.org/
  2. Follow up on TODOs
    1. feedback gathered on desired features from DGOC and Ambassadors, several of them in JIRA, need to add the rest to JIRA (???)
    2. create template to be used for review - DGOC notes pasted into JIRA (DONE)
    3. DSpace registry format updates
      1. format changes to instructions - make form links bold/different color or right hand link to forms (IN PROCESS)
      2. clean up on search filters and registration forms - caps, descriptions vague/abrev don't make sense, form and browse need to be the same (DONE)
      3. upcoming version 2 of registry: add registered svc provider field to dashboard and add new to field registry for repository case study / presentation links (IN PROCESS)
  3. Review JIRA new feature requests
    1. discuss new process/template: https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSPACE/DGOC+JIRA+Issue+Review+Template
    2. use for reviewing a few items JIRA new feature list : http://jira.dspace.org/jira/browse/DS-575
    3. decide reasonable number of requests per mtg and approach to get through backlog
  4. SPARC DSpace User Group Meeting
    1. Planning Committee: Sarah Shreeves, Rea Devakos, Valorie Hollister and Bram Luyten
    2. draft schedule: https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSPACE/SPARC+DSpace+User+Group+Meeting+Fall+2010
    3. have speakers for 1.7 and batch metadata editing tutorial
    4. haven't rec'd any proposals for presentations -- change format to be structure networking? via "Pecha Kucha" format (everyone presents 20 slides, 20 seconds each slide - total of 6min40 sec) - see details for the Repository Fringe : Elin's preso , other session
    5. get attendee list -- solicit them directly for proposals (Val and Bram)
  5. Other Projects
    1. DSpace wiki clean up (Rea, Alvin, Ronee)
      1. UofT intern program in both fall and winter, if fall, need to start
      2. Rea can't be project lead, needs some one else to volunteer
    2. Fostering more community discussions (Ronee) 
      1. discussions forum on wiki - seeded by q&a from mailing list archives and fed by regular chats (like ALA discussions) - develop project plan
    3. Webinars/tutorials
      1. SWORD deposit tool
      2. Batch metadata editing 
  6. Attendees
    1. AM: Ronee Francis, Elin Stangeland, Bram Luyten, Jim Ottaviani, Val Hollister
    2. PM: Beth Tillinghast, Val Hollister
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