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- DSpace Development Fund (Kristi)
- Overall/Background
- Launched in 2022 as a way for the community to fund paid development for DSpace 7, prior to DSpace 7 it was entirely volunteer contributions
- Provided predictability with releases
- Use fund to provide targeted paid development and contributions
- Focus on accessibility
- TDL & Lyrasis conducted an audit in 2021 (pre DSpace 7 release)
- DeQue - $ 10,000
- Adderssed Addressed many of the critical issues
- Would like to conduct another audit and work in this area
- DeQue new audit quote is $ 17,000
- Accessibility campaign and progress
- Texas Digital Library - 1st contributor - $ 5,000 US (Thank you!)
- another org - inquiry $ 2500
- Georgia Tech interested in contributing
- Ianthe: accessibility test conducted University of Edinburgh
- Will share results
- Lieven: Section 508 (VPAT) in the United States. Would be useful to have available to better understand requirements
- Kristi: Could a VPAT be created at the community level? A possible working group? Possible interest to DCAT.
- Kimberly: Interest in DCAT, but availability is more difficult. Maybe after test-a-thon
- Kimberly: Are user groups a potential to tap for expertise?
- Agustina: Had a recent user group meeting and discussed connecting with DCAT on these issues
- Nudge to all leaders to see if their institutions might have some end of the year funds to contribute
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- Updates and next steps: Steering, Chair/Vice Chair, scheduling steering mtgs
- Three nominations for Steering for 3 open seats
- Kristi
- Scott
- Erica
- Vote to affirm
- Nominations for Chair & Vice Chair
- Contact Mic to volunteer or nominate
- Steering/Leadership Overview
- Leadership meets 4 times; Steering meets monthly
- Leader term is one year term
- Steering is three year term
- Change in Gold member eligibility
- Thanks to those terms ended in Oct
- Chair: Maureen Walsh
- Vice-Chair: Erica Johns
- Thank you to Jere for service on Steering
- Potential for process review
- Need to review compensation process and terms
- Recommend review of governance and way elections are run
- Review based on experience this year and feedback
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- IOI Catalog Update
- Asked to participate in survey - Invest in Open (https://investinopen.org/)
- Survey Initial instrument was not well designed ideal for DSpace as an organization
- IOI
- IOI Catalog - submitted updated DSpace entry, awaiting updating
- IOI call for funding proposals
- DSpace did not submit a request
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