The following items are suggestions for demonstrations we can have at our conference calls. This falls in the category of stuff we know and would like to share. If you can arrange for one of these, please indicate so in the space provided. We will then schedule the demonstrations when we set up the agenda for each meeting.
Survey Results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ho-EHRkht-sbpyqvO1-TxzSkXrSt7IzeWjlBRMHepcw/edit?usp=sharing
We sent out a survey to prioritize these topics, here are the survey results. The following table is ordered by the preferences identified from the survey and includes additional ideas gathered.
Topic (ordered by preferences identified from survey results) | Organizer | Scheduled | ||||
Demonstration of an institution’s Spotlight Ecosystem (external applications and infrastructure that connect with Spotlight) | Cathy Aster | |||||
Guided discussion of how selected institutions use Spotlight and how they support the service | ||||||
Demonstration on how to plan and build an exhibit | ||||||
Guided discussion on how selected institutions manage exhibits with a focus on roles and responsibilities | ||||||
Exhibit or online collection development policy | ||||||
Demonstration of a Spotlight exhibit or site | ||||||
Copyright issues for libraries in providing access to digitized materials | ||||||
Best practices for making online digital collections discoverable | ||||||
Topic | Organizer | Scheduled | ||||
Copyright - can focus on specific topic, such as fair use or issues in using other site’s links | Exhibit or collection development policy | Demonstrate an exhibit or site. This may include logging in to your site to demonstrate how you used the widgets. | Document the Spotlight Ecosystem - what applications come together to create an exhibit | How to catalog an exhibit or collection and how this affects discovery services inside the digital library ecosystem | ||
Exhibit lifecycle - when are exhibits “showcased” and when are they “retired” . And and what do these terms really mean. | Training on how to plan and build an exhibit | Who’s Who - A set of questions about how each institution uses Spotlight (with all questions being optional) | Develop a general Spotlight presentation that anyone could give. We could use this as that 15 minute presentation we could make at conferences and seminars. | |||
A quick general Spotlight presentation for institutions considering adopting Spotlight or just getting started | ||||||
| Copyright issues for patron re-use of digitized materials | ||||||
| Additional ideas gathered from the survey: | ||||||
| Best practices for submitting bugs and enhancements | ||||||
| Process for prioritizing bugs and enhancement requests | ||||||
| How do we as users contribute to the roadmap for development of the core? | How do internal organizations/units/committee fit together and manage exhibits