Background
Attendees at the first in-person meeting of the LD4P Cohort identified two kinds of groups that will help move our work forward:
- Working Groups, which are made up of LD4P2 Cohort members focused on a specific, project-related goal, with a specific outcome in mind and a time period within which to complete the outcome, and
- Affinity Groups, which bring together those interested in a common topic, with representation from the Cohort and from beyond LD4P (thus "LD4"), to share information and explore possible collaborations and projects
Existing groups
- Profiles Working Group
- Discovery Affinity Group
- Non-Latin Script Materials Affinity Group
- Rare Materials Affinity Group
- Wikidata Affinity Group
Starting a new group and setting up communication and documentation channels:
New groups can follow the setup of these existing groups, or use this extensive Community Engagement Project / Group Template (github) developed during the first phase of LD4P. To make it easy for others to join the group or follow the group's work, create a group page here on the LD4P wiki. (If you're using the github template and github will be the main location of your group's documentation etc., please do create a wiki page still as a pointer to your github location.)
To include on your group's page:
- Group name and conveners
- Background/scope/rationale/purpose
- Approach: how you will work
- Pointers to communication and documentation channels
- Coordination with other groups
- and for working groups: proposed work, timeline, and desired outputs
Some commonly used communication and documentation channels and tips for setup:
| Channel purpose | Tips |
|---|---|
| Email distribution list | Set up a public group using Google Groups |
| Repository for code and documentation | Create a new repository in the LD4P Github organization |
| Shared document storage and collaborative editing | Set up a Google drive folder. LD4P2 has a public folder that anyone can add to. From that folder, on the left, click New and then Folder, enter a name for the folder, click Create. |
| Wiki for communication and documentation | Create new pages here in the LD4P2 Wiki. You need a Duraspace account and permission to edit. Contact Michelle Futornick to get set up. This space uses Confluence and is hosted for us by Duraspace. (Thanks Duraspace!) |
| Quick and informal messaging | Set up a new channel in the public LD4 Slack workspace (address of the workspace is ld4.slack.com, but use the invite link http://bit.ly/joinld4slack to join the workspace). |
