Contribute to the DSpace Development Fund
The newly established DSpace Development Fund supports the development of new features prioritized by DSpace Governance. For a list of planned features see the fund wiki page.
The DSpace Community Advisory Team, the DuraSpace organization and @mire, a DSpace Registered Service Provider, invite all DSpace enthusiasts to a half day DSpace user group meeting immediately following the SPARC 2014 Open Access Meeting. The meeting will feature presentations on DSpace update, tutorials and community presentations/networking.
Please note that only coffee and tea will be provided for the meeting. Attendees are on their own for both breakfast and lunch.
Location and Time
The meeting will be held in same hotel as the 2014 SPARC Conference, the Intercontinental Hotel in Kansas City, on Wednesday, March 5 from 8:30am until 12:30pm in the Pav 1 room. Please see the SPARC Conference site for information on hotel accommodations and other logistical info: http://www.sparc.arl.org/events/oa14.
Meeting Schedule
We still refining the agenda and recruiting presenters. This has traditionally been a fairly informal meeting with lots of opportunity for networking with other DSpace users. We highly recommend that if possible you plan to allow time after the session to go to lunch and continue small group conversations around specific areas of interest.
8.30-9.00: Welcome and Update on DuraSpace and DSpace by Valorie Hollister
9.00-9.30: TBD Tutorial
9.30-10.00: TBD by Bram Luyten (possible topics, ORCID, Responsive UI/Mirage 2, ...)
10.00-10.15: BREAK
10.15-12.00: Community Show and Tell (see below)
12.00-1.00: Structured Networking (see below)
If you have specific suggestions for other content (presentations, tutorials, discussions, etc.) to include in the meeting please feel free to email Valorie Hollister at vhollister@duraspace.org.
Community Show and Tell
Attendees are invited to talk between 5 and 10 minutes about their own current projects. The use of a few key slides is encouraged but not required. This can include but should not be limited to work on the DSpace repository, best practices and lessons learned on:
Budget: how you are managing your repository budget and responding to user needs
Strategic planning: developing a strategy and costing for future development of the repository
Fundraising: sourcing funding opportunities for repository projects
Personnel: coordinating and managing activities of repository personnel and coordinating repository development with associated departments
Other ideas?.....
Structured Networking Session
This is a chance for you to hear from other members of the community and learn what they are working on. Depending on your travel plans, you are invited connect with other users to continue networking over lunch. Potential topics for discussion - include upgrading to 4.0, repository bibliometrics, identifiers, APIs, DSpace and CC licenses, JSPUI vs XMLUI.
Meeting Registration
The meeting is being sponsored by the DuraSpace organization and @mire, a Registered DSpace Service Provider. The event It is free for anyone who wishes to participate. For planning purposes, please complete this registration form by March 1: http://bit.ly/1fvE8Hs.
Planning Committee
DSpace Community Advisory Team
Valorie Hollister - DuraSpace
Bram Luyten - @mire
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