Telling DSpace Stories Work Group (TDS)



Working group is retired.  Please see the DSpace 7 Marketing Working Group (2016-2020) for current DSpace marketing efforts.


 A Working Group of the DSpace Marketing Interest Group (DMIG)

Context: A key aspect of DSpace Marketing Interest Group efforts focus on growing our open source community and actively engaging its members. The Telling DSpace Stories Working Group of the DSpace Marketing Interest Group aims to increase interactions and build deeper connections between community members and institutions by creating and publishing stories about their DSpace repositories. The stories will be generated from information gathered as community members from one institution interview members from other institutions. The DSpace stories will be published widely throughout the DSpace and DuraSpace communities to raise awareness about the global impact and reach of DSpace open access repositories, while encouraging other community members to participate in telling their DSpace stories. 

Objectives:

Deliverables:

Suggested Schedule:


Task

Time required for completion

Completion date/status

Develop Charge

4 weeks

In process

Publish

  • Publish completed DSpace story(s)

  • Add language to each story explaining 1) that this story is an ad hoc DSpace community activity and 2) how to participate in the activity (at the end of doc).  If so, go to (guidelines/template link) for instructions, and send the finished copy to Working Group leader

10 days


Outreach for more TDS Working Group participants

  • Send a press release to encourage participation, explain why we are doing this, include links to stories; aim is to engage four-five reporters for their help/membership, aim for three

  • Personal solicitation

4 weeks


Publish round 2 of DSpace Stories

  • Assign reporter(s)

  • Conduct interview(s)

  • Write 3-4 paragraph profile

1 week


Steering Group review and feedback

  • Use DSpace face-to-face meetings and events to get more people involved

After 2 published rounds of stories



Members: Bram Luyten, Kristi Park, Michele Menielli, Jonathan Markow

Facilitator: Carol Minton Morris

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