Fedora Strategic Planning Sub-Committee - Resources Group
Date: Thurs. Aug 18, 2022
Attendees:
Heather Greer Klein
Jared
Arran
Jennifer G.
Scott
Tim
Rosy
Topics:
DSpace Development Fund:
https://duraspace.org/introducing-the-dspace-development-fund-ddf/
- Maybe we can think about this as an opportunity to get some integrations or heavier lift tech features built or funded
- Service providers could contribute to the work that needs to be done if we had service providers interested in joining in some capacity
- “Bounty “ concept to get work done where institutions pay for a feature to give back to the community
- Ask Mike to estimate out costs of doing the work and people can contribute funds or resources to getting it done
- Could ask for funds or developers hours
- Ideas: OAI-PMH, light-weight front end, integrations
Marketing/Funding Campaign
- One-time funding opportunities via cc or specialized invoice
- Drupal community does this
- Maybe we can send this as a campaign using the details gathered from the membership survey
- Doesn’t work for all institutions because many have restrictions on use of cc and funding caps etc but worth pursuing for additional funding in any capacity
OSS Landscape Analysis:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zr886hVc4fX0FBBjCftxOSDVeId-RJReyNJEKR9uWP4/edit?usp=sharing
Samvera Service Providers/Consortia Model
- When originally looking at funding model tried to take a nod from DSpace, but it didn’t work for the way Samvera was structured and their community models (i.e. invited partners vs. paid members)
- Financial Model for Partners is very different from Fedora
- Partners are invited to join based on involvement in the community - need to have demonstrated investment in community before being asked to become a partner
- No set number of partners, but Samvera tries to intentionally stay small so that we can understand how the different partners are engaging
- Partners can then be elected to the Samvera Board
- Service Providers have a different financial model than Institutional Partners
- Based on number of customers
- SPs can be elected to the Samvera Board
- Important to provide something tangible or a value add proposition - what is that for Fedora?
- Model like ASpace doesn’t work for something like Samvera because there is too much software and limiting things like documentation would be impossible to manage
- Simple things like eliminating terminology like “Membership” can be a value add in and of itself
- How to showcase what we are actually doing with the money
- Sharing more regularly what is done each quarter or something along those lines
- Education to AUL/Deans about what the money is being spent on
- Continue to encourage “Paying for the software you are using”
