Code of Conduct
All DSpace meetings follow the Lyrasis Code of Conduct. We ask you to remain respectful in all discussions. We also encourage you to report any violations to Lyrasis (see Code of Conduct for details).
What is DCAT?
The DSpace Community Advisory Team (DCAT) represents the interests of repository managers and administrators across the globe and, indirectly, DSpace end users. DCAT is a permanent DSpace Working Group sponsored by the DSpace Steering Group that advises DSpace Program governance groups. We welcome feedback and participation from anyone in the community.
Date & Time
- Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 12:00 Eastern Time
- See the world clock to determine the meeting time for your location.
- Meeting length: one hour
Join information:
We will be using the DCAT Chair's Zoom Room for our meeting.
NOTE: there is a new passcode to enter the meeting: dspace2025
Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://umn.zoom.us/j/95455262817?pwd=Z3o5BexR7gsspIzDiP7beexkthKR4i.1 (Meeting ID: 954 5526 2817) Passcode: dspace2025
Additional ways to join: DCAT Chair Zoom Room
Agenda and Notes:
- Announcements
- Housekeeping
- Sign up for the DCAT Google Group: https://groups.google.com/g/DSpaceCommunityAdvisoryTeam
- Do you have a DSpace wiki account? Email wikihelp@lyrasis.org for an account
- DSpace Community Events Calendar: https://dspace.org/events/
- DSpace Slack channel: https://dspace-org.slack.com
- DSpace and DSpace-CRIS Merger Resources
- https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/DSPACE/DSpace+and+DSpace-CRIS+Merger+Management+Team
- Project board to follow developments related to the merger: https://github.com/orgs/DSpace/projects/34
- Housekeeping
- Announcements
- DSpace Deep Dive Webinar Series
- Would you like to show off your repository to the DSpace Community? Do you have custom features that may be of interest to others? Please consider participating in the DSpace Deep Dive Webinar Series.
- DSpace Deep Dive Webinar Series
- Upcoming Events
- DSpace North America User Group Meeting September 28-30, 2026 at Harvard University
- Open Repositories Conferences June 2026 (online) and June 2027 (Salvador, Brazil)
- 10.0 Testathon - April 6-24 (three weeks)
- Planning
- Draft Documents/Resources - Draft Testathon 10.0 Wiki page, Draft Test Plan spreadsheet
- Updates and Feedback
- 10.0 Testathon - April 6-24 (three weeks)
- Future topics?
- Using the REST API in DSpace - looking for embargoed files (especially for non-developers)
- Metadata and Entities in DSpace
- Next Meeting: April 14, 2026
- Future topics?
Notes:
Testathon Test Plan Updates
- Classify tests by complexity
- Add additional testers (diff browsers, diff personas) - include an additional date in the cell?
- Adding links to documentation in the sheet, add more details about steps in the description
- Testathon timeline - feature merge deadline is March 27
- Will send a new version for DCAT review and feedback
- Submit session ideas for DSpace DeepDive Webinar
- Early registration available for the DSpace North American User Group
- Call for presentation will be available soon
- Open Repositories happening June 2026 virtually
- DSpace 10 testathon happening in April 2026, with test plan updates in progress
- Have been going through tests, adding new features list from 10, along with structure improvements
- Included additional field for additional testers/personas
- Note link to further documentation
Call Attendees
Kent Gerber University of Minnesota
Colin Lukens Harvard University
Kimberly Chapman University of Arizona Libraries
Bill Tantzen University of Minnesota
James Holobetz University of Regina
Holger Lenz Lyrasis
Lia Eggleston Lyrasis
Anne Shelley Iowa State University
Genny Jon , York University
Shelley Barba , Texas Tech University
Priscilla Carmini, University of Waterloo
Marcella Huggard , Lyrasis
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