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Update from Lyrasis

Update from Laurie Arp (in Erin's role during her leave) and Robert Miller (Lyrasis). The main change after the merger is that ArchiveSpace and CollectionSpace are now in the same division as the DuraSpace programs. The retreat showed that all programs experience the same issues and things they can share with each other, such as accessibility, estimating development timelines, etc. Lyrasis is also starting with the It Takes A Village approach to evaluate sustainability strategies for DSpace. Sustainability encompasses more than just the financial component - an open discussion about governance, technology, resources, and community engagement is important and will be part of this process.

John: How is the SG and LG engagement can help in this process? There is already a sustainability group looking at the plan going ahead.

Robert: They could start by identifying 2-3 mission critical opportunities needed for survival and how can they be shared with the organization. Obviously important ones are DSpace 7 and how to show members that it's moving forward. Another one is resource planning.

Laurie: If there is a sustainability group already established, it will make sense for it to proceed with this work. Plus Lyrasis has a membership taskforce that will be looking at how membership can be improved.

Website updates: Lyrasis will try to ensure the existing duraspace.org website is updated & accurate, including for people to check whether they have paid their membership fee and whether it has been received, etc. It will be preferable to have it under the Lyrasis brand to facilitate easy discovery. Laurie will follow up on which channel of communication to use while the website is being updated, and with the timeline for the website update. 

DSpace budget and resources

Update from Laurie Arp.

Duraspace & Lyrasis handle fiscal things differently: Duraspace was on calendar year, Lyrasis fiscal year starts July 1. Leadership will receive quarterly fin updates. The balance sheet from June 30, 2019 is the snapshot of the previous fiscal year, before the merge. Deferred revenue is membership recognized throughout the year.

The DSpace budget for 2019-2020 is now available in the Lyrasis format. It reflects transitioning the previous balance, including the difference in which DuraSpace and Lyrasis itemize things (e.g. staff time and benefits were combined into one - they are now separated). The new budget includes updated projections for the year. Given the revenue projections and the costs, this fiscal year should see about $30,000 profit for DSpace..  DSpace budget and resources

DSpace 7 communication

Report from the North American DSpace meeting

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