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The Leadership Group is made up of members that contribute annually to the project, along with representatives from the DSpace Community at large who are particularly committed to the Project, including Service Providers.
The group meets monthly and charges the DSpace Steering Group with priorities, projects, and feedback.
The Leadership Group approves the overall priorities and strategic direction of the project by:
- Approving the annual budget allocation and any modifications
- Approving the product roadmap
- Approving the strategic direction
- Nominating and electing Steering Group members
- Voting on key decisions presented by Steering Group
- Helping to raise funds and secure other resources on behalf of the project
Leadership Group members are elected for a 1-year term and there are no term limits.
Eligibility to serve in the Leadership Group is determined based on the membership levels as follows:
- Platinum - 1 seat per member
- Gold - 1 seat per member
- Silver - 1 seats for every 4 members
Bronze - 1 seat for every 8 members
The Leadership group also benefits from the participation of:
- 2 Members nominated by the community at large and voted by the Members
- Representatives from Registered Service Providers
- Ex-officio and/or emeritus members
2019/2020 DSpace Leaders (alphabetical order):
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Meeting notes for Leadership Group Meetings are found below. For more information about the role of the Leadership Group and other governance groups, visit Project Governance.
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Notes:
- 2015-02-04 DSpace Leadership Group Meeting
- 2016-04-06 DSpace Leadership Group Meeting
- 2018-08-03 DSpace Leadership Group Meeting
- 2018-09-05 DSpace Leadership Group Meeting
- 2018-10-03 DSpace Leadership Group Meeting
- 2018-11-07 DSpace Leadership Group Meeting
- 2018-12-05 DSpace Leadership Group Meeting
- 2019-01-04 DSpace Leadership Group Meeting
- 2019-02-06 DSpace Leadership Group Meeting
- 2019-03-06 DSpace Leadership Group Meeting
- 2019-05-03 DSpace Leadership Group Meeting
- 2019-06-05 DSpace Leadership Group Meeting
- 2019-08-06 DSpace Leadership Group Meeting
- 2019-09-25 DSpace Leadership Group Meeting
- 2019-10-23 DSpace Leadership Group Meeting
- 2019-11-27 DSpace Leadership Group Meeting
- 2020-01-22 DSpace Leadership Group Meeting
- 2020-02-26 DSpace Leadership Group Meeting
- 2020-03-25 DSpace Leadership Group Meeting
- 2020-04-22 DSpace Leadership Group Meeting
- 2020-05-27 DSpace Leadership Group Meeting
- 2020-06-24 DSpace Leadership Group Meeting
- 2020-07-22 DSpace Leadership Group Meeting
- 2020-08-26 DSpace Leadership Group Meeting
- 2020-09-23 DSpace Leadership Group Meeting
- 2020-11-11 DSpace Leadership Group Meeting
- 2021-01-13 DSpace Leadership Group Meeting*
- 2021-04-14 DSpace Leadership Group Meeting
- 2021-07-14 DSpace Leadership Group Meeting
- 2021-10-13 DSpace Leadership Group Meeting
- 2021 December 1 DSpace Leadership Group Meeting
- 2022-02-23 DSpace Leadership Group Meeting
- 2022-05-26 DSpace Leadership Group Meeting
- 2022-08-31 DSpace Leadership Group Meeting
- 2022-11-30 DSpace Leadership Group Meeting
- 2023-02-14 DSpace Leadership Group Meeting
- 2023-05-09 DSpace Leadership Group Meeting
- 2023-08-09 DSpace Leadership Group Meeting
- 2023-11-15 DSpace Leadership Group Meeting
*Starting with the January 13, 2021, meeting, Leadership moved from monthly to quarterly meetings.
2023/2024 DSpace Leaders (alphabetical order):
| DSpace Leadership Group Members | ||
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| Senior Director, Community Supported Technologies and Hosting Services | Lyrasis | |
| Project Manager - Open Knowledge Repository | The World Bank | |
| CEO, Founder | The Library Code | |
| Open Access Repository Manager | CSIC (Spanish National Research Council) | |
| Senior Manager, Digital Research & Curation Center (DRCC) and the Open Source Programs Office (OSPO) | Sheridan Libraries at Johns Hopkins University | |
| Campus Repository Services | University of Arizona Libraries | |
| CEO | Atmire | |
| Associate Dean for Research Engagement | University of Kansas | |
| Head E-Publishing, ETH Library | ETH Zurich | |
| Information Systems Manager | National Library of Finland | |
Erica Johns (Vice Chair) | Lead Librarian for the eCommons Institutional Repository Service | Cornell University |
| Digital Repository Services Librarian | George Mason University | |
| Open Research Systems Manager | University of Cambridge | |
Head, University Archives & Co-Director, University Digital Conservancy | University of Minnesota | |
| Chief Operating Officer | 4Science USA and 4Science S.p.a. (EU) | |
| Scholarly Communication Librarian | Indiana University Purdue University Indiana | |
| Technical Manager - CGSpace | CGIAR / International Livestock Research Institute | |
| Digital Curation Librarian | Georgia Institute of Technology | |
| Executive Director | Texas Digital Library | |
| Library Director | Hamburg University of Technology / DSpace-DE Consortium | |
| Digital Library Development & Systems Manager | The University of Edinburgh | |
Maureen Walsh (Chair) | Scholarly Sharing Strategist | The Ohio State University Libraries |
* Community At Large Representative
** Ex-officio member nominated by the Leadership Group as representative of the community at large. Ex-officio members do not have voting rights.
*** Representative for permanent ex-officio, non-voting Lyrasis seat.
† DSpace Community Advisory Team (DCAT) Chair, ex-officio, non-voting
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