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2010 Projects

1) "Dynamic Database" - new repository listing on dspace.org with expanded information for the community
   
2) Resource cleanup/building/refinement to equip the Ambassadors to succeed
    -better FAQ/knowledgebase
    -DSpace wiki clean up/re-org/migration
       *help from library student at University of Toronto or elsewhere?
       *change structure of the FAQ - move from a list to a database?
3) Promote social network and encourage more community discussions
    -re-defined requirements for social network - connect personally w/others AND the ability to have dynamic discussions (like ALCTS discussions), determine if Crowdvine can do what we want
    -have regular chats for RMs on specific topics (like the ALA discussion) - dspace general or social network? moderator to push topic and create a summary
4) Help to liase/represent community req'mts to committers
    -participate in the discussion of the new release process - DGOC members a part of the new group?
       *gather feedback, understand what users mean, get good info and distill it down (from community, Ambassadors, etc.)
       *perform informal/formal survey on release features
       *help recruit a different kind of release mgr - depends on community decides
       *help cmtrs restructure JIRA to maximize repo mgrs engagement LEONIE
5) Webinars/tutorials - ?
    -SWORD deposit tool
    -Batch metadata editing
    -Others?

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3) Survey the DSpace user community and make all information available to the community through a dynamic database which can be queried and updated easily by users going forward (Community Networking Survey Results\)

4) Create a list of projects/integrations/addons available for the DSpace platform

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1) Hosted DSpace User Group Meeting after SPARC 2008 Conference: meeting notes can be found at SPARC DSpace RM Mtg\