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2010 Projects

1) Complete work on the "Dynamic Database" - new repository listing on dspace.org with expanded information for the community
   and release to the community: available here

2) Resource cleanup/building/refinement    

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 networking 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
5) Webinars/tutorials - ?
    -SWORD deposit tool
    -Batch metadata editing
    -Others?

4) Explore ways to involve more of the community in the release process

5) Help develop tutorials and webinars for the community
     

2009 Projects

1) Help organize the DSUG Meetings at OR2009 in May 2009 (https://or09.library.gatech.edu/dspace.php) and DSUG stand alone mtg in Sweden in October 2009 (http://dsug09.ub.gu.se/index.php/dsug/dsug09)

2) Create a social network for the DSpace user community searchable by area of interest or expertise

Wiki Markup3) 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 (\[Community [Networking Survey Results|Community Networking Survey Results]\|\])

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

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