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Warning

Next phase of this work (creating the DSpace 7 UI) has moved over to DSpace 7 Working Group (2016-2023)

Note
titleUpdates on UI Selection Process
Note
titleUpdates on UI Selection Process

Update June 20, 2016: The selection of the Angular 2 UI platform was announced and the proof-of-concept Angular 2 UI was demoed at the Open Repositories conference in Dublin. 

Update May/June, 2016: We are now providing video updates on the Angular 2 UI prototype.  Please visit our YouTube Playlist to catch up on all the updates. At the Open Repositories conference in Dublin, we will also be providing a live update and demonstration during the "You heard it here first" session on Weds, June 15 at 2:00pm.

Update April, 2016: The extended prototype on Angular 2 (see below) has begun at:

Update March 24, 2016: After detailed discussion of all prototypes, public feedback, etc, the UI Working Group has written a detailed Summary of options / discussions:

As detailed in this document, the UI architecture has been narrowed down to two options under consideration:

  1. A Java-based, server-side solution based on Spring Boot. For a sample, see Prototype #1 below.
  2. A Javascript-based, client-side solution using Spring Boot (for server-side components) and likely Angular 2 (for the client-side UI).  Prototypes #7 (and #4) featured client-side UI options, but neither used Angular 2.

At the DuraSpace Summit (March 16-17), these options were discussed with attendees from the DSpace Steering and Leadership groups. During that discussion, it was decided that we would move forward with an extended prototype of the client-side solution featuring Angular 2.  As noted, none of our original prototypes used Angular 2 (though one did use Angular 1). Yet, Angular 2 has great interest in that it claims to solve the major SEO (search engine optimization) shortcomings of Angular 1.  All original client-side prototypes (#7 and #4) had these SEO shortcomings, which made it difficult to judge their capabilities as a future DSpace UI.

The extended prototype phase will move into May. At that time, a final decision between the two platforms will be made.

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titleEvaluation Timeline / RoadMap

How did we get here?  Here's the timelines of where we've been and where we are goingtimelines of where we've been and where we are going

  •  Dec 4: DSpace UI Prototype Challenge ends and review period begins
  •  Jan - Feb: Demonstrations/discussions of all submitted prototypes. Video demos and discussions available below
  •  Week of Feb 8-12:  Collect oral and written feedback on prototypes, focusing on "Advantages, Concerns & Questions" (see call for feedback above and our public evaluation form). A public call for feedback will be sent to all mailing lists once all prototype videos are available/posted.
  •  Week of Feb 15-19: Resolve outstanding questions. Select a shortlist of 2-3 architectures for consideration.
  •  Week of Feb 22-26: Select no more than 2 finalist architectures, which might include combinations of technologies from the various prototypes
  •  Week of Feb 29-March 4: Select an architecture for recommendation; validate it against our criteria (see evaluation form). See UI Working Group Summary.
  •  March 16-17: Presentation of recommended architecture to DSpace Steering and Leadership groups at the DuraSpace Summit Meeting for their feedback / approval.
  •  March / April : Extended prototype phase of an Angular 2 prototype as recommended at DuraSpace Summit. A team comprised of several institutions (Texas A&M, @mire, Cineca, DuraSpace) will collaborate on this prototype, and determine its plausibility (as a future UI) and whether it meets our SEO needs.
  •  May / June: Continued prototype (Phase II) of Angular 2 prototype in preparation for a demonstration at Open Repositories 2016.

DSpace User Interface Prototype Challenge

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Prototype Evaluation Process

The DSpace UI Prototype Working Group (2015-16) will be working with prototype developers to schedule a recorded Q&A discussion for each prototype (starting in January 2016). These Q&A session recordings will be made publicly available on this wiki page.

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