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News
- DSpace 1.7 release update
- Oct 22 all code needs to be completed
- Testing in Nov 8-12
- be sure to explain how to take part, what to do, etc.
- Final release in mid-Dec
- OR10 recordings
- OR11 will be in Austin, TX June 7-10
- date change for OAI conference - June? Aug?
- If you're doing an Open Access Week activity, highlighting your DSpace, you can request some free giveways (4G USB Flashdrives) from @mire
- Univ of Cambridge - during a in Nov, author workshop w/Biomed Central - how to get published w/open access publishers, open access tables - promoting open access w/marketing efforts-hand out brochures
- Univ of Hawaii - one wk late
- events - a speaker, a lunch, bringing in Kathryn Nacario (Nat'l Public Library of Science) to speak and then reception afterwards
- Vanderbilt - lots of changes, finished library renovations, new dean
- For other ideas for activities see the Open Access Week website: http://www.openaccessweek.org/
- DSpace 1.7 release update
Follow up on TODOs
- feedback gathered on desired features from DGOC and Ambassadors, several of them in JIRA, need to add the rest to JIRA (???)
- create template to be used for review - DGOC notes pasted into JIRA (DONE)
- DSpace registry format updates
- format changes to instructions - make form links bold/different color or right hand link to forms (IN PROCESS)
- clean up on search filters and registration forms - caps, descriptions vague/abrev don't make sense, form and browse need to be the same (DONE)
- upcoming version 2 of registry: add registered svc provider field to dashboard and add new to field registry for repository case study / presentation links (IN PROCESS)
Review JIRA new feature requests
- discuss new process/template: https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSPACE/DGOC+JIRA+Issue+Review+Template
- use for reviewing a few items JIRA new feature list : http://jira.dspace.org/jira/browse/DS-575
- decide reasonable number of requests per mtg and approach to get through backlog
SPARC DSpace User Group Meeting
- Planning Committee: Sarah Shreeves, Rea Devakos, Valorie Hollister and Bram Luyten
- draft schedule: https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSPACE/SPARC+DSpace+User+Group+Meeting+Fall+2010
- have speakers for 1.7 and batch metadata editing tutorial
- haven't rec'd any proposals for presentations -- change format to be structure networking? via "Pecha Kucha" format (everyone presents 20 slides, 20 seconds each slide - total of 6min40 sec) - see details for the Repository Fringe : Elin's preso , other session
- get attendee list -- solicit them directly for proposals (Val and Bram)
Other Projects
- DSpace wiki clean up (Rea, Alvin, Ronee)
- UofT intern program in both fall and winter, if fall, need to start
- Rea can't be project lead, needs some one else to volunteer
- Fostering more community discussions (Ronee)
- discussions forum on wiki - seeded by q&a from mailing list archives and fed by regular chats (like ALA discussions) - develop project plan
- Webinars/tutorials
- SWORD deposit tool
- Batch metadata editing
- DSpace wiki clean up (Rea, Alvin, Ronee)
Attendees
- AM: Ronee Francis, Elin Stangeland, Bram Luyten, Jim Ottaviani, Val Hollister
- PM: Beth Tillinghast, Val Hollister
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