September 11, 2015, 1 PM EST
Attendees
Steering Group Members
Paul Albert, Jon Corson-Rikert , Kristi Holmes, Dean B. Krafft, Robert H. McDonald, Andi Ogier, Bart Ragon, Julia Trimmer
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Agenda
Item | Time | Facilitator | Notes | |
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1 | Updates | 5 min | All | |
2 | Review agenda | 2 min | All | Revise, reorder if needed |
3 | EuroCRIS event | 10 min | Dean | Attend? Who? |
4 | Site Survey | 15 min | Mike | See draft survey |
5 | Asset Inventory Recommendations | 20 min | Mike, Jon, Paul, Alex | See final report |
6 | Future topics | 5 min | All | Implementation documentation; attribution/contribution efforts; training program |
Notes
Updates
Discussion of upcoming euroCRIS event
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- Jon, Paul, Alex, Jim Blake, and Laura from UPenn worked on a task force to go over the various 'things' VIVO had accumulated, roughly since 2009
- Trying to understand what those things are – websites, email lists, communication channels, etc.
- Trying to understand what to do with/for them
- Trying to understand what those things are – websites, email lists, communication channels, etc.
- The spreadsheet of assets was put out for comments several times through VIVO Updates
- Many newcomers to VIVO are overwhelmed, and sometimes we aren't consistent in how we use resources because we have so many different ones – we lose coherence as a result
- The recommendations are grouped
- There are questions of whether things even should be done – which headings are worth pursuing
- Then a question of priority
- Some are obvious and have already been discussed
- E.g., completing the move from SourceForge to GitHub (cluster 4)
- Steering can also act to indicate which items in the report it endorses and/or has plans to move forward with
- Some things we are not ready to do very much about – such as item #10
- We haven't kept vivo.vivoweb.org up, so it doesn't really serve the purpose of being a demonstration of the system
- We can either shut it down or decide we need a demonstration that shows well
- And there are potentially several kinds of demo systems – one with sample data, another to highlight software and related apps&tools
- We should take down anything that looks bad and would not help the project
- Similar to removing software from the release that is broken, to avoid giving a negative impressions
- We could replace with a series of screencasts or screen images of places that have a VIVO, until we get a working demo system, that won't be tomorrow
- Cleaning up edges of the project that don't show well
- Some of the recommendations may not go clearly enough in that direction
- Implementation of a demo system may involve
- Would this be a chance to have a sprint?
- A different kind of demo that is a demonstration of a scholarship site is not what we have now
- Several of these will require spinoff activity with concerted planning, and some dedicated effort
- Looking for guidance on whether Steering wants the report amended, or whether it will accept the report and consider prioritization and further recommendations
- 3 or 4 of us could write up a response to the report suggesting action steps – what we will do
- Thinking of a step where Steering accepts the report, states it expects to go in this direction, and will review the list of tasks to prioritize and refine and suggest actions (e.g., a task force, a single volunteer)
- But if there are objections to elements of the report, we should hear them
- Are we ready to do that today? This is a more complex report
- The email recommendation, for example
- Integrating with the CRM system at DuraSpace – we don't even know if its feasible
- Also mentions a product called Discourse, but that would put us out of sync with the other DuraSpace projects that use Google Groups
- These will require a more detailed response, and we are not likely to act on all of these
- Any of these 10 items could have feasibility issues that affect priority and timeline
- If we are doing a qualified acceptance, then a smaller group should go through to come up with action recommendations
- May also involve the availability volunteer effort available for any task
- Accepted for further review to assess priority and possible implementation
Action Items
- Dean B. Krafft will follow up with EuroCris
- Mike Conlon will ask community about EuroCris and follow up based on feedback
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