DSpace Developers Virtual Summit (Feb 27 to Mar 2)

Who is invited?

• All Committers,
• Any other interested DSpace developers or technology-savvy individuals

If you don't fall into one of the above categories, you are still welcome to attend. However, be warned that discussion will likely get very technical at times (which is why we recommend you be a developer or have a technology background).

Logistics

• When: Meetings will happen daily starting at 20:00UTC and last for 1-2 hours apiece (depends on those in attendance).
• Where: Current plan is to likely hold meetings via Google+ Hangouts (video or audio chat).
• Attendance Limit: If we use Google+, attendance will be limited to 10 people at a time. However, if you miss one meeting you can always follow up via the meeting notes, or join the next day.
• Daily Notes: Each day we will have a notetaker. Meeting notes will be send to 'dspace-devel' listserv after each meeting, in order to allow for broader community feedback.

Discussion Topics

The following topics are just possible topics we may wish to discussion. Topics need not be limited by this listing, and others can feel free to add topics they feel may be important.

In no particular order:

• What may a "Common Business Logic API" look like? Can we build an API that makes it easier for new DSpace UIs to be built?
• Are there ways we could simplify DSpace ("Do one thing and do it well") or its current Object Model?
• How could we move towards "Metadata on All Objects" (i.e. Not just metadata for Items, but also for Bitstreams, Communities & Collections)?
• What other ways can we start to "Modernize" DSpace at all levels (Object Model, API, User Interface)?
  • As a potential starting point in modernizing DSpace's API see Richard Rodgers' work on GitHub: https://github.com/richardrodgers/mds