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The DSpace Community Advisory Team, the DuraSpace organization and @mire, a DSpace Registered Service Provider, invite all DSpace enthusiasts to a half day DSpace user group meeting immediately following the SPARC 2012 Open Access Meeting. The meeting will feature presentations on DSpace update, tutorials and community presentations/networking. 


Location and Time

The meeting will be held in same hotel as the 2012 SPARC Conference, the Intercontinental Hotel in Kansas City, on Wednesday, March 14 from 8:30am until 1:00pm. Please see the SPARC Conference site for information on hotel accommodations and other logistical info: http://www.arl.org/sparc/meetings/oa12/index.shtml.

Call for Proposals 

We are currently seeking presentation proposals from members of the community with innovative DSpace projects at their institutions. Proposals should be sent to vhollister@duraspace.org by February 7. Acceptance notification will be sent by February 9.

Meeting Content (still under development)

We are in the process of developing the agenda and recruiting presenters.  This has traditionally been a fairly informal meeting with lots of opportunity for networking with other DSpace users. We highly recommend that if possible you plan to allow time after the session to go to lunch and continue small group conversations around specific areas of interest. 

  • Welcome and Update on DSpace 
  • Tutorial on Batch Loading Workflows for DSpace
  • Tutorial on Discovery (faceted search and browse) or Mirage 
  • Community 24 x 7 (see below) and/or Structured Networking (see below)

If you have specific suggestions for other content (presentations, tutorials, discussions, etc.) to include in the meeting please feel free to email me at vhollister@duraspace.org. 

Community 24 x 7

24x7 presentations were a favorite at Open Repositories 2011 and generated a lot of discussion and information sharing. It is a version of the Pecha Kucha style presentations and is intended to provide as many people as possible an opportunity to share information about their projects/efforts/ideas. Presentations are limited to 7 minutes and no more than 24 slides. We strongly encourage all attendees to participate! Suggested topics include best (or worst) practices on the following topics:

  • Budget: managing the repository budget and responding to user needs
  • Strategic planning: developing a strategy and costing for future development of the repository
  • Fundraising: sourcing funding opportunities for repository projects
  • Personnel: coordinating and managing activities of repository personnel and coordinating repository development with associated departments
  • Your projects/ideas.....

Structured Networking Session

This is a chance for you to hear from other members of the community and learn what they are working on. Depending on your travel plans, you are invited connect with other users to continue networking over lunch. Here are some possible questions to get the discussion going:

Are you putting a DSpace 1.8 upgrade on your roadmap? Why or why not?

What are your main organizational issues with your repository? (staff time available, boss doesn't want to fund it, researchers don't perceive the value, etc.)

What are your main technical issues with your repository ? (learning curve, staff availability/turnover, working on an older dspace version, etc.)

If there's one thing DuraSpace and/or the community could do for you, that would make YOUR life easier, what would it be?

Meeting Registration

The meeting is being sponsored by the DuraSpace organization and @mire, a Registered DSpace Service Provider. The event is free for anyone who wishes to participate. For planning purposes, please send an email with your name and institution to vhollister@duraspace.org March 1. 

Meeting Crowdvine

A Crowdvine has been set up for anyone attending the DSpace user group meeting (or the SPARC meeting) in an effort to promote making connections. Here is the link: http://sparc-dspace.crowdvine.com/posts

Planning Committee

DSpace Community Advisory Team
Valorie Hollister - DuraSpace
Bram Luyten - @mire

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