DGOC November 2, 2010

Meeting Agenda

Due to capacity constraints on the teleconference line, if you plan to attend the meeting please email Valorie Hollister at vhollister[at]duraspace.org in advance to ensure their will be space. This month's meeting will occur at 3:00pm Eastern Daylight / 19:00 UTC/GMT. For dial in instructions, click here.

1. News

   1. DSpace 1.7 release update
      1. New features: https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSPACE/DSpace+Release+1.7.0+Notes
      2. Testing in Nov 8-12
         1. explain process clearly, encourage participation
      3. Final release in mid-Dec
   2. SPARC DSUG on Nov 10 update
   3. Other news?

3. Review JIRA new feature requests

   1. discuss new process/template: https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSPACE/DGOC+JIRA+Issue+Review+Template|display/DSPACE/DGOC+JIRA+Issue+Review+Template||\
   2. use for reviewing a few items JIRA new feature list : http://jira.dspace.org/jira/browse/DS-575
   3. decide reasonable number of requests per mtg and approach to get through backlog
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5. Other Projects

   1. DSpace wiki clean up (Rea, Alvin, Ronee)
      1. UofT intern program in both fall and winter, if fall, need to start
      2. Rea can't be project lead, needs some one else to volunteer
   2. Fostering more community discussions (Ronee) 
      1. discussions forum on wiki - seeded by q&a from mailing list archives and fed by regular chats (like ALA discussions) - develop project plan
   3. Webinars/tutorials
      1. SWORD deposit tool
      2. Batch metadata editing 

6. Attendees

   1. AM: Ronee Francis, Elin Stangeland, Bram Luyten, Jim Ottaviani, Val Hollister
   2. PM: Beth Tillinghast, Val Hollister
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