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 2014 Open Access Meeting. The meeting will feature presentations on DSpace update, tutorials and community presentations/networking.
Please note that only coffee and tea will be provided for the meeting. Attendees are on their own for both breakfast and lunch.
Location and Time
The meeting will be held in same hotel as the 2014 SPARC Conference, the Intercontinental Hotel in Kansas City, on Wednesday, March 5 from 8:30am until 12:30pm in the Pav 1 room. *Please see the SPARC Conference site for information on hotel accommodations and other logistical info: http://sparc.arl.org/events/OA14.
Meeting Schedule
We still refining the agenda and recruiting presenters for the Community 24x7. 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.
8.30-9.00: Welcome and Update on DuraSpace and DSpace by Valorie Hollister
9.00-9.30: TBD Tutorial
9.30-10.00: DSpace/ORCHID by Bram Luyten
10.00-10.15: BREAK
10.15-12.00: Community 24 x 7
12.00-1.00: 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 at the 2012 SPARC DSUG generated a lot of discussion and information sharing (to view slides from 2012 presentations see SPARC DSpace User Group Meeting 2012). A 24x7 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 current 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 4.0 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 the DSpace 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 February 28.
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: INSERT LINK
Planning Committee
DSpace Community Advisory Team
Valorie Hollister - DuraSpace
Bram Luyten - @mire
