Just a reminder that the DSpace Futures call on DSpace & Hydra is today at 12pm
EST/17:00 UTC. Details and dial-in info is below.
Begin forwarded message:
> From: Valorie Hollister <vhollis...@duraspace.org>
> Subject: DSpace Futures Calls
> Date: February 14, 2013 7:58:01 AM EST
> To: dspace-gene...@lists.sourceforge.net, dspace-tech@lists.sourceforge.net,
> dspacecommunityadvisoryt...@googlegroups.com
>
> Apologies for the cross-posting
>
> Dear DSpace Community,
>
> Last month DuraSpace shared a report on the current "State of DSpace"
> following a series of phone calls with sponsors, committers, DCAT members,
> and service providers (http://www.duraspace.org/dspace-futures).
> Among the many themes that emerged from these discussions, we have identified
> three in particular that generated broad interest. We would like to
> schedule follow-up conference calls for each of them in the next few weeks.
> These topics, if they are to evolve into actionable initiatives, will require
> active community participation and leadership. If your institution would
> like to become involved, we invite you and your colleagues to participate in
> the discussions that interest you:
>
> REST API / Repository Abstraction Layer. A number of people on the calls
> felt that DSpace would benefit considerably from the creation of its own
> full-featured REST API. This API would permit more flexible and agile UI
> development and would ease integration with third-party tools and
> applications.
>
> A call to discuss the REST API is scheduled for Wednesday, February 27, at
> 2:00pm EST (19:00 UTC). Participants may want to review two third-party APIs
> in advance of the call:
>
> Hedtek's DSpace REST API: https://github.com/hedtek/dspace-rest
> Wijiti's DSpace REST API: https://github.com/wijiti/dspace-rest-api
> To join this call, dial +1 209.647.1600, participant code 117433#.
>
> DSpace and Hydra. This discussion ranged from a vision of a DSpace Hydra
> head--one that would duplicate DSpace functionality using the Hydra framework
> (Ruby on Rails, Solr, Blacklight, Fedora)--to related variations such as
> Hydra front-end development on top of the DSpace back-end. Hydra Project
> partners are invited to attend this call, as well.
>
> A call to discuss DSpace and Hydra is scheduled for Friday, March 1, at
> 12:00pm EST (17:00 UTC). To join this call, dial +1 209.647.1600,
> participant code 117433#.
>
> Metadata Improvements. Metadata enhancement was one of the issues frequently
> raised in our telephone conversations. Coincidentally, the DSpace Community
> Advisory Team (DCAT) was already working on a proposal to improve the
> metadata support based on results of an earlier community-wide survey
> (https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSPACE/Proposal+to+Update+QDC+Registry+and+Add+DCTERMS+Registry).
> As the starting point for enhanced metadata support, DCAT is creating a
> proposal that would lay the foundation for future improvements by updating
> the existing Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) schema to the current
> Qualified Dublin Core (QDC) standard. The proposal also includes some
> suggestions for improving the protection of the schema standards as well as
> laying the groundwork for some added flexibility to add other standards. In
> folding this work into the DSpace Futures initiative, DCAT is hopeful
> everyone with an interest in improving metadata support in DSpace will get
> involved with the effort.
>
> A call to discuss DSpace metadata improvements is scheduled for Wednesday,
> March 20 at 4:00pm EDT (20:00 UTC). To join this call, dial +1 209.647.1600,
> participant code 117433#.
>
> There is no need to register in advance for these calls. We will publish
> notes after each meeting for those who are interested but cannot attend.
>
> We look forward to speaking with you,
>
> Michele Kimpton
> Chief Executive Officer
> mkimp...@duraspace.org
>
> Jonathan Markow
> Chief Strategy Officer
> jjmar...@duraspace.org
>
> Tim Donohue
> DSpace Technical Lead
> tdono...@duraspace.org
>
> Valorie Hollister
> Director of Community Programs
> vhollis...@duraspace.org
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