Super! I am away but next week I'll try to align volunteers with what's on the participants' page -- I think Sarah Childs got some of that started -- though those of you with wiki accounts, don't be shy about doing this on your own!
http://evergreen-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=evergreen-docs:digparticipants Thanks Karen F.! Karen S. On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 11:37 AM, Karen Foster <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all ~ sorry to have missed yesterday's meeting - had to go for lockdown > training (sad sign of the times). > > Please put me down for: > > * Testing -- comparing the documents with the functions they describe > > I hope to get my grubby hands on a version of our db in 1.6 fairly soon so > bring the draft docs. on. > > Karen F. > > > > > > On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:27:24 -0400 > Karen Schneider <[email protected]> wrote: > > At the August 26, 2009 meeting of the Evergreen Documentation Interest > > Group, based on the outcomes of our needs assessment survey, we (the DIG) > > agreed that the first priorities for centralized Evergreen documentation > > were these topics (with known "local" documents noted next to each > > category): > > > > * Reports (PINEs, Sitka, Michigan have guides) > > * Installation, Migration, Upgrading (a small amount of material on > > DokuWiki) > > * Cataloging (Indiana has extensive guides, Sitka and Michigan also have > > some materials) > > * Circulation (Indiana, Sitka, Michigan) > > > > We will base our work as much as possible on version 1.6 (with the > > understanding that we'll get started with what we have until 1.6 is cut > and > > we can review its release notes). > > > > We have some loose ends we are tying up--for example, Catherine Lemmer is > > working on an intellectual property statement, and Karen S. is pushing > > through the styleguide as fast as she can go--but as a group, we are > ready > > to take this step. Thanks to everyone who helped us get to this point! > > > > We are now looking for people to help produce the documentation. If you > are > > able to commit some time over the next three months, email the DIG at > > [email protected]. > > > > We'd like to hear from you by Wednesday, September 9, after which we'll > > start forming groups and getting to work. But don't worry if you miss > that > > date. There's plenty of work to go around, and we'd love your help > whenever > > you can offer it. > > > > The roles that are available are: > > > > * Writing -- producing the documentation ("from scratch," and/or revised > > from existing materials). > > We're open to receiving content in any formats, such as Word or Open > Office, > > but of course, we'd be delighted if you produced it in DocBook XML! > > > > * Testing -- comparing the documents with the functions they describe > > > > * XML conversion -- for files that are not already in XML > > > > * Editorial review -- for ensuring the documentation is clear and follows > > Evergreen DIG styleguide conventions > > > > * CSS Design -- for making the pages more attractive and user-ful > > > > * XML Transform and Committers -- the group that converts the files to > HTML > > and PDF, makes permanent changes, and uploads the files > > > > Onward and upward! > > > > > > -- > > -- > > | Karen G. Schneider > > | Community Librarian > > | Equinox Software Inc. "The Evergreen Experts" > > | Toll-free: 1.877.Open.ILS (1.877.673.6457) x712 > > | [email protected] > > | Web: http://www.esilibrary.com > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Karen Foster > Collection Applications Support Specialist > McMaster University Library > Hamilton, Ont. Canada > [email protected] > (905) 525-9140 x21311 > > _______________________________________________ > OPEN-ILS-DOCUMENTATION mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.georgialibraries.org/mailman/listinfo/open-ils-documentation > -- -- | Karen G. Schneider | Community Librarian | Equinox Software Inc. "The Evergreen Experts" | Toll-free: 1.877.Open.ILS (1.877.673.6457) x712 | [email protected] | Web: http://www.esilibrary.com
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