DSpace Foundation

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DSpace Foundation
Priorities 2008/2009
Michele Kimpton Executive Director, DSpace
Foundation Michele_at_dspace.org
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DSpace Foundation
Promote DSpace, advance the platform, support
the community
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Engage the community
Sustainability
Reach out to new users
Build partnerships
Manage roadmap and Improve contribution
process
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500 known instances and growing
10-15 new instances per month
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Over 60 countries
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Engaging with the user
Decision makers
The community
developers
Committers
IT group
Implementers
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Engage democratically
-Successfully launch other forms of web 2.0
communication tools -JIRA -Facebook -discussio
n forums -video -committees that can represent
groups of users More traditional approaches
too. user groups conferences
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JIRA
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Improve outreach and communication

• Website-www.dspace.org
• Introduction video
• Monthly newsletter
• Global outreach committee
• Webinars

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Sponsorship
Initiated sponsorship program to help provide
financial support to the Foundation
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Fedora Partnership
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For more information

• Website
• Whos using DSpace
• Newsletter
• Sponsorship
• Training modules
• Introduction video to DSpace
• DSpace Fedora collaboration
• JIRA
• 2.0 Work