NDSA:Open Source Presentation Series
Title of Activity or Project
OS Presentations: Exploring Open Source project for use in digital preservation infrastructure
One Sentence Description:
Infrastructure Working Group members will invite presenters to present and discuss open source projects they work on to learn about open source projects and open source software development and sustainability practices from project experts, discuss the projects, and note what functions they may serve in digital preservation infrastructure, blogging the resulting discussions.
Statement of the Problem and Goals for Addressing the Problem:
There are a number of open source projects and communities around specific needs for digital preservation systems, particularly around content management systems. It is confusing to know the strengths of one system over another and the pros and cons of each depending on one’s needs. In addition, knowledge of the options is limited. The Infrastructure working group will try to ferret out projects that may be if value to digital preservation infrastructure needs. We will explore the projects by speaking to experts working on the projects and we will write up our findings to share with eh NDSA community and others.
Strategic Value of Activity:
- This will draw attention and share information about specific open source projects that speak to infrastructure needs
- This will clarify the value of some of the open source projects being discussed
- This will help to identify software development and sustainability practices that cut across projects
- This will share the info with the digital preservation community at large using NDSA expertise to help simplify the issues
Required Resources:
- Time of working group members to coordinate
- External experts to present projects
- Webx tools
- Time of working group members to reflect and write up short responses
Roadmap:
What are the steps to take in order to accomplish this activity? Examples:
- Email list of topics and projects and presentors
- Set up presentations by experts (to alternate with working group calls)
- Hold conference calls to discuss presentations
- Draft document and review
- Invite member feedback
- Revise document
Dissemination of Knowledge:
How will this activity be shared? Examples:
- Blog posts reporting out the talks
- The presentations themselves share knowledge inside the NDSA
- Future options for members to write up other kinds of reports or guides
Signifiers of Success and Outcomes:
Well attended meetings, input on value from presenters, well read blog posts, role in shaping future projects.