2025-2026 Techdocs Work Plan

Goals

• Maintain ArchivesSpace technical documentation in tech-docs GitHub repository and Awesome ArchivesSpace GitHub repository.

• Solicit feedback and contributions from the community.

• Perform outreach and make ArchivesSpace community aware of TechDocs.

Specific Tasks or Projects

Ongoing/Recurring Tasks

• Review pull requests and issues in Awesome ArchivesSpace repository and add new resources.

• Monitor listserv, linking to relevant portions of documentation in listserv responses or encouraging the community to submit GitHub issues regarding documentation.

• Review techdocs website to identify where further clarity is needed and where examples could be improved, creating Jira tickets to manage these updates.

• For minor ArchivesSpace releases, review release notes and provide edits/suggested changes to developers.

In-Progress Projects Carried Over from Last Term

• Current in-progress tickets from last term:

  • https://archivesspace.atlassian.net/jira/software/projects/TD/boards/57?selectedIssue=TD-2

  • https://archivesspace.atlassian.net/jira/software/projects/TD/boards/57?selectedIssue=TD-6

  • https://archivesspace.atlassian.net/jira/software/projects/TD/boards/57?selectedIssue=TD-20

  • https://archivesspace.atlassian.net/jira/software/projects/TD/boards/57?selectedIssue=TD-24

  • https://archivesspace.atlassian.net/jira/software/projects/TD/boards/57?selectedIssue=TD-25

  • https://archivesspace.atlassian.net/jira/software/projects/TD/boards/57?selectedIssue=TD-27

  • https://archivesspace.atlassian.net/jira/software/projects/TD/boards/57?selectedIssue=TD-44

New Projects for This Term

• Create documentation for onboarding new members, including how to complete tasks such as submitting pull requests to the TechDocs GitHub repository.

• Identify and implement strategies to encourage the ArchivesSpace community to actively use and update techdocs and Awesome ArchivesSpace.

• Investigate what a changelog page on techdocs would look like, and draft a template.

• Explore the possibility of working with the User Documentation sub-team to identify opportunities for collaboration.

• Present on sub-team’s activities at virtual member forum. (Spring 2026).