2016-03-14 TAC/UAC Coordinating Committee Meeting

Brad W.

Sally V.

Gordon D

ArchivesSpace Program:

• Development:  
  • Completed Feb 16 sprint:  18 stories accepted; 9 stories rejected 
  • Started March 16 sprint:  27 stories target; 11 for container mgmt., 9 for PUI, rest for miscellaneous 
  • Still aiming for April release.  Two challenges remain:  1) accommodate more parallel id sequences in the container mgmt. conversion process and 2) ensure conversion process does not convert data already converted
     
•  Training: 
  •  Workshops at: 
    •  Harvard’s Countway Library of Medicine
    • UC Santa Cruz
    • Guggenheim Museum Archives
    • Tri-colleges  

• Conferences / Presentations:
  •  Code4Arc (preconference to Code4Lib):  Brad W. presented an ASpace update remotely; Chris Fitzpatrick attended. 
  • Code4Lib:  Chris Fitzpatrick attended and staffed ASpace table; led a breakout on the ASpace API.  
  •  Digital Preservation Management workshop at Emory:  Brad attended, gave two presentations and sat on two panel discussions

TAC:

UAC:

• Testing sub-team has been working diligently to test issues for the 1.5 release
• Development Prioritization sub-team has met once and queued up work for the developers
• next UAC meeting is March 30, 2016

Brad W.

Lynda Kachurek

Jay Gaidmore

Updates:

• Staffing
• Development
• Documentation
• Membership
• Training
• Hosting at LYRASIS

Extended discussion:

• Support philosophy
• Staffing needs
• Budgets for FY16 and FY17
• Communication / Engagement plan
• LYRASIS update
• Appointments to Nominations Committee

Additional Items?: