The organization I work with is using DSpace 4.x I am interested in also
joining the UX interest group. I would like to know what is actually
involved in a working group before I commit to such, but it remains a
possibility.

- Hugh Paterson III

On Sat, Jun 25, 2016 at 2:01 AM, Bram Luyten <[email protected]> wrote:

> A discussion about putting such a work group together and who would be
> interested to participate would be a great topic for one of the upcoming
> DCAT meetings:
> https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/cmtygp/DCAT+Meeting+Notes
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> I'll put an email in there now to start the discussion of what the topics
> for next month's calls should be.
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> On 22 June 2016 at 22:42, <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> Dear all,
>>
>> I am really interested in this group.
>>
>> Here at Brazilian Development Bank we're still using version 1.6 and we
>> really need to discuss usability and accessibility.
>>
>> Tim, could you please include me?
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>
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>>
>> De: Tim Donohue <[email protected]>
>> Para: "Denkinson, Grant W." <[email protected]>, "
>> [email protected]" <[email protected]>
>> Data: 22/06/2016 11:23
>> Assunto: Re: [dspace-community] UX
>> Enviado por: [email protected]
>> ------------------------------
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi Grant,
>>
>> Thanks for kicking off the discussion!  As discussed at OR16, I think
>> the best way to move this effort forward would be to establish a User
>> Experience (UX) Interest Group or Working Group. The difference between
>> the two is that a Working Group signs up to achieve a specific goal (and
>> therefore is often time limited), while an Interest Group is ongoing
>> (and is more about discussing ongoing topics of interest).
>>
>> In the case of a UX group, I suspect it'd be nice to achieve a few
>> specific tasks, namely beginning to "mock up" the user experience for
>> the new UI initiative. That way we can ensure that, as the new UI is
>> built, it is achieving the desired user experience. This may mean it'd
>> make sense to establish as a Working Group with definitive tasks
>> assigned to it (at least initially). Though, it'd also be possible to
>> start with a more general Interest Group, and create a (sub) Working
>> Group tasked directly with creating such UI mock ups, etc.
>>
>> All we'd really need to get started is the following:
>>
>> * One or two people interested in chairing/organizing such a group.
>> These chair(s) would organize meetings, ensure the notes/output are
>> publicly documented / reported back, and generally be the main contact
>> for the group (though they should feel free to delegate heavily to
>> others in the group to achieve any of these tasks).
>> * A rough draft of the perceived goals of the group (i.e. the "charge").
>> I'd be glad to provide feedback / ideas as necessary.
>>
>> After that, we'd just need approval from the DSpace Steering Group
>> (which I will gladly help the group achieve).  Then the group can begin
>> to put out a call for more members, and start scheduling meetings,
>> create a wiki page to store notes, etc.  As examples, here's where we've
>> documented a few other Interest Groups / Working Groups:
>>
>> https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSPACE/DSpace+Interest+Groups
>> https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSPACE/DSpace+Working+Groups
>>
>> I honestly love this idea, and I hope others would have an interest in
>> helping us to establish the first DSpace UX Interest Group.  It'd be a
>> great way to ensure that, as we build the new UI for DSpace 7, we are
>> meeting the expectations and needs of repository managers (and general
>> users) worldwide.
>>
>> Definitely let me know if there's any other way I can help.  If there
>> are others on this list interested in joining such a group (or
>> chairing/co-chairing), I'd encourage you to respond (either on or off
>> list).
>>
>> Tim
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>> On 6/22/2016 5:07 AM, Denkinson, Grant W. wrote:
>> > At Open Repositories 2016 in Dublin last week I went to some great
>> DSpace dev sessions and offered to help with usability and accessibility
>> testing. I'm wondering how that is best organised.
>> > Grant
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