dspace roadmap and vision (at 2013 oai8 dspace user group)
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Virtual presentation at the DSpace User Group Meeting before the OAI8 conference in Geneva on June 18, 2013. A video recording of this presentation is available at: http://youtu.be/OVlndHO_RBE NOTE: An updated version of this talk was presented at OR13. Those slides, and associated video are available at: http://www.slideshare.net/tdonohue/dspace-roadmap-vision-2013-or13TRANSCRIPT
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DSpace RoadMap & Vision
Tim DonohueDSpace Tech Lead
OAI8 DSpace User Group Meeting
RoadMap Overview
• 3.x Releases (3.1 in Jan 2013)• 4.0 is coming (Late 2013)• DSpace 3 to 5 Year Vision• Next Steps
3.x New Features
• Rewritten & improved OAI-PMH• Advanced Embargo• Item Versioning (beta)• Mobile interface (beta)• Type-based submissions• Many major improvements: Statistics,
Authentication, Discovery, etc
http://tinyurl.com/dspace-3-0
• First release managed by a Release Team!
• 3.0 Release Team:– Sands Fish (MIT) [Team Leader]– Ivan Masár (aka helix84)– Hardy Pottinger (U of Missouri)– Robin Taylor (EDINA, U of Edinburgh)
3.x Releases
Coming Soon: 4.0
• Late 2013 (Nov or Dec)• Features are To Be Decided
– REST API?– DOI Support?– SWORDv2 enhancements?– Other features?
http://tinyurl.com/dspace-4-0
3-5 Year Vision
• May meeting of 10 stakeholders– Came out of DuraSpace Summit
• Goal: Common 3-5 year vision– Vision will be longer term– Will NOT affect 4.0 release in late 2013
• Vision & Discussion session at OR13• Early “draft” of that vision today
http://duraspace.org/meeting-report-3-5-year-dspace-vision
DSpace will:1.Focus on IR fundamentals, modern
use cases2.Be lean & flexible3.Include “core IR” functionality which
can be extended4.Be designed to integrate well5.Support low-cost, hosted
solutions
Draft 3-5yr Vision
1. Focus on IR
“Institutional Repository” at heart
• Core functionality = “current & anticipated IR use cases”– Not same use cases as 10 yrs ago
• Non-Core = implement via third-party plugins
2. Lean & Flexible
Do NOT attempt to do or be everything
• Instead: lean, focused system
• But, support third-party plugins
3. Core IR Use Cases
What is “out-of-the-box”vs
What may be a third-party plugin
• We need to determine what these core use cases are, together
4. Designed to Integrate
Standalone systems are a thing of the past
• Provide integration points for others to build against
• Build our own integrations with external systems
5. Support hosted
Web-based Configuration & Setup
• Easy to setup / install whether on your local server or hosted
• Most options / configs should be customizable via a web UI
A Possible Vision?
DSpace as a “WordPress-like” IR?
• Easy to install / “just works”• Large, active support community• Diverse third-party plugins / themes• Manage most everything from web UI
(including plugins / themes)
Next Steps
• Proposed Vision at OR13– Discussion session with OR13 attendees
• Additional feedback via email / wiki• Collaborate with Tech Team on a
possible Technical RoadMap• Begin to locate funding / volunteers
https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSPACE/DSpace+2013+Vision+Document
Want to help?
• Want to take a more active role?– Contact Tim or Jonathan Markow
• [email protected]• [email protected]
• Provide feedback or suggestions along the way
• When time comes, donate a developer or small amt of funding
In Closing
Contact Info & Slides• Email: [email protected]• Slides: http://www.slideshare.net/tdonohue/
Image Credits• Road: http://www.flickr.com/photos/boypiyaphon/• First 3: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lwr/2455278328/• Second 3: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lwr/95522574/• Number 4: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lwr/2404796935/• Binoculars Guy:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gerlos/3119891607/