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Wiki account
You need an account for this wiki so that you can contribute to Samvera's pages. If you do not have one already, please request an account by sending an email to heather@samvera.org
Mailing Lists
Samvera-Slack-Admins
This is a closed list available to Samvera Slack administrators. Send email to slack@samvera.org if you're having trouble with Slack.
Samvera-Releases (1-2 messages a month)
Subscribe to this list at https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/samvera-releases/join if you want notification of every new point (bugfix) release of Samvera and related software. Most people will not need this density of release information. Major releases are notified to the Samvera-Announces list.
Samvera-Announces (2-5 messages a month)
Subscribe to this list at https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/samvera-announces/join if you want the minimum mailings - only the most important security, major release, and event announcements
Samvera-Community (5-10 messages a week on average)
Subscribe to this list at https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/samvera-community/join if you want a broader spectrum of non-technical information related to Samvera
- All messages to Samvera-Announces are sent also to the Samvera-Community list - if you’re subscribed to Samvera-Community, you don’t need to subscribe to Samvera-Announces
Samvera-Tech (15-20 messages per week on average)
Subscribe to this list at https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/samvera-tech/join if you want to follow current technical discussions about Samvera and all of its components
- All messages to Samvera-Announces are sent also to the Samvera-Tech list - if you’re subscribed to Samvera-Tech, you don’t need to subscribe to Samvera-Announces
Samvera-Metadata
Subscribe to this list at https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/samvera-metadata/join if you want to get help with or discuss metadata issues in Samvera
Samvera-Partners https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!forum/samvera-partners
This is a closed list available only to formal Samvera Partners and is typically used only for community governance discussions
Samvera-Steering
This is a closed list available to Steering Group members and is typically used for community maintenance and licensing activities
Blacklight http://groups.google.com/group/blacklight-development
Not a Samvera list as such but possibly of interest to those whose focus is on the Blacklight layer. The primary mailing list for anyone using or improving Blacklight.
Samvera-Hyku (2-5 messages a month)
Hyku was promoted from Samvera Labs in February 2019. Subscribe to this list at https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/samvera-hyku/join to stay looped into Hyku updates and add your voice to the community.
QUESTIONS?
If you have general questions about adopting Samvera, project planning, requirements definition, etc., feel free to e-mail the samvera-community list
If you have technical questions about implementing or developing with Samvera, feel free to e-mail the samvera-tech list
If you have questions about becoming a partner, code licensing, or usage rights, please e-mail the samvera-steering list
Slack
The Samvera community's primary realtime communication mechanism is a Slack workspace. We use this All participants in the Samvera Community must adhere to the Code of Conduct and Anti-Harassment Policy.
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Learn about Samvera
See the Samvera Community Guidelines to learn how we work together
Our wiki homepage is a great place to start learning about the Community, including our technologies, governance Partners, and more.
Samvera's website https://samvera.org
Take a tour of some Samvera repositories
Code repository https://github.com/samvera
Join Community Conversations and Ask Questions
Join the Samvera Slack workspace
This is the best place to get started with the Samvera Community. Join us for discussion, questions, announcements, interest groups, and working groups. Anyone can create a new channel within the Samvera Slack workspace once they have registered for an account.
Slack workspace: https://samvera.slack.com
Joining a Slack workspace requires an invitation, but anyone can generate an automatic invite using the following form: http://slack.samvera.org/. If you need help getting connected, ping slack@samvera.org and someone will be in touch.
A tutorial can be found at https://samvera.slack.com/getting-started. Slack has clients for Mac, PC, Linux, and mobile devices, and may be used via any web browser.
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Join Community Email Lists
Keep up with Community announcements, updates, and conversations. See all our available lists and sign up for those that interest you.
Sign up for a wiki account
You need an account for this wiki so that you can contribute to Samvera's pages. You can request an account by sending an email to heather@samvera.org
Attend an Interest Group, Technical Call, or Partner Meeting
Technical Call
There is a weekly Samvera technical call for developers and other folks who are contributing code or are actively using the core Samvera plugins & components. Contributors should consult the Getting Connected page in the Developers section of this wiki for more information.
- Wednesdays at 9:00 AM Pacific Time;
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Conference Line Information
How to connect: https://psu.zoom.us/j/613720745 (this link will launch the Zoom client – if you do not have Zoom, expand the instructions below)
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Monthly Partner Call
There is a monthly Samvera Partner Calls among (signed) partners. This call complements the technical calls (above), but instead of a focus on code, the Partners call focuses on community & functional progress.
- 2nd Friday of the month;
- 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Pacific Time;
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This call used to use the conference line above but has recently been exploring other systems. For a given call, check the agenda on the right of the Samvera Partner Calls page for the dial-in (etc) information.
Samvera Connect, Partner & Steering Group Meetings
Once each academic year, there is a global Samvera Connect Meetings meeting; this is a chance for all Samvera Partners and users to meet at one time in one place to promote connections and collaboration throughout the rest of the year. The Samvera Partners also gather for a multi-day (usually three), face-to-face meeting a couple of times a year. These events provide regular forums for partners to focus on aligning road maps, coordinating resources, and extending the technical, community, documentation and training framework. See the Samvera Partner Meetings page for more details. The Samvera Steering Group, a smaller group of institutions that stewards the overall effort and provides central administration, also meets separately during these sessions.
Web Site, Wikis, Issue Tracking & Code Repos
- Samvera's Web Page https://samvera.org
- Samvera Wiki (this site): samvera
- Code Repository https://github.com/samvera
Further Information
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Interest Groups
Anyone is welcome to attend an Interest Group Meeting to learn more about a Samvera technology, to ask questions, and to hear the latest updates. The Groups include individuals from many different roles including developers, managers, librarians, and others.
Avalon User Roundtable
The Avalon User Roundtable is a community group that meets monthly to talk all things Avalon and AV in the world of libraries and archives. Agenda topics are sourced from the community, and all potential and current Avalon users are invited to attend!
Hyku Interest Group
The Hyku Interest Group meets to discuss the Hyku repository application. Based on Hyrax, Hyku is intended to be an easy-to-install, easy-to-configure, feature-rich multi-tenancy solution. Hyku is designed to reduce barriers to effective asset management and preservation for collections and content types of many kinds.
Hyrax Interest Group
Anyone is welcome to learn more about Hyrax, the product roadmap, current initiatives, and to ask questions.
Metadata Interest Group
The Samvera Metadata Interest Group (SMIG) is interested in working together on base metadata recommendations for the Samvera Community. The scope of this group concentrates primarily on metadata as it relates to Samvera projects such as Hyrax, Hyku, and Avalon Media System. Types of metadata for which the group has or intends to create recommendations include technical, structural, descriptive, and rights metadata.
Repository Management Interest Group
Provides a support network and sounding board for anyone working with repositories (no matter what your title!) to ask questions and share implementations. The Group provides collective input on the Hyrax roadmap and feature development, providing use cases, proposals, and providing real-time input on implementation of features.
User Experience Interest Group
The Samvera User Experience (UX) interest group meets to discuss any aspect of the user experience, including usability, design, UX methods, and user interface consistency. The purpose of these discussions is to improve users' experiences with applications and systems. Such improvements are expected to occur through sharing of information and expertise across projects and institutions.
Attend an Event or Watch a Previous Event
Samvera Calendar
This calendar includes information for Samvera Community events, calls, and meetings.
Samvera Community Digital Repository
Find white papers, slides and recordings from previous events, and other Community materials in our Hyku-based repository.
Samvera YouTube Channels
Watch demos and past events on the Samvera Community and Samvera Hyku YouTube channels.
Talk to the Community Manager
You're welcome to email or schedule a call with Heather Greer Klein, the Samvera Community Manager, to discuss the Community, Samvera technologies, ways to get started, for help or other questions.