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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 sysadmin@duraspace.org.

Mailing Lists

Hydra-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 Hydra and related software.  Most people will not need this density of release information.  Major releases are notified to the Hydra-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 Hydra 

- All messages to Hydra-Announces are sent also to the Hydra-Community list - if you’re subscribed to Hydra-Community, you don’t need to subscribe to Hydra-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 Hydra and all of its components

- All messages to Hydra-Announces are sent also to the Hydra-Tech list - if you’re subscribed to Hydra-Tech, you don’t need to subscribe to Hydra-Announces

Hydra-Metadata

Subscribe to this list at https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/hydra-metadata/join if you want to get help with or discuss metadata issues in Hydra

Samvera-Partners https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!forum/samvera-partners

This is a closed list available only to formal Hydra 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.

 

QUESTIONS?

If you have general questions about adopting Hydra, project planning, requirements definition, etc., feel free to e-mail the samvera-community list
If you have technical questions about implementing or developing with Hydra, 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

IRC

While the #projecthydra room in IRC is in continuous use, most conversations now take place on Slack (as of spring/summer 2016).

Server: chat.freenode.net
Channel: #projecthydra

If you don't already use an IRC client, connect through the web at http://webchat.freenode.net/
Nickname: pick a name,
Channels: #projecthydra

For more information on how to start using irc, check out the instructions on the code4lib site.

Slack

Several Hydra Partners use Slack within their institutions for team communication and collaboration. There is a Samvera Slack team that is used All participants in the Samvera Community must adhere to the Code of Conduct and Anti-Harassment Policy.

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Learn about 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 team once they have registered for an account.

Slack team: https://samvera.slack.com

Joining a Slack team requires an invitation, but anyone can generate an automatic invite using the following form: http://slack.samvera.org/. (If this form does not work, you may want to use this backup form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1cRJaOTo2pHAeMzfE3hKL3toPHF2_e4ZXw3ufOXlF2vU/viewform) 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.

Social Media

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Fill out this form to get a Samvera Slack invitation.

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 Hydra Samvera technical call for developers and other folks who are contributing code or are actively using the core Hydra Samvera plugins & components. Contributors should consult the  Getting Connected page in the  Developers section of this wiki for more information.

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Conference Line Information

Phone
Dial:   +1 (641) 715 3660
Access Code: 651025#

Best methods of access are standard phone line or Google Talk.  Skype has proven unreliable and is not recommended.  Once you've dialed the main number, you'll be prompted for the access code.

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.

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.

Hydra Connect, Partner & Steering Group Meetings

Once each academic year, there is a global  Samvera Connect Meetings meeting; this is a chance for all Hydra Partners and users to meet at one time in one place to promote connections and collaboration throughout the rest of the year. The Hydra 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 Hydra 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

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.