About the Program
After a year of active development, Hyku, the Hyrax-based repository application developed in the Hydra-in-a-Box project, is ready for beta testing! We are soliciting the Hydra community’s assistance to improve Hyku and to help define and prioritize our work for the remainder of the time on the IMLS grant supporting this project. The Beta testing program is an open opportunity to deploy the Hyku repository locally or in the cloud, to “kick the tires”, and to give the Hydra-in-a-Box team feedback on Hyku & its deployment options. We sought to develop a Hydra-based repository that is easy to install, easy to maintain, and easy to configure; your feedback is crucial for helping us gauge how much progress we’ve made on these goals.
Program Details & Timeline
The Beta program is slated to run from Monday, May 15 through Friday, June 23, 2017.
Here’s what is required of participants:
- Register your interest in participating in the Beta program (use this here wiki page);
- Install Hyku (via one of three methods as detailed on our wiki page here);
- Use the Hyku application (link to UI workflows document here?); and
- Submit bugs and overall feedback (specify how to submit those here).
Communication and Support
We will be holding weekly office hours to support and interact with folks who participate in the Beta program.
To join the Meeting:
https://bluejeans.com/4326546636
To join via Browser:
https://bluejeans.com/4326546636/browser
To join with Lync:
https://bluejeans.com/4326546636/lync
To join via Cisco Jabber Video:
https://bluejeans.com/4326546636/jabber
To join via Room System:
Video Conferencing System: bjn.vc -or-199.48.152.152
Meeting ID : 4326546636
To join via phone :
1) Dial:
+1.408.740.7256
+1.888.240.2560
+1.408.317.9253
(see all numbers - http://bluejeans.com/numbers)
2) Enter Conference ID : 4326546636
To discuss Beta program results and engage throughout the Beta period, we have set up the #hyku-beta channel in the Hydra Slack team. (To connect to Hydra Slack, use this here link.)
Who can participate?
The Beta Program is open to anyone who is interested in testing the deployment of the Hyku application and its functionality as a digital repository. You do not need to be an active Hydra developer or user to get involved and provide feedback. Organizations experienced with Hydra applications are also strongly encouraged to participate, too.
Why participate?
We can think of at least four reasons to participate in the Beta Program:
It's fun to try out stuff for the first time
It's fun to be among the first users of a product
You can help steer the direction of the product, because your feedback will be considered future updates to the product
- It's a community good: you can help make the product better for us all!