Samvera Newspapers Interest Group Call: 2017-08-03

Time: 1:00 PM EST / 10:00 AM PST

Call-In Info: 712-775-7035 (Access Code: 960009)

Moderator: Eben English (Boston Public Library)

Notetaker: pbinkley (Etherpad link: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/Samvera_Newspapers_Interest_Group_Call__2017-08-03)

Attendees:

• pbinkley (U of Alberta)
• Yoo Young Lee (IUPUI)
• Brian McBride
• wgcowan (Indiana University Bloomington)
• Jenn Colt (Cornell)

•     cwulfman@princeton.edu
  
  

Agenda

• IMLS Grant Update
  • started July 1 
  • job posting up for developer - have decent applicant pool, will start phone interviews next week
  • first call with advisory group Aug. 17
  • will set up project site and share with this group

• Features & Requirements
  • activity in adding new features has wound down - we think we've got a good list
  • (we went through the list of features discussing priority and implementation, with a view to defining a minimal viable product - Eben took notes and will embody them in a Google spreadsheet) - we got to the end of the Admin section

• Metadata Requirements for Newspapers
  
  
• Content Examples
  • PDF
  • CONTENTdm
  • NDNP
  • METS-ALTO
  • Olive
  • TEI
  • ????

  • Note: will need sample data to use in the development work: ContentDM exports, etc. etc. Offers are welcome

    
    
    
• Intel sharing from other groups
  
  
• Next meeting: Thursday October 5, 1 PM EST