OR2014 Plenary Helsinki * OR2014 Jonathan Markow Chief Strategy Officer Tim Donohue DSpace Technical Lead David Wilcox Fedora Product Manager
Dec 18, 2014
OR2014 PlenaryHelsinki * OR2014
Jonathan MarkowChief Strategy Officer
Tim DonohueDSpace Technical Lead
David WilcoxFedora Product Manager
Agenda
3:45pm Congress Hall: DuraSpace Update4:15pm Congress Hall: DSpace Overview4:30pm Congress Hall: Fedora Overview4:45pm Room Change5:00pm Congress Hall: “The Future of Dspace”5:00pm Rm 302/303 (upstairs): Fedora Steering Group Panel
“DuraSpace is an independent 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization providing leadership and innovation for open technologies that promote durable, persistent access to digital data. We collaborate with academic, scientific, cultural, and technology communities by supporting projects and creating services to help ensure that current and future generations have access to our collective digital heritage.”
DuraSpace Team
Tim DonohueDSpace Tech Lead
Valorie HollisterCommunity Programs
Michele KimptonChief Executive Officer
Jonathan MarkowChief Strategy Officer
Bill BrananDuraCloud Tech Lead
Carissa SmithDuraCloud/DSpaceDirect
Carol Minton MorrisMarketing/Comm
Andrew WoodsFedora Tech Lead
David WilcoxFedora Product Manager
Layne JohnsonVIVO Project Director
How is DuraSpace organized?
Education
ServicesProjects
Funded through community membership & RSP program
Funded through service revenue & grants
…Last year we needed to debunk some myths
• DuraSpace has teams of developers working on DSpace and Fedora
• DuraSpace is still funded by the Moore foundation and others
• “My sponsorship dollars are funding Duracloud?!”
We needed to increase the level of contribution and
engagement for both projects to ensure long
term success
Happy to report• 70% increase in funding to
DSpace/Fedora projects in 2013, $708,870
• Community Governance is being established for all projects
• DuraSpace continues to make progress in building a sustainable model for the organization
Our community is global
Continued adoption around the world, particularly developing Countries
26%
25%23%
10%
7%
4%4% 1%
North America
Western Europe
Asia
South America
Eastern Europe
Australia/New Zealand
Africa
Middle East
Sponsors By Geography(DSpace/Fedora)
76%
6%
9%
3%
6%
Chart Title
USACanadaUKWestern EuropeAust/NZ
Organizational Goals for 2014• Successful rollout of membership• Increased engagement from the community
through project governance• Improved transparency through governance
and communications• Track revenue and costs by project/service• Participation in National and International
initiatives that strategically relate to our mission
• Continued growth of cloud services
Fedora 2014 goals
• Establish community governance model
• Test, validate and deliver Fedora 4.0• Put dedicated Prod Mgr in place• Attract enough funding and developers
to support the work• Create and implement a roadmap that
meets the needs of the community
DSpace 2014 goals
• Engaged, inclusive governance• Develop roadmap that meets the
diverse needs of the community, yet offers “out of the box” functionality
• Get adequate funding to move forward and hire a Prod Mgr
• Plot a technology path to support the vision
VIVO 2014 goals
• Broader community engagement• Increase funding• Increase installed base• Implement aggregated search
services• Recruit service providers to assist
with implementations
• Significantly reduced pricing for storage• Continue to develop new features, particularly
focused on preservation and easy content uploads– Released Archive-It back-up service– Integrated with DSpaceDirect
• Continue to work with strategic partners on providing end-to-end solutions for ingest, access, archiving, and preservation– Digital Preservation Network, Chronopolis, others
• Beginning plans for DuraCloud offering in Europe
• Launched service publicly in March• Subscription plans based on customer’s storage needs
and optional add-ons• Direct integration with DuraCloud
– The only complete hosted repository and preservation software suite
– Provides ongoing full preservation of repository content
– Ensures easy retrievals/restores for accidental deletes
• Current customers include the National Endowment for the Humanities, the American Library Association, Bennington College, and Northern Kentucky University
• Info sessions: dspacedirect.org/register
The ecosystem and DuraSpace
DuraSpace’s strategic value includes advocating for our OSS projects and services within the larger ecosystem
DPN DPLA SHARE RDA…
Increasing ownership and participation through Membership
and Governance
Why Membership?
• Membership is consistent with our move towards participatory governance
• Increase community support– For many institutions, “Sponsorship” is a no-
no! (Implies charitable contribution)– More institutions are budgeted for
memberships; fewer for sponsorships
Goals
• Consistent models across projects with room for customization
• Keep administrative costs low• Roll out membership while governance
evolves• Easy transition for current sponsors• Appeal to new members with benefits
and opportunities for participation• Honor commitment, action, and merit!
Two Levels of Benefits
• Institutions receive DuraSpace benefits associated with their membership level.
• If they choose to support a specific project(s) with their membership fees, they also receive project-specific governance benefits appropriate to their level of commitment.
Highlights
• Four levels ($2500 - $20,000+)• Inclusive of developing nations ($250)• New discounted training benefit• Discount on cloud services• All members eligible to vote for one at-
large DuraSpace board director• Each project may nominate
representative to serve on board• We offer DuraSpace-level benefits;
steering groups agree on project governance benefits
Project Governance Template
Project Members – Submit requests, requirements,
recommendations; offer feedback and other input
Leadership Group Approves priorities, budget,
strategic direction
Steering Group Oversees project
operations, provides strategic guidance
Product Manager
Tech Lead
DuraSpace Org
WG
WGWG
Working Groups
Tech Team
Committers
Contributors
Rule of Thumb
• Projects are encouraged to lean towards inclusiveness
Become a Member!