The Governance Working Group was chartered by Partners thus, A one-page summary of the discussion, documentation, and feedback to-date related to the various governance models under consideration. * Synthesis, This step will be shepherded by Steering, as the proposed model will also be assessed for legal, licensing, and MOU implications prior to further community review. * Proposal, Development of a draft governance proposal and incremental steps to implementation if appropriate * Community Input, Circulation of the final proposal for potential adoption at a Spring/Summer 2018 partner meeting, The Governance working group is a small group chartered by the community to help synthesize and formalize the various governance discussions and documents currently underway. The scope of the Samvera Governance Working Group’s deliverables will be, Circulation of the above to Partners, stakeholders, and the Steering group for review, comment, and change requests to the proposal * Legal Review, * Context, A revised governance proposal based on community, stakeholder, & legal feedback * Community Review, and A summary of the themes and issues that the community hopes to address by refining existing or adopting new governance practices and structures. Ideally identifies key differences and decision points between the models provided for evaluation and current model. This combined context and synthesis documents should be approximately 750-1500 words (1-3 pages) in length * Draft
Keyword:
Governance, Interest and Working Groups, and Samvera
University of Michigan, Data Curation Experts, Northwestern University, DuraSpace, Emory University, Princeton University, Indiana University, and Cornell University
The paper lays out the current state of Samvera, in terms of its core software and the underpinning architecture. To set the software in context, the paper describes the Samvera community and its organizing structures. The White Paper aims to provide a useful introduction to those new to Samvera, and to act as a positioning document for those wanting to understand where Samvera is at. Finally it provides a framework for navigating the future.
Keyword:
White paper, Samvera, and Technology
Subject:
Samvera Community
Creator:
Allinson, Julie, Kaufman, Rob, Jaffer, Nabeela, Young, Jennifer, Van Tuyl, Steve, Bussey, Mark, Armintor, Benjamin, and Cameron, Jon