Task List Archive: January-March 2006

Below is the beginnings of a short-term task list for the IDR and tentative due dates:

01/10 - do data-entry against latino studies - done
01/13 - decide on data-entry method for nd report - January 13
01/31 - do data-entry against kellogg - January 31
01/31 - have version 1.0 of website done - January 31
01/31 - import ten records into digitool - January 31
01/31 - investigate data-entry template customization for dspace - January 31
01/31 - learn how to import/export into dspace - January 31
01/31 - visit all stakeholders for excellenet undergrad research

02/07 - redesign filemaker database - February 7
02/14 - decide on data-entry fields for dublin core - February 14
02/14 - decide to coordinate dc field between repositories - Feburary 14
02/14 - decide what do do about qualififed dc - Febrary 14
02/14 - do data-entry against nd report - February 14
02/18 - resolve /usr/local/giant/disk/space/ issue - February 28
02/28 - decide on what is important in user end for search/browse
02/28 - decide which facets/terms are important for idr
02/28 - prepare art slide metadata for digitool Venetian class - February 28

03/01 - sponsor large group meeting
03/20 - implement unique identifiers (handle.net)
03/20 - learn to make little indexes
03/20 - learn to use lucence instead of swish for indexing
03/20 - write/draft copyright forms for authors to sign and submit w/ materials
03/21 - investigate data-entry template customization for digitool - March 21
03/21 - write version .1 of policy - March 20

04/14 - go to copyright conference at ball state - April 14

05/31 - fix utf-8 character problems

06/01 - write implementation/marketing plan
06/15 - write version 1.0 of policy manual - June 15
06/20 - do usability testing, lot's of it

08/31 - decide on a name for repository

TBD:

• document policy for doing data-entry and modify software accordingly
• identify use-case scenarios for each application
• investigate copyright support mechanisms
• learn about digitool overlay process
• learn about integrating authority files into dspace and digitool
• learn how to do digitool import
• practice editing with meditor
• tweek/modify oai harvester