need a connector to wiki from main page
I just tried to get back to the great list of RFCs that are on the wiki sub-domain and was unable to get there from koha-community.org. Shouldn't there be a link to the wiki stuff? And how does one decide what goes on the wiki versus what goes on the main domain? There seems to be a lot of overlap in some categories (documentation, get involved/participation, Download Koha/Koha Versions).... I'm working on a revamp of the evergreen-ils.org site and we are struggling with these same issues.
2010/9/14 Lori Bowen Ayre <lori.ayre@galecia.com>:
I just tried to get back to the great list of RFCs that are on the wiki sub-domain and was unable to get there from koha-community.org. Shouldn't there be a link to the wiki stuff?
There is, on the homepage and most other pages, right hand column, under community resources, links to bugzilla, wiki, git etc.
And how does one decide what goes on the wiki versus what goes on the main domain? There seems to be a lot of overlap in some categories (documentation, get involved/participation, Download Koha/Koha Versions)....
It's on a case by case basis, things usually start on the wiki and move to website when they stop changing, we have no hard and fast rules. Chris
Hi listers, We're interested in applying for an IMLS Sparks! Ignition grant for development of Koha in new and exciting ways, and we're looking for partners to collaborate with us. The Sparks! grants are grants up to $25,000 for innovative solutions to broad-ranging challenges in libraries, archives and museums, with an emphasis on making the results of the project open and accessible. From http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/SparksIgnition.shtm : "Successful proposals will address problems, challenges, or needs of broad relevance to museums, libraries, or archives, will test innovative responses to these problems, and will make the findings of these tests widely and openly accessible. Grant funding may include all activities associated with planning, deploying, and evaluating the innovation, as long as the expenses are allowable under federal and IMLS guidelines. Examples of projects that might be funded by this program include, but are not limited to: * exploring the potential of highly original, experimental collaborations, * implementing new workflows or processes with potential for substantial cost savings, * testing new metrics or methods to measure the impact of promising tools or services, * rapid prototyping and testing of new types of software tools, or creating useful new ways to link separate software applications used in libraries, archives, or museums, * offering innovative new types of services or service options to museum, library, or archive visitors, or * enhancing institutions' abilities to interact with audiences in new ways to promote learning or improve services, such as through the deployment of innovative crowd-sourcing techniques." Innovative + collaborative + open sounds like Koha to me! We would welcome anyone who would like to join us in this project- we have some ideas of our own, but we welcome more! (And by our own ideas I mean that we're at the "gee, wouldn't it be cool if..." stage). Please let me know if you would like to join us in pursuing this potentially amazing opportunity! Best, -Jen Jen Tobias Technical Services and Special Collections Coordinator Naropa University Allen Ginsberg Library (303) 546-3505 jtobias@naropa.edu
* Jennifer Tobias (jtobias@naropa.edu) wrote:
Hi listers,
We're interested in applying for an IMLS Sparks! Ignition grant for development of Koha in new and exciting ways, and we're looking for partners to collaborate with us. The Sparks! grants are grants up to $25,000 for innovative solutions to broad-ranging challenges in libraries, archives and museums, with an emphasis on making the results of the project open and accessible. From http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/SparksIgnition.shtm :
Innovative + collaborative + open sounds like Koha to me! We would welcome anyone who would like to join us in this project- we have some ideas of our own, but we welcome more! (And by our own ideas I mean that we're at the "gee, wouldn't it be cool if..." stage). Please let me know if you would like to join us in pursuing this potentially amazing opportunity!
Hi Jen I'm going to answer in two roles here. First with my Release Manager for 3.4 hat on. Please make sure that any ideas you are working on, you document here http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/RFCs_for_Koha_3.4 and if possible file an enhancement bug at bugs.koha-community.org for them as well (which links to their RFC). That way we will not end up with duplicate effort going on, and I can have some idea whats heading down the pipe at me :) And if all development is done in publicly available git repositories (we can set one up for you on git.koha-community.org) then things will be able to be tested and integrated faster and more cleanly. Secondly, with my developers hat on, Catalyst would certainly be interested in doing any development work needed. In fact I have quite a few ideas of things I would like to implement myself :) Hopefully you get lots of takers, and some of the ideas that aren't directly fundable usually, get funded this way. I'm sure librarians and library users have tons of neat ideas. Chris -- Chris Cormack Catalyst IT Ltd. +64 4 803 2238 PO Box 11-053, Manners St, Wellington 6142, New Zealand
Thanks for pointing out that the links are so easy to miss, I have moved them to the top of the column on the right hand side of the page. I hope this has made it easier to find the links to our other resources. Liz Rea NEKLS On Sep 13, 2010, at 3:23 PM, Lori Bowen Ayre wrote:
I just tried to get back to the great list of RFCs that are on the wiki sub-domain and was unable to get there from koha-community.org. Shouldn't there be a link to the wiki stuff? And how does one decide what goes on the wiki versus what goes on the main domain? There seems to be a lot of overlap in some categories (documentation, get involved/participation, Download Koha/Koha Versions)....
I'm working on a revamp of the evergreen-ils.org site and we are struggling with these same issues. _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
Thanks Liz! I still think it would be useful for the community to agree on what belongs on the wiki versus the other pages. If the wiki is basically a staging area as Chris suggests...that's fine, but maybe just say so? Some stuff seems to ONLY live on the wiki so linking to those specific things from the main page is useful (and I recognize you've done that linking in most cases). Specifically, I'd love to see a prominent link to the 3.4 RFCs (maybe on the how to get involved pages) so that people can see what other people are thinking about in terms of near term development, co-sponsorship opportunities, etc? Lori 2010/9/13 Liz Rea <lrea@nekls.org>
Thanks for pointing out that the links are so easy to miss, I have moved them to the top of the column on the right hand side of the page.
I hope this has made it easier to find the links to our other resources.
Liz Rea NEKLS
On Sep 13, 2010, at 3:23 PM, Lori Bowen Ayre wrote:
I just tried to get back to the great list of RFCs that are on the wiki sub-domain and was unable to get there from koha-community.org. Shouldn't there be a link to the wiki stuff? And how does one decide what goes on the wiki versus what goes on the main domain? There seems to be a lot of overlap in some categories (documentation, get involved/participation, Download Koha/Koha Versions)....
I'm working on a revamp of the evergreen-ils.org site and we are struggling with these same issues. _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
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