Purpose of the group: The TDL DSpace Users Group works to create an active community among DSpace users that:
- facilitates mutual support for DSpace use and repository management;
- identifies areas of work that could be taken on by member working groups or by TDL staff;
- connects the TDL DSpace user community to the larger open source DSpace community in North America.
Who can join: Any users of DSpace can join the users group, regardless of affiliation with TDL.
Users Group Leadership:
- The group is led by a Chair and Vice-Chair, with support from TDL staff.
- The chair will serve for a one-year term. The Vice-Chair will serve for one year and then move into the chair position.
- The Chair and Vice-Chair of the users group must come from the TDL membership.
The role of the TDL chair:
- Identify and coordinate opportunities for TDL members to discuss DSpace/repository issues and/or work together on DSpace-related projects.
- Moderate the TDL DSpace Users Email List
- Plan and lead a TDL Users Group meeting at TCDL.
- Serve as an intermediary between the Texas user community and the larger open source user community.
- The chair may appoint the vice-chair or other user group members to serve in roles that accomplish any or all of these objectives.
2018-19 Chair: Ed Warga, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
2018-19 Vice-Chair: Colleen Lyon, University of Texas at Austin