Duncan Dickinson (DD)
Vicki Picasso (VP)
Nick Nicholas (NN)
Greg Pendlebury (GP)
Norm Lawler (NL)
Request from Peter Sefton to update http://ands.org.au/resource/solutions.html
Superseded by ANDS project registry
NN to chase up ANDS
Hearing that some ANDS-funded institutions may seek to co-operate on feature development
DD will speak to Peter Sefton to see how we can work collegiately.
Collaboration between institution can be across software and processes - need to monitor and help where can.
DD to check on VP's access to Pivotal Tracker
ANDS V7 software
ABS Vocab - DD to follow up
Question from VP: What is the overlap between EIF048 and the new ANDS Metadata Stores project?
NLA integration discussed
Questions around processes at the NLA side
Description of activities also needs clarifying
ANDS's ARC and NHMRC PURLS and sustainability
Also FOR/SEO codes
DD mentioned DOI minting may be other functionality
DD mentioned a need make sure Metadata Store project expectations are reasonable
NN: Need to manage risk and ensure implementers are aware of functionality; Project management plan due in April so there is time for groups to speak to ReDBox team.
Discussed scope of EIF048
NN: Focus on scope, extra work may require other arrangements
DD: All EIF048 features go through board
VP: Would like ANDS to take into account overlaps between Metadata Store project requirements
DD: Need to get a good understanding of NLA roadmap so that we can determine functionality
NN: Need to wait for a week to get a clearer picture
DD: RIF-CS 1.3 is likely to be in scope
DD to speak QCIF about extra development work options.
EIF048 Deliverable 1 (inc project management plan)
NN: Project assessors raised concerns around test regime and number of institutions
Issue was waived by relevant ANDS staff
Plan and deliverable accepted
DD has indicated that software releases will slow in 2012, this will aid in testing
Project board membership
NN: ANDS may know more about potential future ReDBox implementations with the project submissions.
VP: Happy for reps coming from institutions with production instance
DD to speak to Flinders. (Colin Carati)
Email sent to NN regarding NLA integration; NN following up
Putting together 1.4 scope for review
Started looking at 1.3 upgrade
Macquarie rep visiting ReDBox
VP will demo to Woollongong, Macquarie, Sydney
UoN happy to collaborate with others on ReDBox work, including identifiers
State-based briefings about Metadata stores have occurred (SA, NSW)
Melbourne briefing on Tuesday
Brisbane on Thursday (Simon)
Drafts due Dec 5-9 - broad outlines
Collaborations around software is reasonable
Vivo community day - mid Feb, attached to VALA
NL absent
DD to chase up Newcastle sub-contract
Still looking at support
VP: People need info for their proposal. DD will take to QCIF.