[evergreen-outreach] annual report draft

Tue Apr 9 10:08:04 EDT 2024

Looks good!

One thing (sorry!)--Somehow I missed before--Blake's last name is
hyphenated: Graham-Henderson (on the 3.11 Release Team list).

Debbie Luchenbill
Associate Director, Open Source Initiatives
MOBIUS
2511 Broadway Bluffs, Ste. 101
Columbia, MO  65201
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On Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 9:07 PM <rogan.hamby at gmail.com> wrote:

> I waited a bit to see if we'd have more changes, but we haven't, so here
> is an update with the requested changes. I'm not a member of team Oxford
> comma (its just a fad) but I'm not interested in fighting that fight (as I
> don't care that much) but when in doubt I'm going with past annual report
> and wider project consistency ... which is an elusive goal but still a goal.
>
> On Tue, Apr 2, 2024 at 5:10 PM Andrea Buntz Neiman <
> abneiman at equinoxoli.org> wrote:
>
>> Looking good!
>>
>> I disagree about the hyphenations - "standalone" could be one word
>> though. A quick glance through our existing website shows that we're not
>> actually consistent with this at all.
>>
>> Anyway, not the hill to die on.
>>
>> I like the addition of the caffeinated cookies, but maybe label the
>> picture? Otherwise it's not clear what those are, even with the text on the
>> facing page.
>>
>> I can give it a more careful read if needed but I am on the road.
>>
>> ABN
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 2, 2024 at 10:18 AM Deborah Luchenbill via evergreen-outreach
>> <evergreen-outreach at list.evergreen-ils.org> wrote:
>>
>>> This looks awesome! Great job!
>>>
>>> I have a few nitpicky punctuation suggestions, though some may just be
>>> personal preferences or differing opinions on something being an adjective
>>> or a noun...
>>>
>>> In the "Our Mission" section:
>>> 1. While either way is acceptable, we hyphenate open-source everywhere
>>> else, so we probably should here also, for consistency
>>> 2. Same paragraph, hyphenate back-end
>>> 3. Next paragraph, hyphenate stand-alone
>>> 4. Third paragraph, I'm a proponent of the Oxford comma ;-) (Also, we
>>> use it elsewhere.)
>>>
>>> In Ruth's section:
>>> There should be commas around "hosted by CW Mars and the Worcester
>>> Public Library" (also the MARS should be all-caps)
>>>
>>> In the Release Trees section:
>>> 1. I'm not a fan of using the "th" or whatever after dates when also
>>> using the year...so, for instance, May 30th or May 30, 2023, but not May
>>> 30th, 2023
>>> 2. Hyphenate Multi-Word in "Multi Word Search Suggestions"
>>>
>>> That's all I have! :-)
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Debbie
>>>
>>> Debbie Luchenbill
>>> Associate Director, Open Source Initiatives
>>> MOBIUS
>>> 2511 Broadway Bluffs, Ste. 101
>>> Columbia, MO  65201
>>> debbie at mobiusconsortium.org <deborah at mobiusconsortium.org>
>>> 573-234-4914
>>> https://mobiusconsortium.org <http://mobiusconsortium.org>
>>> MOSS Help Desk: help at mobiusconsortium.org / 877-312-3517
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>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Apr 1, 2024 at 7:51 PM Rogan Hamby via evergreen-outreach <
>>> evergreen-outreach at list.evergreen-ils.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/9t6sit1adlzadlf8wgvwg/Annual-Report-2023-Draft-2024-04-01.pdf?rlkey=ckokdwcyhz0edctf4f3jorp6e&dl=0
>>>>
>>>> Many small changes but everything is ready for feedback now.  The
>>>> content is there now so it's polishing now.
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Apr 1, 2024 at 7:22 PM Rogan Hamby <rogan.hamby at equinoxoli.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Feedback incorporated except for the acronym conventions, but not
>>>>> ignored. My rule of thumb is this:
>>>>>
>>>>> Use acronym and name where space allows. If space does not allow both
>>>>> use full name. If spaces does not allow full name use only acronym. I'll
>>>>> check again towards the end to see if i'm being consistent with that but it
>>>>> is indeed a compromise with layout.
>>>>>
>>>>> Fixes for hair are now available in exchange for cookies ....
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 9:20 AM Lussier, Kathy <klussier at noblenet.org>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> OK, here come my initial nitpicky copy edits.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>    - In Ruth's article, I think we need to add a word in this
>>>>>>    sentence, "To all of you *who* participated..."
>>>>>>    - Hack-a-way (Hackaway?) should be consistent in the report. In
>>>>>>    the title for the hack-a-way article, it uses hyphens. In Ruth's article
>>>>>>    and in the body of the hack-a-way article, it's one word without hyphens. I
>>>>>>    believe the community convention has been to use hyphens.
>>>>>>    - Under our mission, easy-to-use should be hyphenated because
>>>>>>    it's being used as an adjective.
>>>>>>    - Westchester is spelled incorrectly in the 3.11 section.
>>>>>>    - We don't seem to have a consistent way of dealing with the
>>>>>>    acronyms for organizations. In some cases (CW MARS, PINES, ECDI), just the
>>>>>>    acronym is used. In other cases, we use the full name with the acronym
>>>>>>    followed by parentheses. For PaILS, we use the full name without an
>>>>>>    acronym. I don't think we need to make it consistent across the board as it
>>>>>>    also may affect spacing issues, but maybe we can have consistency for each
>>>>>>    organization. In the 3.11 and 3.12  sections, NOBLE and KCLS are handled
>>>>>>    differently for each release. I'm okay with NOBLE just being the acronym
>>>>>>    without the full organization name (I think this will be easier to fix).
>>>>>>    Perhaps KCLS could be King County Library System in both places?
>>>>>>    - My hair is mussed in one of the photos. Can you fix that? Also,
>>>>>>    I appear to be the color of Violet Beauregarde in another photo, but I'm
>>>>>>    okay with that since purple is my favorite color.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Also, the correction that I'm not making is the name for development
>>>>>> meetings. For years, it had been called developer meetings, and I thought
>>>>>> it needed to be corrected. But it looks like Galen updated the name to
>>>>>> development back in 2017 to be more inclusive (gmcharlt++). Developer
>>>>>> meeting is still used in many places in the community. Would somebody be
>>>>>> willing to update the calendar to development meeting? I'll take a stab at
>>>>>> updating wiki pages that refer to the meeting.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> As usual, it looks great!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Kathy
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Kathy Lussier
>>>>>> she/her
>>>>>> Executive Director
>>>>>> NOBLE: North of Boston Library Exchange
>>>>>> Danvers, MA
>>>>>> 978-777-8844 x201
>>>>>> www.noblenet.org
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, Mar 26, 2024 at 8:38 PM Rogan Hamby via evergreen-outreach <
>>>>>> evergreen-outreach at list.evergreen-ils.org> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Okay, this is as far as I'm getting tonight.  Highlights:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> New seeds has more stuff thanks to Ruth gathering info.
>>>>>>> Also thanks to Ruth the Hack-A-Way page has text but still needs all
>>>>>>> the laying out of things done.
>>>>>>> Interest groups page has information for UI group, board members
>>>>>>> added, a graphic to avoid strange white space and a title.
>>>>>>> Committing pages has new core committers listed (pics good idea?)
>>>>>>> and text on facing page.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/66w99x199lwe8w25918hh/Annual-Report-2023-2024-03-26-Draft.pdf?rlkey=hgjdp8u918v41mi33zd9o85am&dl=0
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, Mar 26, 2024 at 7:11 PM Rogan Hamby via evergreen-outreach <
>>>>>>> evergreen-outreach at list.evergreen-ils.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I prefer the colorful versions over greenscale. I think you sent me
>>>>>>>> new versions, looking for the.  I'm adding a box with the new core
>>>>>>>> committers. How do we feel about small photos of them on the page?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Wording change made.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Words added.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Tue, Mar 26, 2024 at 4:21 PM Andrea Buntz Neiman <
>>>>>>>> abneiman at equinoxoli.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> More feedback:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> -- for Committing / Code pages, there are "greenscale" versions of
>>>>>>>>> the images if those are preferred
>>>>>>>>> -- words here for commit page (maybe to go with the new authors
>>>>>>>>> graphic?):
>>>>>>>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/14zMlE-WI0jpCyNbhQveCl2rwsydhGnS_j11PULrVR-8/edit?disco=AAABHij8HO4
>>>>>>>>> -- for release 3.11, please change "single class search
>>>>>>>>> suggestions" to "multi word search suggestions"
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Mar 25, 2024 at 10:03 AM Andrea Buntz Neiman <
>>>>>>>>> abneiman at equinoxoli.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I will give you some more content for committing and see if I can
>>>>>>>>>> fix that svg.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> My feedback on the release pages is that the font kerning looks
>>>>>>>>>> off to me?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> ABN
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Mar 25, 2024 at 8:52 AM Rogan Hamby via
>>>>>>>>>> evergreen-outreach <evergreen-outreach at list.evergreen-ils.org>
>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Excellent!
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Mar 25, 2024 at 8:41 AM Frasur, Ruth via
>>>>>>>>>>> evergreen-outreach <evergreen-outreach at list.evergreen-ils.org>
>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I have a pretty good list of new seeds that I’m hoping to
>>>>>>>>>>>> compile in the next two days.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Ruth Frasur Davis (she/they)
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Coordinator
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> *Evergreen Indiana Library Consortium*
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> *Evergreen Community Development Initiative*
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Indiana State Library
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> 140 N. Senate Ave.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Indianapolis, IN 46204
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> (317) 232-3691
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> *From:* evergreen-outreach <
>>>>>>>>>>>> evergreen-outreach-bounces at list.evergreen-ils.org> *On Behalf
>>>>>>>>>>>> Of *Rogan Hamby via evergreen-outreach
>>>>>>>>>>>> *Sent:* Sunday, March 24, 2024 8:59 PM
>>>>>>>>>>>> *To:* Evergreen Outreach Committee <
>>>>>>>>>>>> evergreen-outreach at list.evergreen-ils.org>
>>>>>>>>>>>> *Subject:* [evergreen-outreach] annual report draft
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> **** This is an EXTERNAL email. Exercise caution. DO NOT open
>>>>>>>>>>>> attachments or click links from unknown senders or unexpected email. ****
>>>>>>>>>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Here is the promised updated draft of the annual report.  Below
>>>>>>>>>>>> is a page by page break down of where we are;
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Cover, Mission Page, Board President's Letter - Complete and
>>>>>>>>>>>> ready for feedback.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> New Seeds - A message went out from Ruth asking for libraries
>>>>>>>>>>>> to tell us about their additions. We can add those fairly late so I'm not
>>>>>>>>>>>> worried about it. The ones I have personal knowledge of are already added.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Interest Groups pages - We need to add the Bibframe and
>>>>>>>>>>>> Accessibility groups.  Any remaining space may be taken by a very small
>>>>>>>>>>>> feature or graphic. I looked for info on the web site and it looks like it
>>>>>>>>>>>> needs the Bibframe group added and Accessibility updated and perhaps
>>>>>>>>>>>> renamed.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Conference Page - ready for feedback
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Hack-A-Way - awaiting text so I can do layout
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Committing Code and Docs - we need a bit more content here so
>>>>>>>>>>>> put thinking caps on. Also,something happened with the SVG for one of the
>>>>>>>>>>>> graphics so we need to deal with that.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Release pages are done and ready for feedback.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> The Evergreen After Hours page is ready for feedback.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> The credits page and back cover are complete and ready for
>>>>>>>>>>>> feedback.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I will produce another draft by next weekend.  It will have at
>>>>>>>>>>>> a minimum:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> · A draft page with graphics for Hack-A-Way.  I believe Ruth
>>>>>>>>>>>> volunteered to provide the text, is that correct Ruth?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> · A further edited version of the interest group pages.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> · Adjusted Committing pages.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/zc9xc818khayhjah39a44/Annual-Report-2023-2024-03-24-Draft.pdf?rlkey=wo69s52n2qoayao07wv8rphob&dl=0
>>>>>>>>>>>> <https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=31323334-50bba2bf-31367a34-4544474f5631-43f73e2e362a76c7&q=1&e=3a08f502-2ff6-493a-a793-deba8df7a0fe&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dropbox.com%2Fscl%2Ffi%2Fzc9xc818khayhjah39a44%2FAnnual-Report-2023-2024-03-24-Draft.pdf%3Frlkey%3Dwo69s52n2qoayao07wv8rphob%26dl%3D0>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>> Andrea Buntz Neiman, MLS
>>>>>>>>>> Project Manager for Software Development | Product Specialist
>>>>>>>>>> Equinox Open Library Initiative
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>>>>>>>>> Equinox Open Library Initiative
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>> Equinox Open Library Initiative
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