DSG notes

Recurring Strands

• Project management (Annual Check-in, other updates)

• Toolkit development (CFP, accepted projects, SHARP or other grant funded developments, updates)

• Workshops and outreach

• Grant application and funding

• Connection to liaisons and library

• DSG policy development

• Scholarly communication and publishing

• Goals for coming year

• Updates and issues from DSG staff

• Cat and other pet updates

2018

• 2018-06-21 Brainstorm ideas for CCIS course projects for fall 2018, based on current crop of Toolkit proposals and ideas here

2017

August

• 2017-08-31 Report on Tier One project on word vectors
• 2017-08-17 Reading session on GIS (might swap this to 8/3 depending on Bahare's travel)
• 2017-08-03 PCDM

July

• 2017-07-27 Open session
• 2017-07-13 Information session on linked open data, part 2 (Jeff)

June

• 2017-06-29 DSG CERES Documentation
• 2017-06-22 Optional reading session.
• 2017-06-15 Reading session on Ellen Cushman's and Elizabeth Dillon's work, focusing on race and coloniality
• 2017-06-01 TEI and Charon (Julia, Ashley, Syd, Sarah C.)

May

• 2017-05-25 Information session on linked open data, part 1 (Jeff)
• 2017-05-18 No meeting; fake news lunch with NULab for anyone who is interested
• 2017-05-11 Dan Cohen visit, presentations on DSG activities

April

• 2017-04-27 stress-sharing recommendations, summer staff meetings, IMLS grant discussion (reading circulated in advance)
• 2017-04-20 FRBR in WWP, Charon
• 2017-04-13 Discussion of Toolkit proposals
• 2017-04-06 No meeting

March

• 2017-03-30 Discussion of Charon specification
• 2017-03-23 No meeting.
• 2017-03-16 Syd and Ashley report on XML databases, Steven and Ashley: discussion of web overhaul
• 2017-03-09 Space planning update. Wikipedia Visiting Scholar update. DSG stats update.
• 2017-03-02 M. Bean and space planning discussion.

February

• 2017-02-23 DSG space planning
• 2017-02-16 Sarah, presentation of CUL article and PCDM modeling, if time Amanda and Podio billing app
• 2017-02-09 Meeting cancelled due to snow
• 2017-02-02 Discussion of departmental goals

January

• 2017-01-26 CERES documentation wireframe overview
• 2017-01-19 Sarah and Eli present on CCIS class work; quick review of CERES CFP
• 2017-01-12 Review of the new "resources" page, discussion on GIS internships
• 2017-01-5

2016

December

• 2016-12-29 Holiday Break
• 2016-12-22 Holiday Break
• 2016-12-15 Toolkit Update from Abbie, Param, and Sarah
• 2016-12-8 Workshops update from Steven and Bahare
• 2016-12-1 Discussion on Bahare's GIS intern posting

November

• 2016-11-24 Cancelled: Thanksgiving
• 2016-11-17 Grant updates and planning
• 2016-11-10 Charon roadmap
• 2016-11-3

October

• 2016-10-27 Cancelled
• 2016-10-20
• 2016-10-13 Cancelled
• 2016-10-06 Charon user roles

September

• 2016-09-29 Visitor from Uppsala University (Wolmar Nyberg-Akerstrom)
• 2016-09-22 Visit from new Communications Specialist Jon Reed, share and discuss library's diversity plan w/ Evan
• 2016-09-15 Charon, Fall planning and events
• 2016-09-08 Cancelled (staff out, use time for start of Fall semester)
• 2016-09-01 Charon

August

• 2016-8-25 Super secret fun DSG event.
• 2016-8-18 Charon brainstorming
• 2016-8-11 Working meeting to update Quick Facts and website
• 2016-8-04 Boston Harbor Habitat Project presentation (Bahare)

July

• 2016-7-28 Final DMP presentation. Welcome packet intro?
• 2016-7-21 New toolkit developments, Eli?
• 2016-7-14 New Toolkit / DSG projects rundown.
• 2016-7-7 Round-robin and conference updates incl. library space changes, revisit DMPT for final revisions [Greg and Param], Kickoff/"Welcome to the DSG" section on website plus handouts.

June

• 2016-06-30 Cancelled (conferences and vacations)
• 2016-06-23 Cancelled (conferences and vacations)
• 2016-06-16 Cancelled (conferences and vacations)
• 2016-06-09 Toolkit requirements from project meetings, Patrick talk about Hydra
• 2016-06-02 Workshop discussion with Steven and Bahare

May

• 2016-05-26 Data management planning, Arader DMP update? Discussion of library diversity plan.
• 2016-05-19 Toggl and developer time tracking?
• 2016-05-12 Round robin updates
• 2016-05-05 Report on Harvard GIS for Humanities Symposium (Bahare)

April

• 2016-04-28 Working meeting (grant and other writing)
• 2016-04-21 Demo of CCIS students' work? Proposal for acceptance/rejection of CERES projects
• 2016-04-14 Meet in 269A: annual schedule of workshops (Amanda and Abbie), talk about space updates
• 2016-04-07 Review of DRS Toolkit proposals (some staff may be at RISE)

March

• 2016-03-31 Steven, Regina and Jen Ferguson conversation about data literacy in DSG+R&I
• 2016-03-24 Hillary will talk about new Open Access policy
• 2016-03-17 DSG work calendar, RISE poster, special guest Evan
• 2016-03-10 Thoreau update (if not earlier) --> turned into working meeting to finish RISE poster
• 2016-03-03 Round-robin, RISE plans (keep eyes open for DSG poster), feedback on DataViz handouts

February

• 2016-02-25 Check-in with Toolkit projects
• 2016-02-18 Announcements, recap of MOU webinar, Thoreau project: Omeka and DRS
• 2016-02-11 Eli will talk about the Toolkit.
• 2016-02-04 Cultures of Reception, sketching out conference proposals and attendance

January

• 2016-01-28: GIS publishing options report (Steven and Bahare)
• 2016-01-21: Abbie and Sarah present plan for CFP
• 2016-01-14: brainstorm action items for strategic plan
• 2016-01-07: background on Boston Harbor Atlas project, review of DSG site updates, assessment wrap-up

2015

December

• 2015-12-24: No meeting, Christmas eve
• 2015-12-17: Brief assessment wrap-up, copyright and license info update from Sarah. Look at the latest library web design.
• 2015-12-10: WordPress and Calypso
• 2015-12-03: Toolkits

November

• 2015-11-26: Holiday!
• 2015-11-19: Welcome Steven and round-robin projects update
• 2015-11-12: TAPAS 2.0, Podio/Assessment, report on NEARC conference
• 2015-11-5: DLF from Sarah and Eli?, please put any consults and working groups in Podio, Snellebration on the 7th.

October

• 2015-10-29: Writing session.
• 2015-10-22: Presentation on Archives Toolkit pilot (Sarah Sweeney, Eli)
• 2015-10-15: Update on DRS features and planning (David and Sarah S.); fall birthday celebrations; GIS update (Bahare)
• 2015-10-08: Writing session.
• 2015-10-01: Report on DLAx workshop (Julia); introduce new DSG RAs; discuss new Thoreau Omeka project, Passas project; update on data management planning (Amanda, Ashley)

September

• 2015-09-24: Review of Library FY16 action plan (Amanda, Julia); discuss incoming projects and process, intake form; planning for Fall showcase.
• 2015-09-17: Reminder: submit events, classes, and consultations to Podio. Overview of fall outreach event (Amanda); Bahare presentation for Offenhuber class. Announcements: Snellabration November 7th, #huskyhideandseek
• 2015-09-10: Reminder: submit events, classes, and consultations to Podio. OJS overview (Hillary); check in on use of Slack
• 2015-09-03: Reminder: submit events, classes, and consultations to Podio. Optional writing session.

August

• 2015-08-27: Reminder: submit to Podio. Email consults count! Copyright overview (Hillary).
• 2015-08-20: Omeka under-the-hood (Jim); copyright overview (Hillary); brief discussion of DSG mentoring/working groups (Julia); Podio form for consultations (Amanda)
• 2015-08-13: look at Podio or Trello mechanisms for DRS Toolkit project management; grad and faculty reps at data visualization candidate meetings; update on fall events discussion
• 2015-08-06: discuss Slack as possible weekly check-in mechanism; look at inventory of existing documentation for DRS Toolkit process, update on DH Startup grant for TAPAS and pedagogy

July

• July 30, 2015: workflows, TAPAS Grant, conference recap.
• July 23, 2015: introduce recurring themes, discuss upcoming workshops & Fall activity, writing session
• July 16, 2015: discuss TAPAS DH startup grant; Toolkit updates and review of test site; new staff and round-robin update on current projects
• July 9, 2015: Upcoming DH Startup Grant ideas; upcoming conference proposal ideas
• July 2, 2015: Writing session

June

• June 25, 2015: No meeting
• June 18, 2015: DRS Pilot update (Archives and Latin American Jewish Artists); new Sharepoint calendar; report from Anna Spatz; report on DHSI and other conferences
• June 11, 2015: Code review discussion, conference reports
• June 4, 2015: Diva 360 report

May

• May 28, 2015: Discussion of job candidates; introduce new DSG staff
• May 21, 2015: WordPress walkthrough
• May 14, 2015: Holocaust Awareness Project meeting; DRS walkthrough
• May 7, 2015: Toolkit procedures

April

• April 30, 2015: Pivot training; review of DRS TK file preparation process
• April 23, 2015: Digital preservation plan draft review
• April 16, 2015: DRS TK planning
• April 9, 2015: DRS TK proposal review and inventory of tasks
• April 2, 2015: Assessment plan review

March

• March 26, 2015: DRS TK proposals, initial review
• March 19th (ACRL event: no meeting)
• March 12, 2015: DSG all-staff presentation planning; Ben Schmidt on Bookworm
• March 5, 2015: Writing session

February

• February 26, 2015: Grant-writing cycle
• February 19, 2015: Informal reporting
• February 12, 2015: Data management planning
• February 5, 2015: Podio

January

• January 29, 2015: DRS TK CFP progress report; discussion of annual check-in and snapshot process
• January 22, 2015: Informal reporting
• January 15, 2015
• January 8, 2015

2014

March 2014

• March 27, 2014
• March 20, 2014
• March 13, 2014
• March 6, 2014

May 2014

• May 29, 2014