[sword-app-tech] SWORDV3 Project - Stakeholder Call

[Richard J. <ri...@co...>]

Hi Folks,

The SWORD protocol was created in 2007 to allow simple machine-to-machine
deposit of papers into repositories. Approximately five years later,
SWORDV2 added the ability to update previously transferred objects along
with more use-case specific extensions to AtomPub.

The SWORDV3 project has been funded by Jisc with two key aims for the next
generation of the SWORD Protocol:


   -

   To bring SWORD up-to-date with the developments in the repository sphere
   in the last 5 years, with alignment to new protocols such as
   OAI-ResourceSync and new use-cases such as data publishing and complex
   objects.
   -

   To establish community and governance mechanisms for the standard and
   supporting code libraries to ensure ongoing maintenance and evolution. This
   will include a technical validation process to allow third party libraries
   to be hosted under the SWORD brand.



The project was formally announced at PASIG 2017 in Oxford and the RDA 10th
Plenary in Montreal in the last two weeks. We are looking for expressions
of interest in becoming involved as stakeholders in the project: to make
suggestions, review activities and meet as required over the coming months.
In particular, we are interested in making contact with people who may wish
to develop SWORD V3 libraries for their preferred platforms or languages
since we aim to provide some support for such activities during the
project. Please contact one of the project team (ideally by mid-October) if
you are interested in participating, and indicate if you are interested in
the technical or community aspects of the project (or both!).

The key members of the project team are:


   -

   Dom Fripp - Jisc (Funder) - Project Manager, SWORD user through the Jisc
   Research Data Shared Service
   -

   Richard Jones - Cottage Labs Ltd - Technical Lead, SWORD contributor and
   implementer
   -

   Neil Jefferies - Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford - Community
   Lead, SWORD user through Data2paper project (and internally within the
   Bodleian Library)


On the technical side, we are creating a document that brings together the
change requests and new use cases that have collected since the release of
SWORDV2, culled from the github site, message posts and preliminary
discussions with some stakeholders earlier this year. This has also
suggested a way forward that breaks with SWORD’s AtomPub roots in order to
provide a more up-to-date and flexible protocol. We will circulate this to
stakeholders soon.

On the community side, we will circulate a similar document outlining
possible models for developing the SWORD community in the future. This is a
much more open set of choices since the SWORD user-base has expanded
considerably since its first conception, and we are open to further
suggestions! The final arrangements must be aligned with community wishes
in order to be an effective sustainable solution.


Neil Jefferies (neil.jefferies[at]bodleian.ox.ac.uk)

Dom Fripp (dom.fripp[at]jisc.ac.uk)

Richard Jones (richard[at]cottagelabs.com)


-- 
Richard Jones,
Founder, Cottage Labs
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