MDL Actions FY2009

This document is a place to keep notes of things to do on the project, things that have been accomplished, and notes for the year-end report.

(090115) Agreed with Marian to not try to hand off notification list updates. I’ll take care of these, but note it as a task for staff to take over in the year-end report.

Deliverables

Deliverable 1: Attendance at meetings of MDL and MHS, bimonthly update report to MDL on MHS activity.

  • ask Marian and Bob to notify me of any such meeting <span class=todosurround onmouseover=”tooltip.show(‘<table><tr><td>Completed</td><td>January 2009</td></tr>’);” onmouseout=”tooltip.hide();”>donegreetings</span>
    • phone call with Marian
    • phone call with Bob
  • ask why there have been no meetings <span class=todosurround onmouseover=”tooltip.show(‘<table><tr><td>Completed</td><td>March 2009</td></tr>’);” onmouseout=”tooltip.hide();”>donegreetings</span>
    • Marian asked that I remind her to put this on next management agenda and attend. <span class=todosurround onmouseover=”tooltip.show(‘<table><tr><td>Completed</td><td>March 2009</td></tr>’);” onmouseout=”tooltip.hide();”>donegreetings</span>
    • will share GRN progress with MDL at 4/24 mgmt call <span class=todosurround onmouseover=”tooltip.show(‘<table><tr><td>Completed</td><td>April 2009</td></tr>’);” onmouseout=”tooltip.hide();”>donegreetings</span>

Deliverable 2: Decent, though not bulletproof, performance and availability of the search appliance.

  • check search appliance function <span class=todosurround onmouseover=”tooltip.show(‘<table><tr><td>Completed</td><td>January 2009</td></tr>’);” onmouseout=”tooltip.hide();”>donegreetings</span> <span class=todosurround onmouseover=”tooltip.show(‘<table><tr><td>Completed</td><td>February 2009</td></tr>’);” onmouseout=”tooltip.hide();”>donegreetings</span> <span class=todosurround onmouseover=”tooltip.show(‘<table><tr><td>Completed</td><td>March 2009</td></tr>’);” onmouseout=”tooltip.hide();”>donegreetings</span> <span class=todosurround onmouseover=”tooltip.show(‘<table><tr><td>Completed</td><td>April 2009</td></tr>’);” onmouseout=”tooltip.hide();”>donegreetings</span> <span class=todosurround onmouseover=”tooltip.show(‘<table><tr><td>Completed</td><td>May 2009</td></tr>’);” onmouseout=”tooltip.hide();”>donegreetings</span> <span class=todosurround onmouseover=”tooltip.show(‘<table><tr><td>Completed</td><td>June 2009</td></tr>’);” onmouseout=”tooltip.hide();”>donegreetings</span>

  • add Hennepin County to MN Finder <span class=todosurround onmouseover=”tooltip.show(‘<table><tr><td>Completed</td><td>March 2009</td></tr><tr><td>Originally due</td><td>February 2009</td></tr>’);” onmouseout=”tooltip.hide();”>donegreetings</span>

  • look at removing PDF’s from CSBSJU <span class=todosurround onmouseover=”tooltip.show(‘<table><tr><td>Completed</td><td>July 2009</td></tr><tr><td>Originally due</td><td>April 2009</td></tr>’);” onmouseout=”tooltip.hide();”>donegreetings</span>

    • used a 12/17/08 email from Miranda as the basis of exclusion of certain Vivarium content

Deliverable 3: Plan for Flickr presence for JHSUM with outlined steps that can be applied to other institutions.

  • contact JHSUM to arrange f2f meeting discussing next steps <span class=todosurround onmouseover=”tooltip.show(‘<table><tr><td>Completed</td><td>January 2009</td></tr>’);” onmouseout=”tooltip.hide();”>donegreetings</span>
  • meeting with JHSUM <span class=todosurround onmouseover=”tooltip.show(‘<table><tr><td>Completed</td><td>February 2009</td></tr>’);” onmouseout=”tooltip.hide();”>donegreetings</span>
    • scheduled for 090218 w/Susan and Julie
  • look for new Flickr contact <span class=todosurround onmouseover=”tooltip.show(‘<table><tr><td>Completed</td><td>February 2009</td></tr>’);” onmouseout=”tooltip.hide();”>donegreetings</span>
  • added meeting with Katherine <span class=todosurround onmouseover=”tooltip.show(‘<table><tr><td>Completed</td><td>April 2009</td></tr><tr><td>Originally due</td><td>March 2009</td></tr>’);” onmouseout=”tooltip.hide();”>donegreetings</span>
    • 090223 and 090313 tickled Julie
    • 090402 tickled Susan
  • added board meeting 090507 <span class=todosurround onmouseover=”tooltip.show(‘<table><tr><td>Completed</td><td>May 2009</td></tr><tr><td>Originally due</td><td>April 2009</td></tr>’);” onmouseout=”tooltip.hide();”>donegreetings</span>
  • deliver plan to JHSUM <span class=todosurround onmouseover=”tooltip.show(‘<table><tr><td>Completed</td><td>May 2009</td></tr><tr><td>Originally due</td><td>March 2009</td></tr>’);” onmouseout=”tooltip.hide();”>donegreetings</span>
  • meeting (done via email) to revise plan with JHSUM <span class=todosurround onmouseover=”tooltip.show(‘<table><tr><td>Completed</td><td>June 2009</td></tr><tr><td>Originally due</td><td>April 2009</td></tr>’);” onmouseout=”tooltip.hide();”>donegreetings</span>
  • Flickr not ready for meeting until September

Deliverable 4: MDL content of JHSUM available in Flickr with workflow documented for other institutions.

  • contact Jason @UMN to discuss workflow <span class=todosurround onmouseover=”tooltip.show(‘<table><tr><td>Completed</td><td>February 2009</td></tr>’);” onmouseout=”tooltip.hide();”>donegreetings</span>
    • scheduled for 090220 w/Jason
  • design workflow <span class=todosurround onmouseover=”tooltip.show(‘<table><tr><td>Completed</td><td>May 2009</td></tr><tr><td>Originally due</td><td>March 2009</td></tr>’);” onmouseout=”tooltip.hide();”>donegreetings</span>
    • 090317 one-off draft workflow complete (see image retrieval) <span class=todosurround onmouseover=”tooltip.show(‘<table><tr><td>Completed</td><td>March 2009</td></tr>’);” onmouseout=”tooltip.hide();”>donegreetings</span>
    • develop batch workflow <span class=todosurround onmouseover=”tooltip.show(‘<table><tr><td>Completed</td><td>May 2009</td></tr>’);” onmouseout=”tooltip.hide();”>donegreetings</span>
  • transfer all JHSUM images to flickr <span class=todosurround onmouseover=”tooltip.show(‘<table><tr><td>Completed</td><td>June 2009</td></tr>’);” onmouseout=”tooltip.hide();”>donegreetings</span>

Deliverable 5: Monthly statistics from JHSUM images on Flickr, May and June (possible April, if content is present then).

  • gather stats <span class=todosurround onmouseover=”tooltip.show(‘<table><tr><td>Due</td><td>May 2009</td></tr><tr><td>Status</td><td>abandoned</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2>(Running late!) </td></tr>’);” onmouseout=”tooltip.hide();”>abandoned May 2009greetings</span> <span class=todosurround onmouseover=”tooltip.show(‘<table><tr><td>Completed</td><td>July 2009</td></tr><tr><td>Originally due</td><td>June 2009</td></tr>’);” onmouseout=”tooltip.hide();”>donegreetings</span>

Deliverable 6: Attendance at meetings of MDL team with Scott to discuss steve.museum/CONTENTdm integration options. Availability to Scott for Q&A via email and phone.

  • contact Scott and ask how it is going, what we might do <span class=todosurround onmouseover=”tooltip.show(‘<table><tr><td>Completed</td><td>March 2009</td></tr>’);” onmouseout=”tooltip.hide();”>donegreetings</span> <span class=todosurround onmouseover=”tooltip.show(‘<table><tr><td>Completed</td><td>May 2009</td></tr>’);” onmouseout=”tooltip.hide();”>donegreetings</span>
  • have heard nothing from Scott even after a few email prods

Deliverable 7: Decent, though not bulletproof, performance and availability of the social side system.

  • check social side function <span class=todosurround onmouseover=”tooltip.show(‘<table><tr><td>Completed</td><td>January 2009</td></tr>’);” onmouseout=”tooltip.hide();”>donegreetings</span> <span class=todosurround onmouseover=”tooltip.show(‘<table><tr><td>Completed</td><td>February 2009</td></tr>’);” onmouseout=”tooltip.hide();”>donegreetings</span> <span class=todosurround onmouseover=”tooltip.show(‘<table><tr><td>Completed</td><td>March 2009</td></tr>’);” onmouseout=”tooltip.hide();”>donegreetings</span> <span class=todosurround onmouseover=”tooltip.show(‘<table><tr><td>Completed</td><td>April 2009</td></tr>’);” onmouseout=”tooltip.hide();”>donegreetings</span> <span class=todosurround onmouseover=”tooltip.show(‘<table><tr><td>Completed</td><td>May 2009</td></tr>’);” onmouseout=”tooltip.hide();”>donegreetings</span> <span class=todosurround onmouseover=”tooltip.show(‘<table><tr><td>Completed</td><td>June 2009</td></tr>’);” onmouseout=”tooltip.hide();”>donegreetings</span>
    • 090209 found bug with quote marks in mdlcache.php, fixed
  • look at Mah-6? what is this? <span class=todosurround onmouseover=”tooltip.show(‘<table><tr><td>Due</td><td>April 2009</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2>(Running late!) </td></tr>’);” onmouseout=”tooltip.hide();”>planned for April 2009greetings</span>

Deliverable 8: Availability for meetings with MDL director and team.

Deliverable 9: Final report in June 2009.

  • keep actions list current <span class=todosurround onmouseover=”tooltip.show(‘<table><tr><td>Completed</td><td>January 2009</td></tr>’);” onmouseout=”tooltip.hide();”>donegreetings</span> <span class=todosurround onmouseover=”tooltip.show(‘<table><tr><td>Completed</td><td>February 2009</td></tr>’);” onmouseout=”tooltip.hide();”>donegreetings</span> <span class=todosurround onmouseover=”tooltip.show(‘<table><tr><td>Completed</td><td>March 2009</td></tr>’);” onmouseout=”tooltip.hide();”>donegreetings</span> <span class=todosurround onmouseover=”tooltip.show(‘<table><tr><td>Completed</td><td>June 2009</td></tr><tr><td>Originally due</td><td>April 2009</td></tr>’);” onmouseout=”tooltip.hide();”>donegreetings</span> <span class=todosurround onmouseover=”tooltip.show(‘<table><tr><td>Completed</td><td>June 2009</td></tr><tr><td>Originally due</td><td>May 2009</td></tr>’);” onmouseout=”tooltip.hide();”>donegreetings</span> <span class=todosurround onmouseover=”tooltip.show(‘<table><tr><td>Completed</td><td>June 2009</td></tr>’);” onmouseout=”tooltip.hide();”>donegreetings</span>
  • first draft of report <span class=todosurround onmouseover=”tooltip.show(‘<table><tr><td>Due</td><td>May 2009</td></tr><tr><td>Status</td><td>working</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2>(Running late!) </td></tr>’);” onmouseout=”tooltip.hide();”>planned for May 2009greetings</span>