A tale of two communities

Presentation at Open Repositories 2014, Helsinki, Finland, June 9-13, 2014

General Track, "Repository Rants" 24x7 Presentations

The session was recorded and is <a href="https://connectpro.helsinki.fi/p9gn9h0dn49/">available for watching</a> (this presentation starts at 1:26:57).

This rant focuses on the issues faced by many GLAM organizations who do not feel represented in the mainstream open source repository community, and calls on the leaders of that community to consider what can be done to make the community more inclusive. There are examples of smaller organizations gathering resources to create a supportive community around specific open repository products, one of which will be highlighted in the talk. In general, however, there is very limited support from the greater open repository community for smaller institutions in terms of participating in the community, and the main goal of this rant is to get those who are in a position in the community to consider what can be done to make the community more inclusive and sustainable to all organizations.