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- Identify a number of areas to be considered for a vision setting process and create a survey instrument - IN PROCESS
- Conduct a SAB/MAB survey to poll their opinions on future directions and priorities - - IN PROCESS
- Start the user survey planning process based on the initial findings from the vision exercise, taking into consideration different segments: users as readers, users as submitter, users as moderators
- Hire a part-time person (or assign this role to an existing staff) to work with us in coordinating the planning activities
- Transition the arXiv membership program to the new Digital Initiatives Associate (Chloe McLaren)
January-March 2016:
- Prepare annual reports for member libraries and Simons Foundation (including 2016 road map and financial summary)
- Start the 2016 annual fund raising campaign with the goal of increasing annual contributions (MAB subgroup will come up with recommendations to increase annual membership revenue)
- Plan, test, conduct a user survey
- Analyze and report findings of the vision setting exercise and organize follow up discussions
- Hold the first planning meeting with a small group (10-12) of colleagues representing scientists, librarians, funders, publishers/societies, federal agencies to discuss our preliminary findings
- Receive recommendations from the MAB IT subgroup about hosting a meeting with experts to consider arXiv's current infrastructure and workflows - hold an initial planning meeting
- Host IT external consultants to advise us on future directions
- Consider submitting an NSF workshop proposal (based on finding thus far that need to be further explored)
- Continue to identify funding sources, make initial contacts
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