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- Identify a number of areas to be considered for a vision setting process and create a survey instrument - COMPLETED
- Conduct a SAB/MAB survey to poll their opinions on future directions and priorities (Vision Setting Survey) - COMPLETED
- Start the user survey planning process - COMPLETED
- Hire a part-time person (or assign this role to an existing staff) to work with us in coordinating the planning activities - COMPLETED
January-March April 2016:
- Analyze and report findings of the vision setting exercise and organize follow up discussions
- Start the 2016 annual fund raising campaign with the goal of increasing annual contributions (arXiv MAB subgroup will come up with recommendations to increase annual membership revenue)
- Plan, test, conduct a user survey based on the initial findings from the vision exercise, taking into consideration different segments: users as readers, users as submitter, users as moderators
- Hold the first planning meeting with a small group (10-12) of colleagues representing scientists, librarians, publishers/societies, foundations, federal agencies to discuss our preliminary findings and discuss the future of arXiv and the evolving nature of scientific communication
- 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 the goals and desired outcomes of a workshop with repository experts to consider arXiv's current infrastructure and workflows & put in place a plan
- 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
- Repeat the online fund raising campaign (Give button) based on the findings of the pilot conducted in September 2015
April 2016May 2016-June 2016
- Analyze findings from the vision setting process, user study, and the hosted meetings - prepare proposals and white papers for consideration
- Develop scenarios, work plans, etc.
- Plan an August workshop (in conjunction with MAB/SAB annual meeting)
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