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- Analyze and report findings of the vision setting exercise - COMPLETED
- 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 through a platinum membership model) - COMPLETED
- Plan and test a user survey based on the initial findings of the vision-setting exercise, taking into consideration different segments: users as readers, users as submitter, users as moderators - COMPLETED
- 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 for hosting a workshop (Planning Meeting I) - COMPLETED
March-May 2016
- Conduct the user survey - IN PROCESS COMPLETED
- Host IT external experts/consultants to advise us on future directions (Planning Meeting I) Additional Information -
- Consider submitting an NSF workshop proposal (based on finding thus far that need to be further explored)
- Repeat the online fund raising campaign (Give button) based on the findings of the pilot conducted in September 2015
- Continue to identify funding sources, make initial contacts
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- Analyze findings from the vision setting process, user study, and the IT workshop - prepare proposals and white papers for consideration
June 2016-July 2016
- Report findings from the vision setting process, user study, and the IT workshop - prepare proposals and white papers for consideration
- Start developing scenarios, work plans, etc.
- BPlan ased on the findings of the user study and the IT workshop, consider hosting a 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 (Planning Meeting II: arXiv@25)
June 2016-September 2016
- Repeat the online fund raising campaign (Give button)
- Analyze findings from the vision setting process, user study, and the IT workshop - prepare proposals and white papers for consideration
- Start developing scenarios, work plans, etc.
- Hold Planning Meeting II: arXiv@25 (tbd based on the findings of the pilot conducted in September 2015
- Consider submitting an NSF workshop proposal (based on finding thus far that need to be further explored)
August-September 2016
- Continue to identify funding sources, make initial contacts user study and the IT workshop)
- Plan and hold SAB/MAB annual meeting to review findings and develop strategies for moving us forward
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