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Define and implement new tools and interfaces for moderators - Continue ongoing work with moderators and arXiv IT to define and implement new tools and interfaces to support the work of moderators.
- Admins continue to meet with arXiv IT team to clarify workflow and specifications for the proposal system and moderator interface. Admins have also relayed feedback from moderators to developers related to tools and interface. Also in this scope of work the admins lead the work on the Moderator Survey conducted in fall 2016.
- Status: 2016 work complete
Implement new administrative staffing configuration - Hire, train, and integrate Operations Manager into arXiv administration unit
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- Jim Entwood was brought on in February
New positions
- in the new position of Operations Manager.
and Senior Administrator were
- Rebecca Rich Goldweber joined in June in the new position of Associate Administrator
- . The position of Senior Administrator was also created. The new configuration allows the admin team to handle increasing workload, improve quality of service to users and moderators, and adapt to emerging needs.
- Status: complete
Complete and publish physics category descriptions - Work with physics subject committee and its chair to get final approval for physics subject category descriptions.
As of November this work has not been completed. Some progress has been made by admins and moderators and we have gathered descriptions for most but not all subject categories. Still to do is to draft descriptions of remaining categories and send the draft to the committee.
- Work in progress.
- Status: deferred to complete in 2017
Publish current policy statements where needed - Work with Scientific Director to compose and publish appropriate policy statements regarding endorsements and appeals.
Updates to endorsement and appeal related help pages were completed.
- Status: complete
Systematize arXiv's individual archive pages - The "home" pages for individual archives within arXiv have grown organically over time and are inconsistent with each other and in some cases outdated.
As of November this work has not been started. It is likely this will be moved ahead to the 2017 Roadmap.
- Status: deferred to 2017
Business Model & Governance
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