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====== Community ====== | ====== Community ====== |
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The VuFind open source project is supported by a community of users and developers. | The VuFind® open source project is supported by a community of users and developers. |
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===== Mission Statement ===== | ===== Mission Statement ===== |
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The mission of the VuFind Community is to develop and support VuFind, a free, open source discovery application. VuFind provides a universal, user-oriented and configurable interface to support common search, browse and patron account operations across a wide variety of information systems and metadata types. VuFind is designed to be friendly both for end users and for developers/administrators, providing infrastructure for innovation and enabling organizations to make choices about their back-end systems without significantly impacting their front-facing user experience. The Community places a priority on mutual support and knowledge sharing, maintaining documentation and multiple communication channels in order to welcome newcomers and enable collaborative planning and problem solving. | The mission of the VuFind® Community is to develop and support VuFind®, a free, open source discovery application. VuFind® provides a universal, user-oriented and configurable interface to support common search, browse and patron account operations across a wide variety of information systems and metadata types. VuFind® is designed to be friendly both for end users and for developers/administrators, providing infrastructure for innovation and enabling organizations to make choices about their back-end systems without significantly impacting their front-facing user experience. The Community places a priority on mutual support and knowledge sharing, maintaining documentation and multiple communication channels in order to welcome newcomers and enable collaborative planning and problem solving. |
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===== Get Involved ===== | ===== Get Involved ===== |
* [[Community Call]] - Information and minutes related to the regular online discussion for VuFind community members and developers. | * [[Community Call]] - Information and minutes related to the regular online discussion for VuFind community members and developers. |
* [[community:conferences|Conferences and Presentations]] - Information on VuFind conferences past and future, including presentation slides. | * [[community:conferences|Conferences and Presentations]] - Information on VuFind conferences past and future, including presentation slides. |
| * [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/blob/dev/GOVERNANCE.md|Governance Document]] - Details on how the VuFind project is managed, and how you can contribute. |
* Mailing Lists - The VuFind mailing lists are a good place to start conversations about the software; see the [[https://vufind-org.github.io/vufind/support.html|support page]] for more details. | * Mailing Lists - The VuFind mailing lists are a good place to start conversations about the software; see the [[https://vufind-org.github.io/vufind/support.html|support page]] for more details. |
| * [[community:Membership Levels and Benefits]] - Information on how to financially support the project (and the benefits of participating). |
* [[community:Newsletter]] - This monthly newsletter summarizes activity within the VuFind community and complements the [[Community Call]]. | * [[community:Newsletter]] - This monthly newsletter summarizes activity within the VuFind community and complements the [[Community Call]]. |
* [[community:Roles and Responsibilities]] - A list of specific roles community members can fill to help support the project. | * [[community:Roles and Responsibilities]] - A list of specific roles community members can fill to help support the project. |
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The following page is currently being discussed and developed; more details will be coming soon: | |
* [[community:Membership Levels and Benefits]] - Information on how to financially support the project. | |
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===== Marketing ===== | ===== Marketing ===== |
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* [[community:vufind_s_logo|VuFind's Logo]] | * [[community:vufind_s_logo|VuFind's Logo]] |
| * [[community:trademark|VuFind's Trademark]] |
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===== Members ===== | ===== Members ===== |