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 ====== VuFind Developers Call Minutes: May 8, 2018 ====== ====== VuFind Developers Call Minutes: May 8, 2018 ======
  
-Attending: +Attending: Leila Gonzales, Demian Katz
  
 ===== Agenda ===== ===== Agenda =====
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   * [[https://vufind.org/jira/browse/VUFIND-1280|VUFIND-1280]] - This ticket tracks proposals for improving the ILS driver API and implementation.   * [[https://vufind.org/jira/browse/VUFIND-1280|VUFIND-1280]] - This ticket tracks proposals for improving the ILS driver API and implementation.
   * [[https://vufind.org/jira/browse/VUFIND-1281|VUFIND-1281]] - This ticket describes a problem where browse indexing fails if the authority index has never been accessed before.   * [[https://vufind.org/jira/browse/VUFIND-1281|VUFIND-1281]] - This ticket describes a problem where browse indexing fails if the authority index has never been accessed before.
-  * [[https://vufind.org/jira/browse/VUFIND-1282|VUFIND-1282]] - This ticket proposes a IEEE Xplore search backend for VuFind. It should be technically feasible; the challenge is finding time to implement it.+  * [[https://vufind.org/jira/browse/VUFIND-1282|VUFIND-1282]] - This ticket proposes a IEEE Xplore search backend for VuFind. It should be technically feasible; the challenge is finding time to implement it. If interested, please upvote the ticket.
   * [[https://vufind.org/jira/browse/VUFIND-1283|VUFIND-1283]] - This ticket collects translation notes for the 5.0 release.   * [[https://vufind.org/jira/browse/VUFIND-1283|VUFIND-1283]] - This ticket collects translation notes for the 5.0 release.
 +  * [[https://vufind.org/jira/browse/VUFIND-1284|VUFIND-1284]] - This ticket is for discussion of future Amazon support in VuFind now that the ZendService_Amazon library is unsupported. Should we remove the code or switch to the Amazon-provided client library? (No answers on this call -- please comment on the ticket if you have an opinion).
  
 === Pull Requests === === Pull Requests ===
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 == New ILS-based Channel Providers == == New ILS-based Channel Providers ==
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 +These have been merged to master.
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 +Leila and Demian brainstormed some ideas for possible future channel providers that use analytics engines (i.e. Google Analytics or Piwik) to fetch popular records; Leila will work on a proof of concept when time permits (but probably not until after the 5.0 release).
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 +The UI of the current channels was also discussed -- it was suggested that the introduction of a hamburger menu might make it less intimidating.
  
 == ContentBlock Mechanism == == ContentBlock Mechanism ==
 +
 +[[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1170|#1170]] contains a complete implementation of this feature and can be merged if there are no objections.
  
 === Front End Updates === === Front End Updates ===
  
-The RecordDataFormatter has been significantly improved.+The RecordDataFormatter has been significantly improved by PR [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1168|#1168]]. This can be merged soon (following final testing/documentation) if no one objects.
  
 === ILS Support Updates === === ILS Support Updates ===
 +
 +As noted above, the FOLIO driver pull request has been opened, though much work remains to be done. See [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1169|#1169]].
  
 === Browse Handler Optimizations === === Browse Handler Optimizations ===
 +
 +No news.
  
 === Geographic Improvements === === Geographic Improvements ===
 +
 +This work is complete for now.
  
 === Piwik, the lightbox, and tabs/accordion functionality === === Piwik, the lightbox, and tabs/accordion functionality ===
 +
 +Jochen still plans to work on this further, but he has not had time to make progress yet; he was not able to join this call.
  
 === Configuration Loading Standardization/Improvements === === Configuration Loading Standardization/Improvements ===
  
 +There has been some further discussion on the pull request ([[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/pull/1141|#1141]]).
 ==== 3. Institutional Home ==== ==== 3. Institutional Home ====
  
 +Demian has continued talking to the Open Library Foundation; no agreement has been finalized yet, however.
  
 +=== CLA ===
  
 +Potentially working with an external non-profit brings up the topic of Contributor License Agreements. It may be time for the VuFind community to consider adding this requirement. This should be discussed further on the next call when we have more participants.
 ==== 4. VuFind Summit 2018 ==== ==== 4. VuFind Summit 2018 ====
  
 +If we decide to hold another on-campus Summit this year, the dates would be October 15-16, 2018. We can discuss further on the next call.
 ==== 5. Other Topics? ==== ==== 5. Other Topics? ====
  
 +None this time.
 ===== Next Call ===== ===== Next Call =====
  
 The next call will be Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at 9am Eastern Daylight Time (13:00 GMT). The next call will be Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at 9am Eastern Daylight Time (13:00 GMT).
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