Meeting Minutes for 03/03/2020

Discovery Committee Meeting
March 3, 2020
Minutes

Demo of new features, bug fixes, and documentation for the upcoming release

Discussion of development priorities for the next release 

Current Release

  • PHP Language Update and PHP 3rd Party Library
    • Some wrapup work still needs to be done
  • Implement RBDigital magazine APIs
    • MUG priority winner
  • Stability Version - Record Grouping: Language
    • Language was made a record grouping factor
  • Graphic Novel Category
    • Will need to revisit this to make sure it is working properly
  • Stability Version - Record Grouping: New grouping categories
    • Working on the grouping author
    • Right now, only so many fields are used when there is no 245 field
    • The author fields are the 100a, 110a, 245c for a book.  The 720a, 260b, and 245c for things not grouped as a category of book.
    • On the grouping test server that 100, 110, 111, and 113 will be the main entry fields.  730 uniform title added entry, and the 700s (700, 711, 710), then 264, and 260.
  • Stability Version - Record Grouping: Improved handling for grouping Category: Movie
    • The Cataloging Collective was established to work on improving the grouping for DVDs
    • The group explored several different ideas that may be implemented on the grouping test server

Discussion Topics

  • Record grouping enhancement demonstration and discussion (Minute 34:59)
    • Language as a grouping factor
    • Graphic novel as a new grouping category
      • Graphic Novel a grouping category “Comic”
      • The eComic would include a more traditional comic book and a graphic novel
      • Comic is shorthand for graphic novels and eComic
      • Display label can be adjusted for the actual format determination, but the grouping category will be Comic
      • Graphic novels physical or electronic and comic books will all be a new grouping category 
    • Grouping testing will be done on a separate server and not on the regular test servers
    • Every Discovery Partner’s physical content will be included on the Marmot grouping test server,  so there will not be a record grouping server for each site
    • The record grouping improvement projects are going to be done on the cloned test server, and would not be put into production until all the changes have been made. This will be done to avoid the record group number from changing.
    • The work on the grouping project will be demoed and discussed at every meeting
    • Please report any grouping bug now
  • Discussion of development priorities for the next release with Adam Murray- Road Map (Minute 51:12)
    • Release planning and prioritization 
    • Currently, there is no formal product owner for Pika 
    • Adam will be the formal product owner for the time being
    • Adam will be the final decision maker when there are multiple competing priorities or strategies. Otherwise, it is a consensus-driven model.     

Other discussion topics

  • Discussion of “Illegal Aliens” subject heading with Lloyd Chittenden
  • Results from the first meeting of Cataloging Collective
    • Postponed until the next meeting

Next Meeting is Tuesday, April 7, 2020  

 
Meeting Date: 
Tuesday, 2020, March 3
Documentation Type: 
Meeting Minutes
Link to File: 
Discovery Meeting Minutes for 03.03.2020 (Google Doc)
Committees: 
Discovery Committee