[Koha-devel] Call for volunteers - Koha Documentation Manager

[Nicole Engard]

I actually have been tracking some of that - so I don't mind trying to keep
up with it all (with help) :)


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Nicole C. Engard
Open Source Evangelist, LibLime
(888) Koha ILS (564-2457) ext. 714
nce at liblime.com
AIM/Y!/Skype: nengard

http://liblime.com
http://blogs.liblime.com/open-sesame/


On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 11:58 AM, Nicolas Morin
<nicolas.morin at biblibre.com>wrote:

> On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 5:50 PM, Nicole Engard
> <nicole.engard at liblime.com> wrote:
> > I'm throwing my hat into the ring since I've already done so much in this
> > arena.
>
> You have my vote
> About the perimeter of this role: couldn't we consider that it's part
> of "documentation" to work on the terms and vocabularies used in
> Koha's interfaces themselves? Would you consider tackling that type of
> problems too (inconsistencies in the use of certain terms, etc.)? Or
> do you think it's too far from what "documentation" should be?
> Nicolas
>
>
> > Having written the Koha 3.0 Manual (which is still a work in
> > progress), I have an intimate knowledge of our documentation needs and
> would
> > love to help manage all further documentation efforts.
> >
> >
> > ---
> >
> > Nicole C. Engard
> > Open Source Evangelist, LibLime
> > (888) Koha ILS (564-2457) ext. 714
> > nce at liblime.com
> > AIM/Y!/Skype: nengard
> >
> > http://liblime.com
> > http://blogs.liblime.com/open-sesame/
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 9:41 AM, Galen Charlton <
> galen.charlton at liblime.com>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> While we're discussing project roles, I would like to suggest reviving
> >> the position of Documentation Manager, a position which appears to be
> >> unfilled at the moment.  If I am mistaken and somebody is currently
> >> active as DM, I apologize.
> >>
> >> The documentation manager would be responsible for:
> >>
> >> * Working with the Koha user community to identify documentation needs.
> >> * Organizing the creation and updates of user documentation for Koha
> >> 3.x, including manuals, user help embedded in Koha, wikis, etc.
> >> * In conjunction with the 3.2 RM and the 3.0 RMaint, updating user
> >> documentation that resides in the Koha source tree.
> >> * Encouraging the user and developer communities to improve
> >> documentation practices.
> >> * Discovering and linking to public Koha documentation written outside
> >> the aegis of the Koha project.
> >> * Encouraging (with the help of the translation manager) the
> >> development of user documentation in as many languages as possible.
> >> * Maintaining user documentation on the various project websites,
> >> including wiki.koha.org, kohadocs.org, and the forthcoming Plone
> >> version of www.koha.org.
> >>
> >> Any volunteers?  Comments on the list of responsibilities?
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Galen
> >> --
> >> Galen Charlton
> >> VP, Research & Development, LibLime
> >> galen.charlton at liblime.com
> >> p: 1-888-564-2457 x709
> >> skype: gmcharlt
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