The Governance working group explores strategies that could be used to govern a software development project and the ongoing maintenance of that software.

Coordinator:

• Joe Zucca, Director for Planning and Communication, University of Pennsylvania, <zucca@pobox.upenn.edu>

Current activities:

• Talk with representatives from other open source projects to learn from their experience.
• Read materials related to governance of open source projects.
• Develop summary of best practices in governance of open source projects.
• Post information about the group’s work and related readings in a place accessible to others.

Participants:

• Joe Zucca, Director for Planning and Communication, University of Pennsylvania
• Tim Daniels, Asst. State Librarian for Support Services, GA Public Library Service
• Yuhwei Ling, Orders and Receiving Coordinator, Rutgers University
• Robert McDonald, Associate Dean for Library Technologies, Indiana University
• Peter Murray, Assistant Director, New Service Development, OhioLink
• Carlen Ruschoff, Director of Information Technology & Technical Services, University of Maryland
• Susan Singleton, Asst. VP/Executive Director, CARLI
• Beth Forrest Warner, Officer for Grants, Research Support, and Library Assessment, University of Kansas
• Luba V. Zakharov, Reference and Serials Librarian, Divinity School Library, Duke University

Related materials: