Commons Steering Committee Workspace
From Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP)
Vision
Attributes:
- capturing quality information
- lightweight publication review (aka sniff test)
- reputation growth (individual & organizational)
- persistent content
- documents work of ESIP, including meetings
Original Requirements for ESIP Commons
Differentiation between Web Site, Wiki, and Commons
- Website - 'Brochure'/Marketing/Organizational Site, Assumes no prior knowledge, Primarily External Facing
- Wiki - ESIP Community Workspace, Prior Knowledge Useful as Wiki Difficult to Navigate, Business of the ESIP Federation, Primarily Internal Facing
- Commons - Curated Content, Knowledge Capture, Internal & External Facing, Content Available in Perpetuity
Curation Model
- Content Types linked to curators
- Tags for faceted aggregation of content
Licensing Options and Assignment of License to ESIP
Role of Steering Committee
- Managing Editor(s)
Miscellaneous Discussion Items
- Levels of curation
- Who Contributed? (community, individual)
Resources
PLOS One Submission Instructtions
- Wikipedia Policies & Guidelines
- Wikipedia Editorial Administration & Oversight
- Wikipedia Handling Disputes
- Wikipedia Editorial Quality Review
Wikimedia Commons Community Portal
Encyclopedia of Earth Guidelines
