Self Introduction

[Karen Schneider]

1. I'd love to, 2. thank you, 3. agreed, 4. will follow through right now --


Karen G. Schneider

On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 9:45 AM, David Nalley <
david.nalley at fedoraproject.org> wrote:

> Hi Karen,
>
> Welcome to the group.
> We are constantly in need of good wordsmiths, as well as people who
> understand DocBook.
> 1. Please feel free to join us during our weekly meetings on Wednesday at
> 2pm Eastern on irc.freenode.net in #fedora-meeting.
> 2. In general you'll find us hanging out in #fedora-docs so feel free to
> stop by anytime.
>
> I find it very interesting that Equinox/Evergreen is adopting the
> style guide, but 3. it's very illustrative of how open source is supposed
> to work.
>
> 4. On a completely unrelated note - can you put us in contact with
> someone at Equinox about packaging Evergreen for Fedora?
>
> On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 9:24 AM, Karen Schneider <kgs at esilibrary.com>
> wrote:
> > A belated introduction from a lurker. (Andrew Ross, I was in Brisbane
> last
> > fall on business. Lovely city!)
> >
> > Name: Karen Schneider
> > Location: Florida/Georgia
> > Profession: Community Librarian
> > Company: Equinox Software Inc. ("The Evergreen Experts" -- we support
> > Evergreen OSS library automation software)
> >
> > I have a variety of roles in the company and one emerging role is to help
> > shape the direction of Evergreen documentation, including selecting and
> > providing oversight for documentation writers on a grant project, helping
> to
> > provide direction on schemas, style guides, etc., and whatever else comes
> > up.  We are (very likely) adopting the Fedora styleguide, discussing a
> move
> > from Dokuwiki to Docbook, integrating documentation into the development
> > timeline, etc.
> >
> > What other projects or writing have you worked on in the past?
> >  * I do not have a documentation background, though I have written two
> > technical trade books and have an MFA in writing. I have published over
> 100
> > articles, mostly industry-specific trade articles for library and
> technology
> > magazines, though also a handful of literary essays. (Yes, I think that
> > counts -- writing is writing, and after reviewing a series of
> documentation
> > contributions this only confirms for me that some folks have it and
> others
> > do not.)
> >
> > What level and type of computer skills do you have?
> >
> > * I am a generalist with typical business skills (perhaps better than
> > average). I have been online since 1990. I am not scared of a command
> prompt
> > but also don't seek one out if I don't have to. ;) Like most librarians I
> > have a good feel for structured data and for metadata.
> >
> > What other skills do you have that might be applicable? User interface
> > design, other so-called soft skills (people skills), programming, etc.
> > * I am teaching myself Docbook (next up, XSLT).
> > *I run a local writers' critique group (where I am informally known as
> their
> > beloved "hard**s" ;) ) and have very good editorial/review/critique
> skills.
> > If I can understand it, I can usually salvage it and can provide feedback
> at
> > every level -- detailed/directive; suggestions; general advice; etc.
> > * In my decades in the full-time workforce I have initiated, hired for,
> and
> > provided oversight for a variety of projects (including usability,
> software
> > development, etc.) and have been an administrator of various flavors at
> > various times.
> >
> > What makes you an excellent match for the project?
> > * I don't know that I am an "excellent match" at this point. I'm sitting
> > back and listening/learning. If a role opens up, I'll speak up. I'm
> always
> > happy to look at anything you want me to.
> >
> >
> > | Karen G. Schneider
> > | Community Librarian
> > | Equinox Software Inc. "The Evergreen Experts"
> > | Toll-free: 1.877.Open.ILS (1.877.673.6457) x712
> > | kgs at esilibrary.com
> > | Web: http://www.esilibrary.com
> >
> >
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| Karen G. Schneider
| Community Librarian
| Equinox Software Inc. "The Evergreen Experts"
| Toll-free: 1.877.Open.ILS (1.877.673.6457) x712
| E-Mail/AIM: kgs at esilibrary.com
| Web: http://www.esilibrary.com
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