ArcLight is an effort to build a Blacklight-based environment to support discovery (and digital delivery) of information in archives, initiated by Stanford University Libraries.
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Stanford, University of Michigan, Indiana University, Princeton University, and Duke University are collaborating on a second phase of community-based software development on ArcLight. Please see our GitHub repository, our demo videos, or our demo site to see what we've completedre doing!. |
Objectives
We began the design process with a few high-level and preliminary objectives for ArcLight:
- Discovery of physical and digital objects (e.g., finding aids described using EAD, full text search for digital archival materials, presentation and delivery of digital materials)
- Compatibility with Hydra Samvera and ArchivesSpace
- Developed, enhanced, and maintained by the Hydra/Blacklight community
Process and History
Our project has been community focused from the beginning. We have undertaken :
- 2015-2017: a thorough user-centered design process (2015-2017), with the goal of producing design documentation to guide development
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- April 10-June 2, 2017
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- : development of a minimum viable product (ArcLight MVP) on which to base further development, between Stanford and University of Michigan. See demo videos from this work cycle.
- August 13-October 11, 2019: continued community-focused development, between Stanford, Duke, Michigan, Indiana, and Princeton
Collaboration and Communication
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- A high-level overview of the Stanford Libraries design process
- Examples of design documentation from another Blacklight-based project, Spotlight: conceptual design and wireframes
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