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Samvera community packages run the gamut from Ruby gems, to generators, to Rails and Elixir applications, Node modules, JavaScript UI components and more. Thinking about a meaningful purpose the UX Interest Group could serve the community in 2021, the following questions have surfaced.

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• Backend Developers (current & future)

• Front End Developers (current & future)

• Administrative Users

• End Users / Patrons (students, faculty, research, general public, etc.)

***We want to put in questions with each principle we settle on to help people think thru how they are/arent' reaching those principles. **

Samvera Design Principles (working draft)

Samvera is a vibrant and welcoming community of information and technology professionals who share challenges, build expertise, and create sustainable, best-in-class solutions, making the world’s digital collections accessible now and into the future.

1. Human-Centered

• Inclusive & Equitable

  • Q: Does the app feel welcoming?

  • Q: Does the app (unintentionally) leave any users out (culturally, language, eye-sight conditions, etc)?

  • Q: Is it obvious where to request help? Report a problem?

• Accessible & Universal

  • Q: Is the app “approachable”?

  • Q: Does the app feel cluttered?

  • Q: Is the app responsive across viewport sizes?

  • Q: Does the app follow WCAG requirements? At what level?

  • Q: Easy to find and manipulate any accessibility features?

• Engaging & Unambiguous

  • Q: How does the app actively engage/empower users?

• Unassuming

  • Q: How does the app use simple language (Ie. Explains all accronyms)?

  • Q: Are used icons universally recognized for desired function?

  • Q: Does the design translate well to multiple communities and account for cultural/institutional differences?

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• Follow standards, guidelines, conventions and best practices.

  Clearly documented (for designers and users)

  • Q: Does the app use popular open-source libraries/packages?

  • Q: If core developers left the app, could its maintenance continue?

• Consistent behavior patterns and functionality

  • Q: Does the app feel very different on any screens?

• • Q: Where would a user find the app’s documentation?

  • Q: Does the documentation branding and structure stay consistent throughout for the application and across Samvera or organization’s applications?

  • Q: Where would a developer find the. app’s documentation?

4. Sustainable

• Prioritise Sustainability over Trends

  • Q: Is the app built upon technologies less than 2 years old?

• Maintenance demands should match organizational commitment to a resource.

  • Q: Are bug issues outweighing new feature issues?

• Design (visual, technical, etc.) should be forward-looking, taking into account likely future scenarios, and avoid short-term trends.

  • Q: Are there any trends in design you are considering encorporating reliant on Proprietary systems?

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• Transparent

  • Q: Is the app’s codebase open source (for ease of Adoption & Integration)

  • Q: Is the app Community driven/managed

  • Q: Does the app have a visible public policy around User Data Collection and Analysis?

• Mindful of trends and unintended favouritism thru integration choices (ie. FB, Google+ integrations)

  • Q: Does the app rely heavily on 3rd party modules (FB/Google/etc)?

  • Q: Does the app assume the user has access to specific 3rd party modules?

• Safety

  • Q: Does the app prioritize security in code?

  • Q: What risks are there of the app being used as an entry point for ransomware and other cybersecurity threats?

  • Q: How does the application interface with other applications that may hold or process personal/high security/restricted data and what risks, if any, are introduced through that integration?

  • Q: What does the user need to know about how the application acquires, uses, and stores personal/high security data before they use the application?

• Ease of Adoption for all communities

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• Prioritise Design choices that favour all communities.

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Contribution Acknowledgements for the Samvera Design Principles:

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