SUI - 2015-12-04 Personas Finale and Creating Works and Uploading Files

Owned by Bill Branan
Jun 16, 2017
2 min read

Agenda

  • Quick welcome back
  • Personas
    • last 3 tweaks
    • finalize
  • Creating Works and Uploading Files
    • workflow diagrams
    • wireframes
    • commonality
    • wish list versus PCDM
  • Next Steps
    • Creating Works and Uploading Files part 2
    • timeline

 

Resources

Notes

Attendance

  • Lynette Rayle (Cornell University)
  • Sonya Betz (University of Alberta)
  • Anna Headley (Chemical Heritage Foundation)
  • Ellen Ramsey (University of Virginia)
  • Simone Sacchi (Columbia University)
  • Michael Tribone (Penn State)
  • David Trujillo (University of California San Diego)
  • Hui Zhang (Oregon State University)
  • Linda Newman (University of Cincinnati)

Collection Admin

  • aligns more with archivist and curator personas
  • roles in general for personas aren't being fully explored because we are just using the personas as a lens to review and develop wireframes
  • research assistant
    • might have some of their own research
    • most likely heavily involved with other people's research
    • proxy function
    • grad student in a lab
    • upload and leave for another person

Configuration

  • ability to turn on and off certain features
  • different workflows and configuration
  • opt in and out
  • sitewide config

Workflow

  • take advantage of PCDM
  • identifying where there are changes between Sufia 6 and Sufia 7
  • perhaps do a walkthrough of PCDM and note what is new and not new
  • 2 workflows - metadata first (work) and upload first (file)
  • new workflows developed by UI Working Group are super important
  • what's the progression through performing actions?
  • wanting the simplest workflow
  • simple, intuitive for both workflows
  • align each step of the working path
  • metadata forms are gigantic
  • give users choice of direction (work versus file)
  • current interface and workflow is very complex, not good for users, packed
  • kind of overwhelming
  • personas and point-of-view do address choices
  • easy, one batch upload without metadata
  • works are created for individual files behind the scenes, doesn't necessarily have to be exposed to user (question)
  • shouldn't have to fill out a form to upload files

General Thoughts

  • some frustration with the process
  • ultimate goals and deliverables of the group
  • relevance of the recommendations to actual work performed