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Accessing our archival and manuscript heritage

Accessing our archival and manuscript heritage. Technical plan Steering group meeting Oct 2004 Richard Butterworth. Overview. Assumptions User groups A design process System specification Timetable. Assumptions. Developing tools to support LLLs to use HE archives and resources

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Accessing our archival and manuscript heritage

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  1. Accessing our archival and manuscript heritage Technical plan Steering group meeting Oct 2004 Richard Butterworth Accessing our archival and manuscript heritage

  2. Overview... • Assumptions • User groups • A design process • System specification • Timetable Accessing our archival and manuscript heritage

  3. Assumptions... • Developing tools to support LLLs to use HE archives and resources • Encouraging users in • Preparing them for when they are in • Not only online resources • To be called ‘MAIA’ (Manuscript and archive integrated access), but that might change Accessing our archival and manuscript heritage

  4. Target user groups... • Lifelong learners • adult learners who are motivated and capable of learning new skills, undertaking investigations as a primary goal • Family and local historians and groups • Targeting other groups later on in the project Accessing our archival and manuscript heritage

  5. Design process... • User centred, rapid prototyping Accessing our archival and manuscript heritage

  6. Behaviour model... Accessing our archival and manuscript heritage

  7. ‘Weakness’ analysis... • Question formation • Identifying archives • Searching and browsing • Interpretation • Sustainability and maintenance Accessing our archival and manuscript heritage

  8. Main specification... • Example driven tutorials • Interactive discussion boards • Database of questions and archives • Annotated links • Searchable catalogue • Digitised resources • Backend system Accessing our archival and manuscript heritage

  9. Secondary specification • Linking to Ask-a-Librarian • Links/cross searching other catalogues • Links to supporting organisations • Online browsing? • Automatic translation? • Glossary • Events and news server Accessing our archival and manuscript heritage

  10. Timetable • Christmas 2004 • Prototype tutorials, finish backend system, finish digitisation system • Easter 2005 • Finish tutorials, finish discussion boards, finish annotated links • May 2005 • Finish question/archive database • Rest of project • Evaluate Accessing our archival and manuscript heritage

  11. Issues from previous meeting • Project focus... • Senate House Library’s collections... • Models for collaboration... • LLL definition • Ambitious planning Accessing our archival and manuscript heritage

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