Dear ArchivesSpace users,
On behalf of the Staff Interface Enhancement Working Group (SIEWG), we are pleased to share our draft recommendations for feedback and commentary. Consisting of 34 volunteers from a broad array of member institutions, SIEWG was tasked to survey JIRA tickets and create recommendations to improve the usability and accessibility of the ArchivesSpace Staff Interface, taking into consideration the diverse experience levels and needs of staff, students, and volunteers who interact with the program.
The commenting period will be open until December 1st. We hope to submit our final recommendations to the ArchivesSpace program and publish them to Confluence in mid-December. To provide feedback, you can comment directly on the individual documents, add questions or comments to the Brainstorming and Feedback file at the end of this message, start a discussion on the User Group listserv, or email me directly.
Due to idiosyncrasies with permissions for Google docs, here are the following links to our recommendations:
Google Drive folder (view only for all documents): https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B12JUawTWpm-U0Y1UlV4NFZRU1k?usp=sharing
Introduction (This and all other pages are comment-enabled): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C1fx2qMfW9m6E4NGanGQcv8udSr04u4MbvzhP2DzhoE/edit?usp=sharing
Table of Contents: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cCyUsZ0wR1D3irffoJIAbdlXaU8egPuLG-ld6fERdPo/edit?usp=sharing
Visual Layout: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XzFm-bFqKm9nan8TX41BD_AkEIuMxKM4Iw16kFm4YPo/edit?usp=sharing
Data Entry and Editing: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1poanmnYaVfU4kUoxyMa6r0GQwA74byvZdduc7smQuYQ/edit?usp=sharing
Background Jobs: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E2emj5LmBBY1FjB8VjWNzQJ5weDlrsEU-QmzH4il9m0/edit?usp=sharing
Navigation: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13x2mLWQ0FamrK6DDdszsIzX-Z3pdrVH0pM5P7Jk7jUc/edit?usp=sharing
Organization of Menus: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GhCE6JHMcXkjtOeAZ35IoMAEqG1EDhcLKoC1q07MrsA/edit?usp=sharing
Browsing, Customization, Functionality, and Terminology: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mFaNi8I2Uj2CPR7HEpbiwyEA6pLfhabmygqUIT_gT_E/edit?usp=sharing
Shortcut Keys for ArchivesSpace commands: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14cAHpIi2eeFpYayZP4OvUguXqyPy5KNCNIGi7fU8aJU/edit?usp=sharing
User Accounts: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14auNDZBdV443pja9iwUuOiKc9mpuKF8nW_6ItJsOYHg/edit?usp=sharing
Permissions: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12XqVhOeKA9q5AyKA-yE-8dLuGsQtn8iEBddk6cLXC0U/edit?usp=sharing
Got feedback and additional ideas? Please add it to “Brainstorming and feedback” (edit enabled): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZQwFowMnUx8AIiewqbqO08CO9TSGIe22AnYCUza9LEo/edit?usp=sharing
If you have any trouble accessing the files or would like to share your feedback in other ways, please feel free to contact me (ltang5@lib.msu.edu) on behalf of the group. Thanks!
Lydia Tang, SIEWG chair