User Documentation Work Plan/Goals 2024-2025
Goals
Update and maintain ArchivesSpace User Manual pages.
Create User Manual documentation for newly developed ArchivesSpace functionality.
Maintain communication with other sub-teams whose work intersects with that of the User Documentation sub-team.
Specific Tasks and Projects
Ongoing/Recurring Tasks
Update and maintain ArchivesSpace User Manual pages
Continue systematic review of User Manual pages with a focus on the Importing and Exporting Data section, particularly around bulk imports, in anticipation of a future release.
Update pages as needed in response to user feedback and Jira tickets.
Create documentation in response to new version releases.
Bulk update functionality in v4.0 release
In-Progress Projects Carried Over from Last Term
“Resource Record Fields that Publish in the PUI” was published in the User Manual in August and an announcement about the new documentation went out to the Users Group listserv. Additional work on this project will be in response to any comments or feedback received from the community.
New Projects for This Term
Begin to address duplicate pages in documentation by consolidating into one higher level page. The affected pages and more detailed description of the issue are listed on the Future User Doc Projects page.
Maintenance Activities
Update team documentation (review process and style guide) as needed.
Maintain page watching assignments to reflect current membership.