Finalizing adding finding aids, designing for how to display heirarchical items from Finding Aids and CURIOSity. Add in CURIOSity items to index, add in document type to eyebrow on front end. Confirm LLM selection and system prompts through team testing. Finalize front end in preparation for release to QA in Sprint 7.
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Problem and Value Statements
Problem Statement
Since its founding, Harvard Library has been a guardian of the University’s memory and a gateway to the world's knowledge. We currently host an array of discovery systems that use different design approaches, organizational priorities, and technology standards. Scholars and the public expect to be able to find trustworthy information and discover resources easily regardless of the system that is managing and providing access to it.
Solution Business Value
By enabling rich cross-collection search, this project will offer end users intuitive, contextual discovery of special collections, archives and digital collections, through a mix of conversational interfaces, browsing that emphasizes the visual nature of materials when appropriate, and recommendations for similar or related resources, all informed by ongoing user research.
Alignment with Harvard Library Multi-Year Goals and Objectives
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Executive Stakeholders | Title |
|---|---|
| Martha Whitehead | VP for Harvard Library and University Librarian |
| Stu Snydman | AUL & Managing Director for Library Technology Services |
| OpenSalwa Ismail | AUL for Discovery and Access (Jan. 2025) |
| Tom Hyry | AUL for Archives and Special Collections |
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Library Stakeholders | Title |
|---|---|
| Amy Deschenes | Head of UX and Digital Accessibility |
| Kai Fay | Discovery & Access Strategic Projects Manager |
Adrien Hilton | Director of Technical Services for Archives and Special Collections |
| Chelcie Rowell | Associate Head of Digital Collections Discovery |
| Shalimar Fojas White | Herman & Joan Suit Librarian, Fine Arts Library |
| Student interninterns, as needed | Harvard grad and undergraduate studentstudents |
Technical Project Team
Team Member | Title | Project Role(s) |
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| Enrique Diaz | Manager of Library Software Engineering | Product Owner (LTS) |
| Doug Simon | Senior Digital Library Software Engineer | Developer (LTS) |
| JJ Chen | Digital Library Data Engineer | Developer (LTS) |
| Maura Meagher | Associate UX Developer | Developer (LTS) |
| Carolyn Caizzi | Senior IT Project Manager | Project Manager/ Scrum Lead (LTS) |
| Robert Hampton | UX Researcher | UX Researcher/Designer (HL) |
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