Persona Widgets
Early research into potential widgets took an overviewing scan of digital resources, and includes platform frameworks, code libraries, plugins, subscription services, and references. These widgets were then mapped to specific user needs.
Collaborative Annotation:
Transcription:
Crowdsorcing:
Visualization:
Archival Platforms:
User Needs
| Contribute Content and Metadata | Widgets |
|---|---|
| Annotate documents | Triannon (Fedora4) |
| Transcribe documents | FromThePage, Scribe (2.0), Scripto, Transcribus |
| Comment on materials | Annotator, Annotorious |
| Identify individuals in photos | Gist/IIIF? |
| Upload documents | N/A |
| Add new links | Not specified yet |
| Contribute to reparative metadata | (all collab annotation tools could be used here) |
| Develop Information Skills | Widgets |
|---|---|
| Understand better how archives / collections work | N/A |
| Develop critical analysis skills | N/A |
| Learn to install / run widgets outside platform | N/A |
| Learn to write code / scripts | N/A |
| Curate/Tell Stories | Widgets |
|---|---|
| View curated stories created by others | Ponga, HistoryPin |
| Create / publish own stories on the platform | Ponga, HistoryPin |
| Create / publish own collection on the platform | Ponga, HistoryPin |
| Collaborate with others on stories / collections on the platform | (all collab annotation + collab transcription tools + crowdsorcing tools could be used here) |
| Link / use materials to create stories in other platforms / apps | Not specified yet |
| Find evidence of specific facts to support own projects | Not specified yet |
| Analyze Data | Widgets |
|---|---|
| Run visualization tools across multiple collections | IIIF? Like Gist? |
| View original source descriptions | Not specified yet |
| Flag gaps / problems in existing descriptions | Description Audit |
| Search Across Collections | Widgets |
|---|---|
| Simple search | Not specified yet |
| Advanced search | Not specified yet |
| Filter by names of people / events / orgs | Not specified yet |
| Filter by location | Not specified yet |
| Filter by media type | Not specified yet |
| Filter by subject | Not specified yet |
| Filter by ethnicities | Not specified yet |
| Access Materials on the Platform | Widgets |
|---|---|
| Read text documents | Transcription Widgets |
| View images in depth (IIIF viewers) | IIIF, like Mirador |
| Play AV recordings | Not specified yet |
| View transcripts of AV recordings | FromThePage? Scribe(2.0)? |
| View events on a timeline | Like HistoryPin? |
| View events on a map | Not specified yet |
| Save materials on platform (“research locker”) | Not specified yet |
| Support | Widgets |
|---|---|
| Digital/digitized resources and records | N/A |
| Legibility of fonts (eg dyslexia) | N/A |
| In person access | N/A |
| 1 on 1 support in navigating collections | N/A |
| Support navigating technology | N/A |
| Hours when support and spaces are available | N/A |
| Inclusive, transperant and trans friendly security/identification practices | N/A |
| Hands off support | N/A |
| Get Materials and Data Out of the Platform | Widgets |
|---|---|
| Download objects for own use | N/A |
| Get links they can embed in their own site | like Gist? |
| Clip a snippet (from audio or video) | Not specified yet |
| Export metadata | Not specified yet |
| Get data in structured format for use in other applications (linked data) | Not specified yet |