library & sakai 3 integration project update
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11th Sakai Conference - June 15-17, 2010
Library & Sakai 3 Integration Project Update
Jon DunnAssociate Director for Technology, Indiana University Digital Library Program
Gaurav Bhatnagar Interaction Designer, University of Michigan Library
15 June 2010
Sakaibrary Project / Citations HelperSakai 2.x featuresSearch Library ResourcesGoogle ScholarCitation Lists
Library – Sakai 3 Integration Project
Multi-institution
Where did we start?
The library offers so much.
Books
MusicJournalArticles
LibrariansResearch Guides
Inter-Library-
Loan
Images
Audio & Video
Website/Catalog
More…
Where did we start?
The library offers so much.
Books
MusicJournalArticles
LibrariansResearch Guides
Inter-Library-
Loan
Images
Audio & Video
Website/Catalog
More…
Sakai 2.x Citations Helper
Where did we start?
The academic community’s expectations are changing.
AmazonGoogleScholar
iPhone Twitter Flickr
YouTube
Wikipedia Facebook
More…
Where did we start?
Sakai3 = opportunity to make library resources more useful by using modern web features
Library“Web 2.0”
FriendsFeedsTagsMobile…
BooksArticles
LibrariansServices
…
Sakai 3
Where did we start? Overarching Goal
How to best take advantage of such a new system?
Understand the users
How to best take advantage of such a new system?
Understand the users
Why and how do instructors use scholarly resources while preparing
and conducting their courses?
What did we learn?“Scholarly” Resources
Scholarly & non-scholarly resources are mixed
My Course Syllabus
Journal Articles
Books
Images
Online news
Online videos
What did we learn? Goals & Motivations
Instructors want to see student growth
What did we learn? Interactions
With OthersWith Library
Co-teaching
Working with TAs
Getting & sharing ideas and content with colleagues
Consulting with librarians
Research guides
Library training sessions
Custom instruction toolsMissed connections
Missed connections
Finding Managing Sharing
Content for Readings, Assignments, Lectures
What did we learn? Activities & Workflow
Start with a known resource
Selection criteria:
current
engaging
applicable
debatable
accessible for the audience
Various systems:
citation management
bookmarks
Word docs
personal files
Various systems:
Sakai Resources
Sakai Announcements
lecture
Finding Managing Sharing
Content for Readings, Assignments, Lectures
What did we learn?Problems & Frustrations
Full-text
Content reuse
Content discovery
Poor integration
Unnecessary steps
Poor integration
Unnecessary steps
Copyright
Permissions
What have we come up with so far? Problem & Vision
VisionProblem
Streamline and integrate resource management from anywhere on the web
Connect scholars to one another & to relevant resources and services
Monitor copyright and provide alternatives
Too many different information sources
Instructor workflows are so varied
Missed collaboration and learning opportunities
Copyright concerns
What have we come up with so far? Design Overview
Sakai 3 Content Management Framework, featuring Bookmarklet
Syllabus
Sakai 3 Content Manager
ISI Web of Knowledge
CNN YouTube
Discussion AssignmentIn Sakai
On the web
Journal article Video
News story
Bookmarklet BookmarkletBookmarklet
What have we come up with so far? Content Authoring Lo-fi Prototype
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Ability to let Sakai auto-fill context-specific information
Ability to embed content from the Content Manager
Instructor creates a new syllabus for a course
What have we come up with so far?Content Management Lo-fi Prototype
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Ability to quickly see how the Content Manager serves me
Ability to synch with common resource management software (Zotero, EndNote, browser bookmarks)
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3 Ability to set up the Content Manager browser bookmarklet
First time use of the Content Manager
What have we come up with so far? Content Management Lo-fi Prototype
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Ability to quickly see recently changed and recommended content
Content itemFull-text note,Auto course tags,Free-form tags,Feedback
3 Folder structure,Shared folders,“Watch” folders
Content Manager after importing some content
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4 Tag structure,Auto course tags,Free-form tags
What have we come up with so far? Content Item Lo-fi Prototype
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Ability to see full resource details & availability options
Ability to Add into current document and Share (with others or into other content)
Checking out an individual content item
3 Ability to see all the contexts in which this resource has been used – can include colleague contexts
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4 Ability to see related content
5 Ability to see feedback on this
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What have we come up with so far? Bookmarklet Lo-fi Prototype
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Ability to import resources from anywhere at the push of a browser button
Ability to have my web content type auto-detected
Browser bookmarkletaccessed from any web page
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3 Ability to tag and share into Sakai (leads to a dialog to organize)
<any web content>
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What have we come up with so far?Summary
Add diverse resources to Sakai from anywhere on the web
Embed “live” (clickable citation, playable video, etc.) resources into Sakai content
Search, browse and manage all their content in one place
Discover new content through colleagues and context-specific recommendations
Evaluate content based on community feedback
Determine the availability of library services for a given resource
Users have the ability to:
What have we come up with so far? What do you think?
What about this design makes sense to you?What does not?
Could you see instructors on your campus using something like this?Why? How?
Syllabus
Sakai 3 Content Manager
ISI Web of Knowledge
CNN YouTube
Discussion AssignmentIn Sakai
On the web
Journal article Video
News story
Bookmarklet BookmarkletBookmarklet
How did we get here? Goal-Directed Design
Research
Modeling
Framework
Design
Stakeholder Interviewsabout 1 month
User Interviews & Observationabout 7 months
PersonasWorkflowabout 1 month
Context ScenariosLo-fi prototypesabout 1 month
ManyThanks!
HEC Montréal
Indiana University
Johns Hopkins University
Mount Holyoke College
Naval Postgraduate School
Rice University
Stanford University
Tufts University
The Center for Hellenic Studies @ Harvard
Universidad Nacional De Rosario
University of California, Berkeley
University of Michigan
Yale University
How did we get here? Research
User InterviewsStakeholder Interviews
25 Interviews
Instructors across 10 inst.
Scholarly resource use in preparing & conducting courses
Mental models, goals, activities, workflows, interactions, problems & frustrations
8 Interviews
Librarians, Heads, Library Technologists
Users, needs, organizational drivers, technical opportunities, budget & schedule
How did we get here? Modeling
WorkflowsPersonas
Finding, Managing, Sharing, Breakdowns
Juanita Colás Vijay Ramakrishnan
Ronald MooreCynthia Altstetter
How did we get here?Framework Design
Lo-fi prototypesContext Scenarios
Fast & cheap
Raise questions
Something user can react to
Beginning of design in context
Articulating persona goals, needs & behaviors
Opportunity to imagine out-of-the-box ideas
Where are we headed?
Continued design, user feedback, developing, testing
Coordinating with related efforts: Cambridge, NYU, Stanford, Berkeley, others
Explore where this work fits into overall Sakai 3 design and development
Ways to get involved
Related Conference Talks• Wed 10:00-11:00 Overview of the Academic-Led Development Process for Sakai 3 at
NYU• Wed 12:25-1:25 Rethinking Learning Activities: Taking action on user research• Wed 1:30-3:05 Rethinking Learning Activities: Practicing Research-Based Design• Thu 1:00-2:30 Teaching and Learning Design Lenses for Sakai 3• Thu 1:00-2:30 Audio and Video Content for Teaching and Learning: Discussion• Thu 1:35-2:25 What Am I Doing Here and Who Are All These People?
Library & Sakai 3 Integration• Next virtual meeting: Thursday, June 24 11:30 AM – 1 PM EDT, Sakai001 bridge• Confluence Project Home: http://confluence.sakaiproject.org/x/PwCX (or just Google
“sakai library integration”)• The project welcomes collaborators to provide feedback on designs, conduct user
testing at their campus and contribute in other ways.• Questions? Email:
Credits
Slides 5 & 6 – image CC by-nc-sa by kunchiaat Flickrhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/kunchia/3646210655/
Slide 7 – images for non-commercial use from Google’s LIFE Photo Archivehttp://images.google.com/hosted/life
Slide 8 – image CC by-nc-sa by 1yen at Flickrhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/1yen/3631830100/
Thanks again to all our collaborators!