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Members of the App Interaction SIG will participate as a group in the Application Formalization card sorting exercise.<<link to card sort here>>
The exercise is available here: https://t5gdyuue2.optimalworkshop.com/optimalsort/byofolio
We will be using this exercise as a mechanism for discussion.
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What pain points do you anticipate when it comes time to execute this plan?
What is a reasonable goal for decomposition/integration? How integrated should a system be, in reality, and why?
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One challenge: where to put apps that are needed across multiple functional areas (e.g., Locations)?
What other factors might be relevant to making these decisions? Does this affect the UI? What will it look like for the end user?
Requests: relates to both circulation and acquisitions? (because often a request is placed at point of order), requests also relates to discovery--created category called “Patron experience”
Distinction between “front of house” and “back of house”
“Stuff” (e.g. Holdings/Items) vs. “Descriptions of Stuff” (Bibliographic data)
For “integration” categories, assumption is that an institution can choose from the list (a “grab bag”)
NEXT STEP: all do this individually (for our own institutions) and then look at what is common and what conflicts there are (in future App Interaction meeting)
Is there anything every library would use? Other commonalities, e.g., for U.S. academic institutions or German libraries
Closing (5 minutes)
What outcomes do we want to pursue from this session? Should we:
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