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| == What are the best methods for assessing user needs with regards to digital libraries? ==
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| The User Studies Working Group will be compiling resources, conducting research, and drafting literature to assist those who are interesting in evaluating users of digital repositories and their needs. | |
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| == Addressing users and user needs: The User Studies Working Group white paper ==
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| Participants identified four assessment topics to explore during the [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rLdMSPCbR_F-hE0ZhWzS70IBGEMh1450ff0x_ioPrIk/edit Assessment Breakout Session] at the 2014 DLF Forum:
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| # User/Usability studies
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| # Identifying users and uses
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| # Return On Investment (ROI)
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| # Reuse of content/what do users do with content
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| These four groups will make up the focus of a white paper on assessing users and user needs. The working group will complete a series of tasks to generate the white paper:
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| # Compile a [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AVlT3QlmhbcUmoRtZ0hpvEhpbD9_Eld5bHsa-JNHX24/edit?usp=sharing bibliography]
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| # Develop a literature review -- '''Completed'''
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| # Draft and publish a white paper -- '''In Progress'''
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| The working group will publish a draft of the the white paper for public comment prior to the 2015 DLF Forum. The final draft will be released shortly after the forum.
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| = White Paper Participants =
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| == Future efforts ==
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| Future efforts from the group may include generating complementary content, such as:
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| # Templates/guides
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| # Toolkits
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| # Original Research
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| == Learning more and getting involved ==
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| The sub-group maintains a [https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0BxKlOQm6nnVndnJrR200UFZoSm8&usp=sharing Google Drive folder], which contains meeting notes and drafts of working documents. If you are interested in participating in one of the tasks, please fill out our [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16X0B-NSulh1V6HuqkSZZq0El35AQlZLbpWUlzNx2Puo/edit User Studies Participant] spreadsheet.
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| If you have any questions, or are interested in participating in the sub-group, please contact [mailto:sathompson3@uh.edu Santi Thompson].
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