Hour-long interviews were held with eight representatives from diverse institutions expressing interest in participating in the Library & Sakai 3 design effort.
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The focus of the interviews was to understand the ideas and needs of varying institutions in the following areas:
- Library-Sakai 3 Integrated Product Vision (this topic is covered on its own page)
- Budget & Schedule
- Technical Opportunities & Constraints
- Organizational Drivers & Challenges
- Primary Users & Their Needs
Stakeholder Interviews Summary
Topics other than product vision covered in stakeholder interviews are summarized below.
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In general, the economy is slow and reorganization is happening at many libraries and institutions. The full vision and feature-set of Sakai 3 is somewhat ambiguous at this time and it may be a number of years before institutions adopt Sakai 3. In spite of tough times and the far-off nature of Sakai 3, there are many libraries and institutions that know what we have now needs improvement and resources are already committed to requirements gathering for Sakai 3 and related projects.
A number of institutions are already on-board for this Library & Sakai 3 integration design effort. Institutions vary in resources and commitment including conducting user interviews, administering questionnaires, starting forum discussions, connecting us with library user research specialists at their institutions and participating regularly in web meetings.
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