1. Accessing our archival and manuscript heritage Technical plan Steering group meeting Oct 2004 Richard Butterworth

2. Accessing our archival and manuscript heritage Overview... Assumptions User groups A design process System specification Timetable

3. Accessing our archival and manuscript heritage Assumptions... Developing tools to support LLLs to use HE archives and resources Encouraging users in Preparing them for when they are in Not only online resources To be called MAIA (Manuscript and archive integrated access), but that might change

4. Accessing our archival and manuscript heritage Target user groups... Lifelong learners adult learners who are motivated and capable of learning new skills, undertaking investigations as a primary goal Family and local historians and groups Targeting other groups later on in the project

5. Accessing our archival and manuscript heritage Design process... User centred, rapid prototyping

6. Accessing our archival and manuscript heritage Behaviour model...

7. Accessing our archival and manuscript heritage Weakness analysis... Question formation Identifying archives Searching and browsing Interpretation Sustainability and maintenance

8. Accessing our archival and manuscript heritage Main specification... Example driven tutorials Interactive discussion boards Database of questions and archives Annotated links Searchable catalogue Digitised resources Backend system

9. Accessing our archival and manuscript heritage Secondary specification Linking to Ask-a-Librarian Links/cross searching other catalogues Links to supporting organisations Online browsing? Automatic translation? Glossary Events and news server

10. Accessing our archival and manuscript heritage Timetable Christmas 2004 Prototype tutorials, finish backend system, finish digitisation system Easter 2005 Finish tutorials, finish discussion boards, finish annotated links May 2005 Finish question/archive database Rest of project Evaluate

11. Accessing our archival and manuscript heritage Issues from previous meeting Project focus... Senate House Librarys collections... Models for collaboration... LLL definition Ambitious planning