Start Date

12-10-2019 9:00 AM

End Date

12-10-2019 10:30 AM

Description

When creativity sparks and the outpouring of ideas begins, information can be lost amongst the initial excitement. Documentation of these sparks can serve as not only a timeline of project development, but also as a knowledge base and roadmap for the future of the project. This lightening talk will focus on the retrospective importance and value of having documented ideas during the development of a new institutional repository at a small private university. Attendees will learn how the documentation was developed, how it was used to create a workshop for the university's liaison librarians, and the important role that consistent and ongoing internal documentation serves in the flow from spark to sharing.

Keywords

knowledge base, documentation, institutional repositories, project roadmapping, workshop design

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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Type

Presentation

Session

s1b

Language

eng

Location

Elaine Langone Center, Walls Lounge

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Oct 12th, 9:00 AM Oct 12th, 10:30 AM

Write That Down! The Importance of Internal Documentation During Project Development

Elaine Langone Center, Walls Lounge

When creativity sparks and the outpouring of ideas begins, information can be lost amongst the initial excitement. Documentation of these sparks can serve as not only a timeline of project development, but also as a knowledge base and roadmap for the future of the project. This lightening talk will focus on the retrospective importance and value of having documented ideas during the development of a new institutional repository at a small private university. Attendees will learn how the documentation was developed, how it was used to create a workshop for the university's liaison librarians, and the important role that consistent and ongoing internal documentation serves in the flow from spark to sharing.