Goals
- Provide PDF file media support in SimplyE
- Provide annotation support (annotating within a PDF)
- Provide in-document keyword search in SimplyE
- Provide citation support in SimplyE (create a citation of a particular title, example: during research)
Background and strategic fit
- Improve access to digital content from libraries (things like comics and cookbooks, many more, etc.)
- Support Minitex (SimplyE for Consortia)
Requirements
| # | Title | User Story | Importance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Find a PDF | As a user I want to find books I can read from the library so I can learn, research or enjoy the content | Must Have |
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| Borrow/ Download a PDF | As a user I want to borrow books I am entitled to borrow from the library and download them to my device for reading or user online or off-line. | Must Have | ||
| 3 | Open a PDF | As a user I want to read or use content from the library regardless of format in SimplyE | Must Have | |
| 4 | Navigate a PDF | As a user I want to page or scroll through the content or jump to sections in the TOC or Bookmarks I have set | Must Have | |
| 5 | Bookmark a location in a PDF | As a user I want to bookmark locations in a books so I can return or reference that location at a later date | Must Have | |
| 6 | Annotate a PDF | As a user I want to annotate a book so I can capture favorite passages or facilitate my research or scholoarship | Nice to Have | Text Only (typed notes, not hand written) |
| 7 | As a user I would like to create a citations so I can properly reference the work as part of my scholarship | Nice to Have | Out of scope, citations will be available for all formats not just PDF. Citations requirements will be added in a different feature set - Paul Should support standard citation formats
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| 8 | Search for Keywords in a PDF | As a user I want to search in a book for key words and information so I can navigate to that section of content | Must Have | |
| 9 | Sync my location and bookmarks in a PDF | As a user I want to be able to read a book on multiple devices and be able to pickup reading or reference my bookmarks and annotations for the book | Must Have | Development: This will likely never be fulfilled by our current velocity combined with level of effort. Would recommend to de-prioritize from "must have". |
Questions
Below is a list of questions to be addressed as a result of this requirements document:
| Question | Outcome |
|---|---|
Not Doing
- Integrate citation into a citation manager like Zoterro
