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Goals
- Provide PDF file media support in SimplyE
- Provide annotation and citation support in SimplyE
- Provide in-document keyword search in SimplyE
Background and strategic fit
- Improve access to digital content from libraries
- Support SimplyE.net (SimplyE for Research) initiative
- Support Minitex (SimplyE for Consortia)
Assumptions
- Available Resource
- Technical capacity
- financial resources
Requirements
# | Title | User Story | Importance | Notes |
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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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2 | 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 | Create a citation for a PDF | 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 | Should support standard citation formats |
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 | Synch 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 |
User interaction and design
NA UX is out of the box from PSPDF Kit
Questions
Below is a list of questions to be addressed as a result of this requirements document:
Question | Outcome |
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Not Doing
- capture hand written notes in the annotation.
- integrate citation into a citation manager like Zoterro