Website Goals
- Provide general information about the IDI, its resources and infrastructure, and its research clusters.
- Allow an IDI member to request, book, use, and return an IDI resource.
- Facilitate project collaboration in a space where knowledge can be shared, such as by documents, media, and discussions.
Audience
The website will be designed to appeal to a broad audience across demographics and disciplines. The spectrum of users to be addressed are:
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- Some familiarity with the IDI, and seeking to find specific information on projects.
- May look to take next steps: deeper knowledge on a particular project, communication with the community, or contacting a project/cluster member.
Functions
- Share knowledge in the form of documents, media, and organic conversation. (High Priority)
- Create and edit periodic content like blogs, news, and project updates.
- Search and view IDI resources like facilities and equipment.
- Create and edit static content (i.e. About pages, contact information, etc.)
- Request, book, use, and return IDI resources.
- Contact IDI cluster leads and IDI administration.
- Search shared knowledge and conversations.
- View, and search a directory of users, partners, and organizations involved / related to the IDI.
- Manage and view a calendar on different levels: IDI as a whole, research clusters, projects, and individuals.
Possible Technology
1. CMS
- Besides providing the content backbone for the site, it will need to handle news items (in a blogesque manner) and Twitter feeds
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- View inventory and availability of equipment and spaces
- Booking of equipment and spaces (+ reminders of nearly/overdue equipment, cancellations, location information, etc.)
4. Wiki
5. Mailing list
Reference
The above content is gathered based on the following documents:
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