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Add a Beginner Section #120

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ianmilligan1 opened this issue May 1, 2019 · 4 comments

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commented May 1, 2019

Our website might be intimidating to new users. Would it make sense to have a getting started section on the website?

An advisory board member suggested that such a section could perhaps have:

  • videos (some of the intro ones that Sam is putting together?)
  • a few key screenshots
  • Notebooks (making clear that they are beginner)
  • And "maybe a quick note on what skills (basic and/or advanced) are required to use the service: it could help scholars who want to start a project and hire people who have the skills to help them (ex. what to look for, what to mention in a job offer when you want to hire a skilled student or professional to help out) + you could advertise here the datathons and other events you organize as great opportunities to send students to get trained!"

Could put it here? Thoughts? I think it is a good idea but am happy to talk further, as we also want to avoid cluttering our website too much...

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commented May 3, 2019

Yep, I think this is a good idea!

Just a few initial thoughts:

  • I agree @ianmilligan1, this would be a good place to highlight first video (project overview) to give high-level view of AU platforms)
  • Perhaps to keep written content to a minimum, we could present information in a table type format to highlight key info for each platform.

Things that present information like (just a starting place):

  • Skill level
  • Required accounts (highlight need Archive It account for Cloud)
  • Ideal for (scholars, researchers, librarians, etc)
  • Licence (open source and link to git page)
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commented May 3, 2019

A getting started section would be a good initial first step to make it less intimidating. #31 still speaks to me in terms of redesigning the whole thing, and making it more inviting instead of text-dense. But, that'll take a lot of time that I'm not sure we have. Maybe later in the summer, in the fall? 🤷‍♂

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commented May 3, 2019

Agreed on both fronts! Thanks @SamFritz and @ruebot!

OK, I can take a stab at putting a basic page together as a starting point.

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@ianmilligan1 ianmilligan1 changed the title Add a Beginner Section? (Discussion) Add a Beginner Section May 3, 2019

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Initial kick at #120; adds "getting started" page
- An overview; selected screenshots for each tool.
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commented May 3, 2019

Completely agreed @ruebot! I think when we started with this design, content "fit" the model, but I think we are definitely starting to out grow.

I think what @ianmilligan1 has drafted as a Getting Started page helps to fill in the gaps pointed out by board meeting and brand new users coming to the site, and is certainly a gentler way of going through rest of its content. Looking forward to reviewing PR :)

This is a great happy-medium until we are ready to do a deeper dive into designing. :)

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