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Hi Boon, thanks for your ideas - I note that you have posted a version of this as a comment on the blog post and that a lively comment thread has started there - so thanks also for taking the time to do that. A reminder to anyone else wishing to contribute thoughts & ideas - the conversation is up and running over here: http://bit.ly/dzNVNe Cheers, Paul On 25 Mar 2010, at 12:04, Boon Low wrote: > Hi Paul, > > I think a current and general challenge for developers is to become more adept at tackling usability. > > If you want to involve non-developers, why not invite repository users, usability/UX specialists to join the developers and have an impromptu inspection, and a bash on enhancing the usability of repositories? The bash could also involve evaluation of quick/low-fi mockups or even implementation of any useful features/enhancements; both developers/non-developers alike can experience aspects of user-centred development. > > And there is likely to be a variety of repository UI/systems already available, and they are likely to have usability issues! > > Regards, > > Boon > > ----- > Boon Low > UX2.0: Developer, Manager > UK National e-Science Centre > http://homepages.ed.ac.uk/boon > > On 25 Mar 2010, at 10:14, Paul Walk wrote: > >> Subscribers to this list may be interested to know that UKOLN has be asked to run a third Developer Challenge at this year's International Conference on Open Repositories, to be held in Madrid, July 6th-9th. >> >> I have written about this in a blog post here: >> >> http://bit.ly/dzNVNe >> >> wherein I ask for ideas for challenges for developers in the repositories space. One important aspect of this year's challenge is that we are keen to involve non-developers, working closely with developers. >> >> I would be grateful if you could take a moment to read the post and leave a comment if you have a point of view or an idea for a challenge to share. This is your opportunity to make a case for focussing a pool of developer talent and domain expertise on the technical issue you would like to see addressed. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Paul >> >> -------------------------------------------- >> Paul Walk >> Deputy Director >> UKOLN (University of Bath) >> http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/ >> [log in to unmask] >> +44(0)1225383933 >> -------------------------------------------- >> > > > -- > The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in > Scotland, with registration number SC005336. > -------------------------------------------- Paul Walk Deputy Director UKOLN (University of Bath) http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/ [log in to unmask] +44(0)1225383933 --------------------------------------------