User Stories

Access a broad ​variety​ ​of​ ​measures​ ​to​ ​assess impact​

As​ ​a​ ​research​ ​administrator,​ ​I​ ​wish​ ​to​ ​use​ ​a​ ​broader​ ​variety​ ​of​ ​measures​ ​to​ ​assess impact​ ​including​ ​repository​ ​metrics​ ​and​ ​incorporate​ ​them​ ​in​ ​my​ ​reports​ ​that​ ​assess​ ​the impact​ ​of​ ​the​ ​research​ ​I​ ​support.

Access the metadata in my repository in real time through an API

As a repository manager, I want to be able to access the metadata in my repository in real time through an API in order to build views or services on any platform using the data.

Be identified by the repository to enable social networking

As a user, I want my repository to recognize me and others so that I can be connected with other users who I know, leave comments and be informed of content that is of interest​ ​to​ ​me.

Discover repository materials of interest via aggregators or search services

As a user, I want to discover repository materials of interest via aggregators or other search​ ​services​ ​such​ ​as​ ​Google,​ ​Google​ ​Scholar,​ ​CORE,​ ​and​ ​so​ ​on.

Easily deposit​ ​research​ ​object​s

As​ ​a​ ​researcher​ ​or​ ​repository​ ​manager,​ ​I​ ​want​ ​to​ ​deposit​ ​my​ ​research​ ​object​ ​with​ ​as​ ​little effort​ ​as​ ​possible​ ​into​ ​the​ ​repository​ ​platform.

Have my research outputs preserved for the long term

As​ ​a​ ​scholar​ ​or​ ​institution,​ ​I​ ​want​ ​my​ ​research​ ​outputs​ ​to​ ​be​ ​available​ ​over​ ​the​ ​long​ ​term and​ ​remain​ ​as​ ​a​ ​permanent​ ​part​ ​of​ ​the​ ​scholarly​ ​record.

Identify the​ ​associated​ ​persistent​ ​HTTP​ ​URI​ ​for​ a ​resource

As a web reference manager, annotation tool, or crawler, when I encounter a landing page or any other web resource that is part of a scholarly object, I need to easily identify the​ ​associated​ ​persistent​ ​HTTP​ ​URI​ ​for​ ​the​ ​resource,​ ​so​ ​that​ ​I​ ​can​ ​retrieve​ ​it.

Identify​ ​the​ ​licensing​ ​and re-use​ ​conditions​ ​of​ ​a​ ​scholarly​ ​resource

As​ ​a​ ​machine​ ​or​ ​human​ ​user,​ ​I​ ​need​ ​to​ ​easily​ ​and​ ​uniformly​ ​identify​ ​the​ ​licensing​ ​and re-use​ ​conditions​ ​of​ ​a​ ​scholarly​ ​resource,​ ​so​ ​that​ ​I​ ​know​ ​what​ ​I​ ​am​ ​allowed​ ​to​ ​do​ ​with​ ​it.

Identify the metadata in a repository​ ​record

As a human or machine user, I want to easily and uniformly identify the metadata in a repository​ ​record,​ ​so​ ​that​ ​I​ ​can​ ​ascertain​ ​the​ ​relevance​ ​of​ ​the​ ​resource.

Mine the collective full text content of repositories​

As a human or machine user, I want to be able to mine the collective full text content of repositories​ ​to​ ​discover​ ​new​ ​relationships​ ​and​ ​make​ ​new​ ​discoveries.

Notify repository automatically about new resources

As a repository manager, I want my repository to be automatically notified about new or modified relevant objects and metadata, so that I can have a more complete and accurate collection. I also want other, remote systems to be notified of changes made to my collection​ ​to​ ​ensure​ ​that​ ​records​ ​are​ ​standardized​ ​across​ ​various​ ​locations.

Publicly review and comment on resources

As a user, I want to be able to comment on or review the work of my colleagues and have those reviews (and reviewers) publicly available to other readers, so that the quality of these​ ​a​ ​resource​ ​can​ ​be​ ​assessed​ ​by​ ​others.

Receive recommendations about resources of interest to me

As​ ​a​ ​user,​ ​I​ ​want​ ​to​ ​receive​ ​recommendations​ ​about​ ​content​ ​that​ ​is​ ​of​ ​potential​ ​interest to​ ​me​ ​and​ ​related​ ​to​ ​my​ ​work,​ ​so​ ​I​ ​increase​ ​my​ ​knowledge​ ​in​ ​my​ ​field.

See standard metrics about downloads of resources

As​ ​a​ ​researcher,​ ​I​ ​want​ ​to​ ​know​ ​how​ ​many​ ​times​ ​a​ ​repository​ ​object​ ​has​ ​been downloaded​ ​and​ ​used​ ​by​ ​others​ ​according​ ​to​ ​standard​ ​metrics.

Subscribe to cross-repository feeds of information about new resources

As a repository user, I want to have access to a global, cross-repository social feed so that​ ​I​ ​am​ ​informed​ ​about​ ​activities​ ​in​ ​which​ ​I​ ​have​ ​registered​ ​an​ ​active​ ​interest.

Track the research outputs​ ​related​ ​to​ ​a​ ​specific​ ​funded​ ​project

As a research manager (funder of institution), I want to be able to track the research outputs​ ​related​ ​to​ ​a​ ​specific​ ​funded​ ​project.