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User (an Oral History researcher) reads oral history transcript and identifies a particular passage of interest. User would like to listen to that passage via the audio player (user should be able to identify audio file and corresponding timestamp for passage based on notes within transcript). User may also want to download that particular passage; would prefer not to download the entire oral history recording.
Additional context for user persona and general notes: As described by Lee, researchers typically begin by consulting an oral history transcript (when available) and then may consult the audio file(s) to listen to passages of particular interest. It is rare that researchers would choose to listen to an entire oral history from start to finish when a transcript is available. In terms of streaming functionality, we decided to focus on meeting the needs and expectations of researchers, as described in the user persona above, while the ability to download audio file(s) will meet the needs of more casual users.
Next steps per 5/2 mtg. with Lee Berry
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