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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. Lee also shared that they rarely get requests for audio files from external users (though she's hoping greater visibility through the Digital Collections will encourage more use of the audio files); in contrast, internal users (podcast folks and the like) typically want access to specific segments rather than entire recordings.
Next steps per 5/2 mtg. with Lee Berry
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