Herbaria e-loans

Needed by whom and when

Basic statements about who needs the functionality and by when.

UCJEPS: Some functions needed by the time they move to CollectionSpace as their production system

Overview

UCJEPS uses what they call e-loans to respond to requests for images of specimens.  Rather than sending physical specimens (though loans out happen as well), they will produce high-resolution images for particular specimens as requested by researchers.

User stories for definition

Please feel to rewrite these or eliminate completely!  Then move to the prioritized headings below.

Herbaria e-loans: User can indicate that an image file was produced as an e-loan transaction.  Question: What is the information schema for an e-loan transaction? Note: In this case, CollectionSpace is not facilitating the e-loan itself.  All other work related to the e-loan occurs outside the system.

Herbaria e-loans: From image record, user can initiate an e-loan message that will be sent to requester with instructions on how to access the image.  System will record information about the e-loan transaction as well.

Prioritization of user stories

As definitions and priorities are clarified, the user stories above should be moved into relative order below.

Must have for 1.x-MUSEUM (when they go live in system)

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MUSEUM could wait six to twelve months

What could wait?  These will be re-prioritized at a later date.

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MUSEUM would like to have this eventually

These are nice to have but not a near term requirement.

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