Portfolio

Brenna Levitin

Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, 2018-2020

Internal, department-only resource

No auto-indexing makes information-seeking inefficient, leading users to abandon searches without solutions

Content migrated from past systems without processing, thus system is cluttered with out-of-date information

Users report discomfort with "programming-heavy" interface

Combined observations of user information-seeking behaviors and conversations with stakeholders to define list of requirements

Researched and tested potential systems and presented shortlist to stakeholders

Auto-indexing makes information readily apparent and easily accessible

Only up-to-date information is migrated

Alternate page view structures support diverse information-seeking needs and behaviors

Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, 2017-2018

Internal, user-facing resource

Originally contained 5+ outdated versions of each software application, including programs Whitehead no longer licensed

Installation instructions were often multiple paragraphs due to unnecessary information

Frequent user feedback that they could not find or identify correct, up-to-date information

Simplified homepage with clear navigation

Streamlined application pages with current versions and platform-specific information

Minimum critical information in user-accessible language

The Albert M. Greenfield Center for the History of Women's Education, 2014

Platform must be able to emphasize multi-linearity of the subject. Omeka was the standard program at the time, but Omeka was strictly linear system.

Platform needed to have a variety of page layouts, navigation methods, and supported media types

Needed to highlight and contrast minimal materials found in archives with generous donations of information and materials from individuals