HSDL Feature-Request Queue Rundown

Summary

Status	Count	Meaning
`dev_review`	22	Code/spec ready — awaiting your approval before deploy
`needs_feedback`	16	Bot has DM'd reporter for clarification
`resolved`	13	Already shipped — reporter to confirm
`duplicate`	3	Closed

Status

Count

Meaning

dev_review

Code/spec ready — awaiting your approval before deploy

needs_feedback

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resolved

Already shipped — reporter to confirm

duplicate

Closed

Design-focused review (10)

For Eric & Andrew. Branding, layout, IA, and significant new UX surfaces — pulled out of the by-status listing below. Click "Show…" on each to expand description, test URL, and review steps.

★ highawaiting approval91bc0560Courtney Hawley · 28d

Add 'AI-powered search' messaging near homepage search bar and consider replacing magnifying glass with HSDL logo icon

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Tester noticed AI-powered search mention at bottom of collections page; requests similar mention at the homepage search bar. Also suggests replacing the magnifying glass icon with the HSDL logo mark so it looks more 'AI-ey'. Origin page: https://next.hsdl.org/collections.html (fo…

Test: /index.html ↗

Review steps:

1. Open the homepage.
Expected: directly under the main search bar there is an AI-powered search cue.
2. Read the cue text.
Expected: it says the search supports keywords, topics, or Boolean logic across HSDL resources.
3. Use the search bar or one of the suggested search cards.
Expected: search behavior still works normally after adding the AI-powered cue.

normalawaiting approval27a28796Erin Dauphinais-Soos · 25d

Feature request: richer search result previews with prioritized metadata and quick actions

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Tester requests that Next search result previews include a more consistent, prioritized set of fields similar to the live site. Desired priorities: date, title, publisher(s), author(s), any available series, an option to see a quick preview of the descriptive text, and an option …

Test: /search.html?q=National+Strategy+for+Homeland+Security+October+2007… ↗

Review steps:

1. Open the known-item search.
Expected: The first result is "National Strategy for Homeland Security: October 2007" and its card displays the date, title, publisher line, description preview text, series link, and a direct "View PDF" action.
2. Scan additional visible result cards.

Full steps in INK ↗

normalawaiting approvalc77702d7Erin Dauphinais-Soos · 11d

Link footer logos for NPS and DHS; consider CHDS branding in footer

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Tester suggested linking the footer logos for NPS and DHS to their respective external websites. Additional design consideration: replace the NPS logo with the CHDS version and link to CHDS instead of NPS, or include both if desired.

Test: /index.html ↗

Review steps:

1. Open the homepage and scroll to the footer.
Expected: the HSDL, NPS, and DHS footer logos are visible and each is clickable.
2. Click or inspect the HSDL footer logo.
Expected: it links back to /index.html for quick home navigation.
3. Click or inspect the NPS and DHS footer logos.
Expected: NPS opens https://www.nps.edu/ and DHS opens https://www.dhs.gov/ in a new tab with noopener/noreferrer protection.

★ highwaiting on reportera084b4b0Amber Dashnaw · 28d

Add PubMed-style advanced/fielded search builder (author, publisher, series, title/alt title, title+summary, subject) with boolean rows; include persistent account-based search history

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Feedback from Amber Dashnaw: Need field-specific searching beyond a single keyword box: Author/Creator, Publisher, Series, Title (title + alternate title), Title or Summary (title/alt title/description only), and Subject searching. Requested a PubMed-style Advanced Search Builder…

Test: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/advanced/ ↗

Review steps:

No review steps recorded.

normalwaiting on reporter68d4c0d2Amber Dashnaw · 27d

Add dark/light mode toggle

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Tester request: add a UI toggle to switch between dark and light themes (dark mode).

Review steps:

No review steps recorded.

normalwaiting on reporteradb0fe0cErin Dauphinais-Soos · 12d

Add In Focus to top-page navigation and sitemap like Collections

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Tester requests that In Focus items/pages be linked from the top of the site and included in the sitemap setup similar to Collections. Reported page: /in-focus.html

Test: /in-focus.html ↗

Review steps:

No review steps recorded.

normalwaiting on reporter2e3080c4Erin Dauphinais-Soos · 11d

Add new logo to website header and footer

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Tester requested adding the new logo to the website in both the header and footer on the public site.

Test: https://next.hsdl.org/ ↗

Review steps:

No review steps recorded.

lowwaiting on reporter11398556Courtney Hawley · 28d

Add optional side banners/margins to reduce eye strain / improve visual comfort

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Feedback from Courtney Hawley: Suggest adding a banner (colored/visual margin) on either side of the webpage content to reduce eye strain / improve visual aesthetics. Provided example screenshot showing wide colored side panels framing centered content.

Test: https://next.hsdl.org/help.html ↗

Review steps:

No review steps recorded.

lowwaiting on reporter8d431e97Courtney Hawley · 28d

Timeline feature: consider HIFLD-style interactive hover category layout

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Tester request: when timeline feature returns, use a layout similar to HIFLD categories; interactive on hover over categories.

Review steps:

No review steps recorded.

lowwaiting on reporter623e52eeAmber Dashnaw · 18d

Improve record page layout with cover preview, shorter description, and save button placement

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Tester requested several record page UI enhancements: add a cover preview image in the left column; for external links or websites, show an icon such as a book or browser; shrink the description preview from four lines to two; and move the Save document control to the top right c…

Review steps:

No review steps recorded.

Awaiting your approval (22)

fixes ready to ship — open the test URL and run the steps

Pri	ID	Title	Reporter / Age
★high	ab9b4ff1	Make author and publisher names clickable on details pages to browse other docs by that entity	Erin Dauphinais-Soos · 28d
★high	91bc0560◆	Add 'AI-powered search' messaging near homepage search bar and consider replacing magnifying glass with HSDL logo icon	Courtney Hawley · 28d
★high	d7e947f9	Add “Video” as a distinct option in Format filter (not grouped under HTML)	Courtney Hawley · 28d
★high	e6097ac8	Search submit arrow reruns query with existing filters still applied; users want quick way to return to unfiltered original results	Erin Dauphinais-Soos · 27d
★high	a2e9f7d5	Search interface does not provide a way to retrieve or browse the full collection	Amber Dashnaw · 22d
★high	6f9120ce	Series collapse indicator in search results is not clickable to access other documents in the series	Amber Dashnaw · 22d
normal	0f9eaa97	Make subject terms on document details pages clickable to browse/search other docs with same subject	Erin Dauphinais-Soos · 28d
normal	b7d7b57d	Homepage bottom stats tiles should be clickable; '50+ collections' appears inaccurate (tester sees ~8)	Courtney Hawley · 28d
normal	91a8d220	INK Eval: cannot edit an existing query to add/update expected docIDs after saving	Amber Dashnaw · 28d
normal	0372c293	Add results-per-page selector on search results (e.g., 30/60/90/120 per page)	Erin Dauphinais-Soos · 27d
normal	e148f479	Document details page does not show Series field; series should be displayed and clickable to browse all items in series	Erin Dauphinais-Soos · 27d
normal	977b32f3	Editable/viewable publisher authority boost list in Search Lab	Amber Dashnaw · 26d
normal	27a28796◆	Feature request: richer search result previews with prioritized metadata and quick actions	Erin Dauphinais-Soos · 25d
normal	480239a6	Unauthenticated bookmark/save action should trigger onboarding or sign-in flow	Jeremy Roush · 19d
normal	cf21d3bf	Search result preview only shows first publisher when a document has multiple publishers	Erin Dauphinais-Soos · 12d
normal	4e93ddf1	Add link to HSDL Timeline now hosted on CHDS site	Erin Dauphinais-Soos · 12d
normal	c77702d7◆	Link footer logos for NPS and DHS; consider CHDS branding in footer	Erin Dauphinais-Soos · 11d
normal	531b1145	Save document should prompt sign-in instead of relying on cookies for anonymous users	Erin Dauphinais-Soos · 11d
normal	3acbb927	Feedback form mentions a voice option that is not available	Erin Dauphinais-Soos · 11d
low	bf74cbe3	Collections page may not need filter and A–Z/Z–A sort when list is small	Courtney Hawley · 28d
low	4d6cdfd3	Document details page needs easier access to related documents section	Amber Dashnaw · 22d
low	62edc1fe	Make URLs in abstracts clickable on document detail pages	Erin Dauphinais-Soos · 20d · v1.14.0

Waiting on reporter (16)

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Pri	ID	Title	Reporter / Age
★high	92113b0c	SemanticSearchTool: New start_year/end_year parameters are valuable. For research workflows, we o...	MCP agent · 41d
★high	a084b4b0◆	Add PubMed-style advanced/fielded search builder (author, publisher, series, title/alt title, title+summary, subject) with boolean rows; include persistent account-based search history	Amber Dashnaw · 28d
★high	0e101101	Add field-specific search on NEXT (author, publisher, subject, title, doc ID)	Amber Dashnaw · 26d
normal	68d4c0d2◆	Add dark/light mode toggle	Amber Dashnaw · 27d
normal	9da05c45	INK needs controlled-field variant name support instead of relying on Search Lab language rules	Amber Dashnaw · 22d
normal	c01ec923	Auto-detect record format in MDT entry instead of requiring manual selection	Erin Dauphinais-Soos · 20d
normal	4487107a	Add searchable shortcode syntax and date parsing for fielded search	Amber Dashnaw · 19d
normal	3b3666ea	Allow RIS export from saved collection or folder	Amber Dashnaw · 15d
normal	adb0fe0c◆	Add In Focus to top-page navigation and sitemap like Collections	Erin Dauphinais-Soos · 12d
normal	bbb65553	Add CSV export for search results, likely admin-only via INK	Erin Dauphinais-Soos · 12d
normal	2e3080c4◆	Add new logo to website header and footer	Erin Dauphinais-Soos · 11d
low	11398556◆	Add optional side banners/margins to reduce eye strain / improve visual comfort	Courtney Hawley · 28d
low	8d431e97◆	Timeline feature: consider HIFLD-style interactive hover category layout	Courtney Hawley · 28d
low	b69461b5	Consider making search results sort default to Newest instead of Relevance	Courtney Hawley · 28d
low	98db3fc6	Consider restoring 'Set a New Content Alert' / saved-search email alerts on new site	Erin Dauphinais-Soos · 27d
low	623e52ee◆	Improve record page layout with cover preview, shorter description, and save button placement	Amber Dashnaw · 18d

Shipped, awaiting reporter confirmation (13)

open the test URL and confirm the fix landed

Pri	ID	Title	Reporter / Age
★high	62af4dbb	Add 'None' priority and auto-set Open issues to Won't Fix	Jeremy Roush · 15d · v1.15.12
★high	25c096c5	Collections pages need search within collection for large collections	Jodi Stiles · 15d · v1.15.12
normal	0067c87f	Support CSV-based golden query test workflow (upload/parse or guided import) for search evaluation	Amber Dashnaw · 36d · v1.6.0
normal	537c18f9	Group search results for documents in the same series using existing series metadata field	Amber Dashnaw · 36d · v1.5.3
normal	d741c61c	INK: allow configuring ranking/boosting for metadata fields "list" and "Tab/Section"	Amber Dashnaw · 34d · v0.17.1
normal	04b95fc6	Add known-item / exact-title intent ranking so authoritative documents rank #1 for common queries	Amber Dashnaw · 33d · v1.8.0
normal	abd58e96	Add Dark Mode (theme toggle) for next.hsdl.org	Courtney Hawley · 28d · v1.10.0
normal	4ead26a0	Add Advanced Search UI for field-specific and multi-field queries (author/publisher/title/subject/series/date)	Erin Dauphinais-Soos · 28d · v1.10.0
normal	7ce3f9e1	Add dark/light theme toggle	Amber Dashnaw · 27d · v1.10.0
normal	ad3c9a62	Add sitemap link or sitemap in footer	Erin Dauphinais-Soos · 26d · v1.15.12
normal	7fbd8728	Add persistent search access in header on all pages	Erin Dauphinais-Soos · 26d · v1.12.0
normal	b17e4181	Add Zotero citation download to abstract pages	Eric Hinote · 15d · v1.15.12
normal	9db8f9e1	Make keyword and semantic result counts open the 'How search works' help	Amber Dashnaw · 15d · v1.15.12

Closed as duplicate (3)

rolled into another ticket

Pri	ID	Title	Reporter / Age
normal	bbca0374	Document detail page does not display Series field or link to other items in the same series	Jodi Stiles · 26d
normal	e2cdbd5c	Advanced search options are not available to public users	Erin Dauphinais-Soos · 26d
normal	5f6c2b4e	Add persistent dark/light theme toggle in top banner across all pages	Courtney Hawley · 26d

Themes likely to come up

Advanced search is the biggest convergent thread — 4ead26a0 shipped (resolved), a084b4b0 and 0e101101 are open enhancements (needs_feedback), 4487107a queued. Decide with Eric: is what shipped sufficient, or do we want the PubMed-style builder?
Detail-page entity navigation — five tickets cluster here, all in dev_review: clickable authors+publishers (ab9b4ff1), subjects (0f9eaa97), series field (e148f479), abstract URLs (62edc1fe), related-docs access (4d6cdfd3). One coherent decision approves them all.
Save / export — two open enhancements (bbb65553 CSV, 3b3666ea RIS from collections) and two related auth questions (531b1145, 480239a6).
Branding — 2e3080c4 new logo, c77702d7 footer NPS/DHS/CHDS — fast yes/no if Eric has the assets.
MDT/INK staff workflow — 9da05c45, c01ec923, 91a8d220, 977b32f3. Internal tooling, separate conversation from the public-facing list.

Suggested order for the meeting

Start with Design-focused review above — Eric & Andrew's core area.
Walk the 22 dev_review items — fast yes/no on each, batch into a release.
Decide policy on the 3 high-priority needs_feedback items so the bot can stop waiting.
Spot-check 2–3 resolved items so Eric confirms shipped work landed.
Sweep the 3 duplicate to make sure they were correctly merged.