# Collective DAO Archives Catalog Spec v1 (May.20.23)

This spec is a living document and should be seen as an early stage scope :)

## Goals
The Collective DAO Archives Catalog aims to create the most user-friendly, open-source interface that captures, indexes, and archives a comprehensive list of events and challenges from existing DAOs. Together, as an open source database that anyone can contribute to, we can use the power of collective intelligence to highlight patterns and improve the development of new and existing DAOs.The Catalog will be designed to be user-friendly and intuitive, with clear categorization and search functions that enable easy navigation.(Some inspiration: https://principles.design/) In addition, the platform will be built with flexibility in mind, allowing for the addition of new features as the DAO ecosystem evolves.

## User Types
1. **DAO Builders:** The Catalog is intended for contributors or leaders of DAOs who are looking for insights into commonly used practices and roadmaps for building DAOs/orgs.
2. **DAO Tooling/Service Providers:** The Catalog can also be used by tooling and service providers who need to contextualize the challenges across many DAOs and shed light on unmet needs and opportunities for improvement

## Contributor Type

1. **Technical Maintainers:** The Technical Maintainer(s) is a key role for the longterm success of this project. There are two parts of this role. First, the technical maintenance and hosting. Second, the qualitative assessment for PRs being merged.
2. **Content Creators:** The Catalog will engage content creators who are interested in contributing to or expanding on topics related to DAOs, helping to build a comprehensive knowledge base.

## V1
The V1 of the resource will contain:
1. A more accessible, user-friendly web interface built using an existing framework + theme. The interface will include advanced search and filtering capabilities, allowing users to filter by time range and other metadata for easier navigation and discovery of content in the Collective Catalog.
2. Recategorizing the content and establishing a standardized structure to make it easier for users to find what they are looking for and/or contribute. Feedback and insights will be gathered through user interviews.
3. Detailed contribution guidelines and processes to encourage contributions from the community. The contribution process will include review and approval by moderators to ensure the accuracy and relevance of the content.

### V1 Milestones
- Standardize and migrate records from Notion to Github
- UI Pages:
◦ Home Page
◦ About Page
◦ Contribute Page
◦ Records Page

### V1 Nice to Haves / Other Features List (Possibly V2):
- Adding other forms of content like podcast that expands/provides more context
- Different people can make different views to make filters socially interesting ("Justine view" or "Amy view")
- AI chatbot for users to engage and request content through conversation
- AI to help tag and emerge patterns with human check
- Translated or translate Docs
- On-chain data
- Posts archived on something like Arweave

## Desired Outcomes

1. **User Friendly:** The Collective DAO Catalog will prioritize easy navigation, search, and discovery to ensure accessibility to a wide range of users.
2. **Encourages Contribution:** The Catalog will actively promote community participation through clear contribution guidelines, marketing, and outreach.
3. **Minimum Viable Foundation:** The Catalog will provide a flexible and adaptable framework for organizing information and extending platform features.

## WIP

WIP General Update 4.8.23: [Loom Video](https://www.loom.com/share/db056a4ab63b421b835cb92807e00269)
Wireframe: [Figma](https://www.figma.com/proto/egyPxcJ58NpItjdive1wh8/DAO-Resource-Prototype?page-id=0%3A1&node-id=71-568&viewport=291%2C339%2C0.16&scaling=contain&starting-point-node-id=71%3A568)
Grant Write up (needs updating): https://www.notion.so/OP-RFP-Collective-Archives-DAO-Catalog-61f3ffb3be05489bac0e9730b161a90b?pvs=4
WIP Github Repo (needs updating): https://github.com/amy-jung/daocollective.archives