cs190 
Spring 2005 
Requirements Elucidation Exercise 


Scenario:


Archer City, Texas, has become a happenin' place. The library has come by a 
windfall of books; not coincidentally, the population has grown rapidly. Lines
are growing longer, books are hard to find, staff are overworked, and  patrons
(who often pack heat) are growing impatient and unhappy. The library, fixin' to
solve these problems, calls on your consulting firm. Your task is to produce a
requirements document for a system that will help address the  library's needs.
The library's three key personnel happen to be in Dallas for  the 
Intercontinental Chili Cookoff, so they stop by your consulting company's 
office to be interviewed. They are: 


Jake Anker, Technical Staff 

Jake recently moved to Archer City from Dallas. He has a bachelor's degree in 
electrical engineering and some coursework in library science. He was hired by
the library to help modernize its facilities. It's clear to him that most of 
the library's problems can be solved by the appropriate use of technology, and
he hopes to convey this to the older staff. 

W. Enright Drinkwater, City Councilman with Library Oversight 

Enright, who also owns the town's oldest smokehouse, handles the administrative
end of the library, particularly its financials. He believes the library could
be doing a lot more with less. 

Spud McCarver, Head of Circulation 

Spud has been with the library for 30 years. He's driven the same pickup for 
the last 20. He loves the books, and is pretty attached to the card catalog 
the library uses to index its collection.



You will interview these three people in class on Friday.  Come prepaperd with questions for them.