Roper Center: Where are we now? Where are we going?

Over two years ago, the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research relocated to Cornell University. At IASSIST 2016, we reviewed the myriad of challenges behind maintaining uninterrupted service while migrating a 71-year-old archive from one location to another. Since that time, with the migration successfully completed, we have systematically assessed existing technologies, identified opportunities for improvement, and have created an execution plan that will guide our development over the coming year. With the ultimate goal of a completely redesigned archive, internal workflow and improved user experience, our members will enjoy a host of modern tools that can be leveraged to drive their research forward. In this presentation, we will pull back the development curtain to describe the discovery process, explain our method for prioritizing tasks, review items completed and those we plan to execute, and conclude with a picture of what the Roper Center of the future may look like.