During this exercise, I realized documentation really prioritizes accessibility for outside participants in the project over just recording the project over time (though of course this is important too). This method of documentation really serves to make sure other people can continue a project without worrying about the proper methods to continue the work. For good documentation to happen, it’s important that all members of the project understand their needs and methods of organization when they do documented. In the event that someone still has questions, the project managers or other contributors can step in to clarify and even edit the documentation if needed.
Currently my project is relying a lot of researching methods to help complete project tasks. If anything, I would need to document my ideas and sources for these methods so when it comes time to pick the best route, I have all the possibilities in hand. Later on, as we move toward digitizing and gathering metadata, we would need to work on documenting what metadata we’re saving and how to save it.