ProLibro: Communities 2.0
Posted on Wednesday, April 9th, 2025
Communities 2.0 aims to provide a dedicated space for discussion and collaboration within ProLibro. The current
system lacks an interactive forum where users can engage in meaningful academic discussions. By integrating
Communities 2.0, ProLibro will offer enhanced communication features, making it a more comprehensive digital
learning platform.
Communities began from a group of Xerox engineers that wanted to leave ‘tips’ for other engineers reading
through dense reference content – the core philosophy being that “we don’t just learn from content, we learn from
each other”. Through this system, publishers were better informed when planning iterative releases of their
reference content, and this user interactivity enhanced both the content and ProLibro’s app experience. While this
system worked for some time, the lack of follow-up and back-and-forth discussion limited the potential of the
Communities product.
This project is primarily focused on developing the foundation of the overall UI and design of Communities 2.0,
rather than a fully developed production-ready product. The client’s goal is to have a proof-of-concept to then
further refine with their full-time development team to eventually release Communities 2.0 officially.