Website project updates 5/11/2018
- Emily Toner
Below are general updates from March and April 2018 regarding to the Website Redesign Project. Cynthia will return from parental leave on May 21st and will once again be serving as the primary project manager for website redesign.
Phase 2: Web Content Review
Service List Brainstorming
In March 2018, a list of site editors and content contributors were assigned, in accordance with the proposed Website Editorial Roles for the development and maintenance of the new web content. In April 2018, this group met and began to brainstorm a list of existing services within each functional area of the library that will need to be included in the new website. The Strategic Partners Group has begun to review that initial list and analyze it, looking for patterns, duplications, additional types of categories, etc. Work will continue with the content contributors upon Cynthia’s return later this month.
Metadata Profiles and Relationship Definition
In preparation for the development of a custom content management system (CMS), Holly Tomren and David Lacy worked collaboratively to finalize the requirements for the following content types: Building, Space, Person, Group. As part of the Strategic Partners Group, Jasmine Clark also further developed the metadata guidelines for services and policies, in collaboration with Holly.
Web Content Style Guide
As part of the Strategic Partners Group, Jackie Sipes and Rachel Cox have drafted a Web Content Style Guide, which will be used by content contributors in drafting text for the new website. This includes Writing for Web best practices, accessibility standards, and standardized language that help create more consistency across our web pages. This has been reviewed by the Communications department and is currently in the process of being finalized.
Phase 3: Platform and Infrastructure selection
Infrastructure Development
The Library Technology Development team, led by Chad Nelson, is currently working on building a prototype of a custom CMS, which will incorporate the Building, Space, Group, and Person entities as a proof-of-concept.
Workflow Requirements
In addition to the further development of the metadata profiles, workflow requirements for the custom CMS have been defined and reviewed by the Web Advisory team.
Project Timeline
Phase 1 (October - December 2017): Initial content inventory and user survey
Phase 2 (January - March 2018): Further content review, metadata profile composition - We are currently in Phase 2 of the project. Click on the link to read more about the steps that are included in Phase 2.
Phase 3 (April - June 2018): Platform and infrastructure selection
Phase 4 (July - October 2018): Final redesign
Beta Release: October 2018
Official Release: January 2019