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Designing for Collaboration: Woodbury University Library Website Redesign in
Drupal
Jenny RosenfeldSystems Librarian
Woodbury University
Why a site redesign?
• Getting dated• Increase visual elements• Not a collaborative space• Content becoming static• Opportunities for interaction
Wishes and Limitations
• More graphics!• New book spotlight• Get all involved• Build community
• Lack of tech knowledge• Small, SMALL staff• Budget• Time
Solution?• YourLibrarySite.com – Eugene, OR• Site built in Drupal 6• 15 months start to finish• Work done via Skype• Move from package -> Custom Design
Do you have a mission statement? If so, what is it? How well does this mission statement reflect what your company is all about?
What are the top 3 values that you deliver or stand for? Please briefly explain what your
organization does to deliver or represent those values.
What are the top 3 things your target audience will likely want to do when visiting your website?
Imagine your new website. What three words best describe the look and feel?
Design Questionnaire
Logo Design
Initial Planning
Google Docs for Communication
Wirefram
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Graphic Design Options
Pre-launch Library Updates
Site Launch!!!!
• July 19, 2010• Hosted by YourLibrarySite • http://library.woodbury.edu
Deep Links to Catalog for Search WidgetLinks need to follow this format:Title search for “Steven Holl”http://sirsi1.woodbury.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/5?searchdata1=steven+holl&srchfield1=TI^^title&searchoper1=AND&thesaurus1=TI&search_entries1=TI&search_type1=TITLE&speci
al_proc1=Keyword search for “Steven Holl”http://sirsi1.woodbury.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/5?searchdata1=steven+holl&srchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^words+or +phrase&searchoper1=AND&thesaurus1=GENERAL &search_entries1=GENERAL& search_type1=SUBJECT&special_proc1=
Drupal…it’s simple
• Screencast tutorials from admin interface• Ease of editing/creating by ALL• Flexible – “promos” and mashups
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