Project Sponsors:
- Jennifer Vinopal
- Lisa Carter
Core Project Team:
- Project Lead: Robyn Ness
Implementation Lead: Beth Snapp
- Web Environment: AD&S + Infrastructure Support
- Drupal User Training: Sue Beck
User Experience (UX): Meris Mandernach and the /wiki/spaces/libraries/pages/1673367
Others: TBD
Project Goals:
Redesign the OSU Libraries public facing web pages, including all libraries-controlled pages about locations, services, collections, events, and other information about what we have to offer our various user and partner communities. The goal is to restructure information about libraries and access to library resources in a way that is easy for users to navigate and is conducive to quickly finding what is needed for research, teaching, and learning.
Out of Scope:
- Interfaces to subscription databases, online journals, or other vended systems (i.e., OhioLink)
- Subject and Course Guides (LibGuides)
- Digital Exhibits and Digital Collections
- Knowledge Bank
- Staff Intranet
- Online fines payment system
Project Milestones
- Start content analysis of current website (winter 2017)
- Start OSUL functionality discussions (winter 2017, iterative)
- Start user needs surveys (winter 2017, iterative)
- Form a /wiki/spaces/libraries/pages/1673367; start user testing (winter-spring 2017, testing iterative)
- Share initial draft of information architecture, rework based on testing (spring 2017)
- Begin Drupal training and content migration (late-spring, ongoing)
- Release early preview site for public feedback (mid-summer 2017)
- Replace old site with new site (as soon as January 1, 2018, depending on content readiness and user testing results)