Web Redesign: Forever & in Teams

B104: Web Redesign: Forever & in Teams
2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Roy Degler, Associate Professor, Digital Library Services, Digital Resources and Discovery Services, Oklahoma State University

Death and taxes are not the only givens in life: Library website redesigns are just as unavoidable. Instead of focusing on how the front end looks, Degler introduces ways to improve how the back end works. Topics include simplifying design, creating reusable content, improving underlying technology, and evaluating silos.

Transcript

1. Death and taxes are not the only givens in life: Library website redesigns are just as unavoidable. Web Redesign: Forever & in Teams roy.degler@okstate.edu Roy Degler
3. Redesign?
4. Redesign Web Redesign 
 It’s going to happen!

5. It’s going to happen! Walk a fine line. 
 Redesign Challenges
6. It’s going to happen! Walk a fine line. The Design
 Redesign Challenges
7. It’s going to happen! Walk a fine line. The Design Don’t Panic!
 Redesign Challenges
8. Redesign A Great Opportunity
9. Redesign Think inside the Box
10. Build Redesign A Great Opportunity
11. Build Be Creative Redesign A Great Opportunity
12. Build / Repair Be Creative New Tech Redesign A Great Opportunity
13. Redesign Ideas Simplify Silos Technology Reusable Content
14. Simplify
15. Simplify Agile
16. Small incremental changes Simplify Agile
17. Small incremental changes Users know your website Simplify Agile
18. Simplify Patterns
19. Simplify Patterns More than the home page
20. Simplify Patterns More than the home page Reuse and simplify
21. Simplify Patterns More than the home page Reuse and simplify Head start 
 (Bootstrap, Foundation)
22. Simplify Start Over
23. Simplify Start Over Debugging is hard
24. Simplify Start Over Debugging is hard Mistakes help
25. Simplify Start Over Debugging is hard Mistakes help Start over with a blank page
26. Silos
27. Content Location Tools (LibGuides / WebSites) Silos Types of Silos
28. Out of Date Silos Avoid Silos
29. Out of Date Contradictory / Inaccurate Silos Avoid Silos
30. Out of Date Contradictory / Inaccurate Hard to Manage Silos Avoid Silos
31. Out of Date Contradictory / Inaccurate Hard to Manage Organizational Silos Avoid Silos
32. User’s Perspective Silos Utilize Silos
33. User’s Perspective Simplify Management Silos Utilize Silos
34. Technology
35. Technology CMS
36. Change? Technology CMS
37. Change? Enterprise Technology CMS
38. Change? Enterprise Take Advantage Technology CMS
39. Technology CMS Features
40. Built In Technology CMS Features
41. Built In Plug Ins Technology CMS Features
42. Built In Plug Ins Develop Technology CMS Features
43. Technology Consult
44. Community Technology Consult
45. Community Experts Technology Consult
46. Technology Platform
47. Speed Technology Platform
48. Speed Ease Technology Platform
49. Speed Ease Failover Technology Platform
50. Technology Other Tools
51. Integration (LibGuides . . .) Technology Other Tools
52. Integration (LibGuides . . .) New Tools (Machform . . .) Technology Other Tools
53. Reusable Content
54. Reusable Start Small
55. One Area Reusable Start Small
56. One Area Easy to Accomplish Reusable Start Small
57. Reusable Choose the Source
58. Centrally Maintained Reusable Choose the Source
59. Centrally Maintained Frequently Reused Reusable Choose the Source
60. Reusable APIs / JS
61. Exportable Reusable APIs / JS
62. Exportable Consistency Reusable APIs / JS
63. Review
64. Simplify Silos Technology Reusable Content Redesign Review
65. Web Redesign: Forever & in Teams i Web Redesign: Forever & in Teams
66. Web Redesign: Forever & in Teams i Questions? roy.degler@okstate.edu Roy Degler