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- Migrated Maihaugen web site to WordPress - improving design and content structure
- Migrated Rotch Exhibits site to MIT Libraries Exhibits page - improving layout, design and content structure. Created form for their proposal process.
- Started work on a large web redesign project to 1. redesign home pages for individual library spaces, 2. improve LibGuides design through CSS, 3. create Wordpress templates for 2nd and 3rd level web pages and 4. thematically/visually tie in our existing WordPress sites.
- Implemented LibCal as a class registration tool to replace the Wordpress event registration tool.
- Improved security of all web forms by adding Touchstone authentication, and also added auto-fill of personal information fields for MIT users.
- Worked with MIT Mobile team to expand libraries' mobile services on the MIT mobile web (m.mit.edu) and on apps for Android and iOS devices. Users may now find, request, and renew items from their mobile devices.
- Implemented LibAnswers beta to replace Dewey Research Advisor, to be expanded later.
- Created a new site for Connick Stained Glass Collection: http://libraries.mit.edu/connick
- Created new page to help users to choose appropriate services for getting items at MIT and non-MIT libraries: http://libraries.mit.edu/about/getit.html
- Started migration of AMPS Teaching Excellence site to WordPress.
- Worked on new user interface (UI) design for DOME and DSpace.
3. Public space improvements/planning - Stephanie
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- Remlee: attended various Usability Professionals Association (UPA) talks and events (including the Boston conference), various MIT WebPub events about web design and social media, several Boston CHI (Computer Human Interaction) talks. Also enrolled in 2 hands-on online classes: Code Year to learn JavaScript, HTML, and CSS, and Stanford's 5-week online class for Human Computer Interaction.
- Stephanie: NERCOMP -- Library Space Challenge: Spaces that Inspire; UPA Boston Annual Conference, CLIR Advanced Participatory Design workshop, various MIT & Harvard events regarding web design and social media.
- Darcy: HTML5 hands-on online class, attended various Usability Professionals Association (UPA) talks and events (including the Boston conference), various MIT WebPub events about web design and social media, edUi (a conference for academic web professionals).
- Internal web group training: SlidshowPro Director, Firebug, HTML/CSS
9. Challenges ahead - All
- MANY OF LAST YEAR'S CHALLENGES ARE STILL RELEVANT!
- Support of personal content management tools -Users need more help than with just citation management or data, and we can fill that need. Peter Cohn and Remlee Green are working on developing a guide and class to support personal content management by IAP 2013.
- Not enough support for betas program. In order for this service to be successful, it needs help from staff throughout the system, and many staff members are too busy to help. We need to nurture the spirit of creativity and experimentation among all library staff in order to continue supporting the program.
- The organization has yet to clearly articulate or support how space planning/strategy happens (if it even does) below Steering Committee. UX had an approved role in this during the reorg process - but it has not come to fruition (though not for the lack of trying on SH's part.) There are still many questions surrounding how the short and long-term care and feeding of our public (and likely staff) spaces happen.
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