Project Update: Website Migration Scholarly Technology Group library.gwu.edu/scholarly-technology-group

Project Scope (Project One-Pager) In Scope Inventory all current content and services considered to be "the web site" Test key areas of functionality on Drupal to verify the platform choice Develop a migration plan and communicate it with GW Libraries staff well in advance as appropriate Form a "web content team" consisting of the principal content owners and stakeholders (including Eckles/Virginia) to communicate the process and encourage buy-in Implement the migration plan Define "Content Manager" roles and responsibilities within each Library group Run simple usability testing with students to test content organization Prepare and deliver training to staff who will manage content Ensure effective uptime, backup, recovery, and monitoring program Disable existing/legacy services (Plone, etc.) and service providers Out of Scope Redesigning the site for look and feel (outside of changes necessitated by the new platform and adherence to the new UWP style guidelines) Adding significant new content or services during the migration process

What We Built library.gwu.edu www.library.gwu.edu gelman.gwu.edu Backup AWS Failover library.gwu.edu www.library.gwu.edu gelman.gwu.edu www.gelman.gwu.edu gwlibrary.wrlc.org Dev Staging Dev WRLC Failover (2013) Code (Github)

Our Site from the Front Desktop Tablet Phone Netbook Low-Res 37K Visitors a Month 240K page views Average visit of 5 minutes Bounce rate 50% 20 Countries (50+ unique visitors / month) 3.5 % "Mobile" (1,300+) Desktop Tablet Phone Netbook Low-Res

What This Gave Us Better User Experience Improved Visual Identity (+ consistency across web tools) Better Content Creation and Management Cost Savings (over $5k per year) Search Engine Optimization (google and site search) Flexible Architecture for Future Growth (features and design)

Maintenance Mode Security Patches Code Maintenance UWP Updates Workshops (cms training) Support (Content, Blogs, Feature Requests) content owners (listed on bottom of page) library.gwu.edu/contact create a ticket lithelp@gwu.edu library.gwu.edu/content/guidelines library.gwu.edu/scholarly-technology-group