Harvard Web Publishing Web Publishing for the Harvard Community
What is Harvard Web Publishing? We are Harvard's in-house web publishing group. Mission To provide a cost-effective and sustainable web publishing solution that promotes brand consistency and quality standards for the Harvard community through the implementation of scalable, user-centered technology with responsive, multi-level customer service and support. Vision We aspire to be an organization that provides innovative solutions that exceed customer expectations and strengthen Harvard's brand through multiple levels of support and service and an organization that nurtures a collaborative, transparent culture for ourselves and our customers.
Services HWP provides innovative solutions, outstanding customer service, and collaborative relationships with the Harvard community. From big projects to small consulting engagements, across many technologies, we're here to advise and help. Strategy & Consulting Review your business and communications requirements and suggest an approach best suited to your needs. Website Implementation Project planning, business analysis, requirements gathering, assessment, design, and website building. User Experience & Design Our strategists and analysts assess your site content identify a better content strategy, user experience, and optimize content for usability and findability.
Product Support Software and Hosting HWP provides ongoing software releases to improve features and stability, and centrally monitors and manages thousands of OpenScholar sites. Training HWP provides training aimed at individuals who are new to web building, as well as personalized training sessions for your team or department. Documentation Visit docs.openscholar.harvard.edu to learn about features, functionality, best practices and more. ABCD & Community Support Join our ABCD group or our online community to suggest new ideas for OpenScholar, vote for proposed features, report issues and get responses directly from the HWP team and other Community members.
Product Features Powerful Tool Create websites in minutes using nothing but a browser Easily maintain web sites without any technical expertise Configurable Apps & Widgets offer a variety of functionality Customizable layout via a drag-and-drop interface Responsive templates Powerful site-wide search
Product Features Continued Available “Apps” (site functionality) Basic Pages Blog Classes Events FAQs Links Media Gallery News Presentations Private Files Profiles Publications Reader Software
Site Presets or “Kinds of Sites” Academic departments Administrative departments Labs and research groups Personal sites Projects, initiatives, and centers Event and Conference sites Minimal sites
By the Numbers
Development Process 4 week release cycle Design Development Review Testing Documentation http://theopenscholar.org/roadmap
Project Portfolio Faculty Initiatives Departments Schools
HMS & HWP Adoption of OpenScholar continues within the Longwood Community. The HWP team is strengthening our HMS partnership through a variety of channels. As of 9/30/15 - 259 HMS Users with 180 OpenScholar sites Training attendance on the rise Support with the HMS helpdesk Strategic partnership discussions with HMS IT Leadership
Find Out More / Contact Us We thank you for the opportunity to discuss our services, platform capabilities, and ways in which we can partner. hwp.harvard.edu hwp@harvard.edu