Subscribe to RSS FeedLatest Website Upgrade provides significant user interface changes and introduces new features for all website users
Following the launch of the newly redesigned homepage, the latest web site upgrade (upgrade performed on Friday 4/9 in the afternoon) shows significant front end changes and introduces new features for all users of our website. Some key points of interest: Updated layout and design of pages that are in the Content Management System – [...]
First Iterations Posted
Today we’re posting the first two iterations of the OSU Libraries’ new home page for the redesigned web site. These wire frames illustrate two possible layouts of the Libraries’ home page, showing the fundamental elements of each, as well as their relative placement on the page. There’s also brief descriptive text in each box, with [...]
Home Page Development Underway
The LIPP team is continuing to work on the evolving home page for the Libraries new web site. Beth Black participated in two CIPS meetings in November, and brought back lots of good input that the team has been able to incorporate into the latest round of revisions. The home page needs to present users [...]
Subject Pages Brown Bag Over Break
Winter Break is a great time to work on CMS pages. Several Subject Librarians have recently added good Subject pages to the new website. Here are a few of my favorite features of these pages: The Geomorphology page starts with a definition of the term. The Art Education page links to the Fine Arts collection [...]
Help Design the Homepage!
What about the homepage? We have been saving the homepage for last, mostly because we wanted our organization to focus on the content of the website and not fixate on the home page. We like to use the analogy of “writing the book before you worry about the cover”. But here we are, we’ve got [...]
Content Migration Progress Update
We’ve been busy and so have you. Here’s an update, without further ado… Where We Are We have to-date trained 78 people in our Intro to CMS classes. This is a lot of folks, but we have many more to go: there were 127 people who had ftp access to the old website and we [...]
Carmen Library Link-Subject Page Class Added
We have added another session of the new class designed for those who will be building Subject pages on Thursday, November 19 from 9:00 am – 11:00 am. This session will cover the Carmen Library Link (CLL) editor and the connection from that system to the CMS for the creation of Subject pages using Carmen [...]
Update on OSUL Website and CMS
New pages are springing up each week. Recently, the Science Cafe and the Open Access Day pages were published. Training continues, with one more Intro session on October 29th, 2-4, in SEL 390. Please register if you plan to attend. November and December training dates will be announced soon. Some have wondered when the new [...]
October CMS Training Sessions
In October we are offering 2 General sessions (see below for dates and times). These classes cover how to use the CMS to create pages and a short portion on the navigational structure. Each session includes significant hands-on practice time. You are welcome to attend the training more than once. If you have not yet [...]
OSUL Website Update
The LIPP team would like to thank everyone who checked out the staff and faculty website preview, we got some really great feedback. That access is now closed so that we can focus on getting some of changes in place. So far what we have in place: • There are several sections that are in [...]
