lsecities.net - development of the new website

LSE Cities

DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW WEBSITE

WEB EDITORS MEETING 13 MARCH 2012

ANDREA ROTA Web developer and operations co-ordinator

OVERVIEW

• CURRENT WEBSITES

• LEGACY ISSUES

• NEW WEBSITE: GOALS

• DESIGN IDEAS

CURRENT WEBSITES

LEGACY ISSUES

• HUGE AMOUNT OF CONTENT (>1000 pages)

• NO EASY WAY TO KEEP CONTENT UPDATED AND RELEVANT

• NO EASY WAY TO UPDATE CONTENT AND MAKE DESIGN ADJUSTMENTS ACROSS ALL THE PAGES

• LACK OF UNIFORM CONTENT HIERARCHY

LEGACY ISSUES

• LACK OF TOOLS TO POST NEWS QUICKLY

• NO SUPPORT FOR AN EDITING AND PUBLISHING WORKFLOW FOR USE IN A TEAM

• LACK OF INTEGRATION WITH SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS

NEW WEBSITE: GOALS

• CLEAN AND CONSISTENT LAYOUT

• CLEAR INFORMATION HIERARCHY

• ACCESSIBLE AND EASY TO NAVIGATE FOR END USERS

• STRONGER INTEGRATION WITH SOCIAL MEDIA

NEW WEBSITE: GOALS

• EASY TO USE IN A TEAM

• EASY TO EXTEND

• MANAGEMENT OF CONTENT LIFECYCLE

NEW WEBSITE: GOALS

• CURRENT WEB STANDARDS (portable devices, touch interfaces)

• ENABLING BETTER ANALYTICS FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

• ENABLING STRONG OUTREACH, COMMUNICATION AND IMPACT STRATEGIES

• WIDER RANGE OF EXISTING RESEARCH OUTPUT CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE (e.g. maps, infographics, datasets, media items)

DESIGN IDEAS