building a writers' portal: 3 months - 2 guys - 1 cms - 0 money
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Building a Writers’ Portal3 months – 2 guys – 1 CMS – 0 money
Jeremy Snell & Matt Montgomery
Mechanics’ Institute
Internet Librarian 2011Social Media Lessons From the Ad
World & More!
Jeremy SnellWeb Manager / Electronic Services Librarian
@jeremygsnell
Matt MontgomeryLibrary Technical Assistant
Who are we?
Membership library in San Francisco’s Financial District founded in 1854 to serve the vocational needs of out-of-work gold miners.
Currently the Institute has 4,500 members and a library collection of 150,000 items.
Getting Inspired
Drupal 6
No custom modules (time and $)
Some php-tweaking
Wireframes to Reality
Wireframes to Reality
960px Fixed-WidthBasic colors = focus on design and divs
kuler.adobe.com
Provide more division on sheet
Mix of serif and san-serif fonts
Adding Some Style
The Soft Launch
Photo: flickr.com/photos/kayveeinc/4396299685/
Official Launch
Questions?
mirror.milibrary.org
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