new websites for the leisa network and its partners
DESCRIPTION
This presentation is a sketch of the situation now and of possible improvements. Explanations: Slide 1: -Requests from partners about change of their websites' layout. -Complaints from partners about websites' functionalities -Prefer not to make big changes and large costs on existing websites; but plan complete new ones. -More clarity required. Slide 2: Why? Basic reasons: outdated software and functionalities; websites' structure and architecture do not answer our needs; websites are working tools that need to be exchanged for new and better ones. Slide 3: What? Our websites are a unity (all leisa.info) and because of the way they are built and intertwined it's no use to only renew one or two parts of the unity. Slide 4: network website now Slide 5: new network website Slide 6: extranet now Slide 7: new intranet Slide 8: partners' websites now Slide 9: new partners' websites Slide 10: Diagram of situation now -Content/design intertwined -Dependency of www.leisa.info -Dependency of web provider Slide 11: Diagram of new situation -all websites (partners, intranet, network) on one level -all have access to database via CMS interface -all can send queries to database to get data output -all websites can develop own look and feel Slide 12: Who does what? ILEIA as secretariat of the Network has to take the lead. Slide 13: When?TRANSCRIPT
New website(s) for New website(s) for the LEISA Networkthe LEISA Network
Why – What – Who - WhenWhy – What – Who - When
WHY new?IMPROVE
• outreach to target groups
• info + communication for all parties involved
• co-operation between network partners
WHAT will be new?
1. Network website
2. Intranet – website or existing online social networking service
3. Partners’ websites
1. Network website now:
www.leisa.info
GUIDE for VISITORS• to network • to network partners’ sites• to information (magazines, tools,
resources etc.)
INSTRUMENT for USERS• access to databases• access to Extranet
NEW NETWORK WEBSITE
www.NEWNAME.org
Guide for visitors: Guide for visitors:
YES! And IMPROVED!YES! And IMPROVED!
Instrument for users:Instrument for users:
NO! NO!
2. EXTRANET NOW
• OUTDATED SOFTWARE
• NOT USER FRIENDLY
• NOT MUCH USED
New INTRANETuser friendly communication tool for all staff members of the (NEW NAME) Network
• work-related
• and personal
3. PARTNERS’ WEBSITES NOW:
• Functionalities: dependent from network site's possibilities
• Look and feel: dependent from network site's template
New PARTNERS’ WEBSITES
WILL SHARE:• databases (MySQL- same as now)• CMS (new - DRUPAL?) with improved functionalities,
features, flexibility• applications providing data from databases
PARTNERS CAN DEVELOP THEIR OWN WEBSITES'• look & feel flexibility+ independence+
Diagram of situation now
diagram new situation
WHO does what?
• ILEIA installs new CMS and is administrator for the interface
• ILEIA develops NEW WEBSITES for NETWORK and ILEIA and starts up INTRANET
• PARTNERS' web persons get acquainted with new CMS (DRUPAL?)
• PARTNERS' web persons become authenticated users of CMS interface
• PARTNERS develop new websites
WHEN?
Databases will be migrated and the Network, Intranet and ILEIA websites will go online in
January 2010
Partners' websites will follow