website redesign woburn public library. the beginning of time (really 2005)
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WEBSITE REDESIGN
WOBURN PUBLIC LIBRARY
THE BEGINNING OF TIME (REALLY 2005)
2009
ISSUES WITH 2009 SITE
RESEARCH
EVALUATION
DRAFTING A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
WEBSITE DESIGN FIRM DECISION
• Contacted three firms (required for work over 5K but under 25K)• Received and reviewed three proposals• Paper proposal• Meeting with committee
• Weighed expertise, CMS, and price• Decided on Stirling Technologies• Written recommendation sent to Board of
Trustees• Informed Stirling and other firms of decision
CONTRACT
IN-HOUSE CONTENT WORK
• While waiting for the contract to be finalized, we:• Archived materials on our current site• Discussed pages to populate our new site• Drafted content to fill those pages
TIMELINE
• September 2013- Research• October 2013: Committee formation• November 2013: RFP• December 2013: Recommendation of firm made• January/February 2013: Board decision & contract
negotiation• March 6- Design Meeting• March 17- First wave of content due• April 3- First revision meeting• April 17- Second wave of content due• May 12- Second revision meeting• May 19- Domain transfer• May 22- Launch meeting• May 23- Site launch
OUR SITE
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