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KDL Web Team

KDL Web Team charge and tasking

Web Team Charge

The charge of the KDL Web team is to continually improve the function and appearance of the KDL public interface; support partner institutions with web customizations, documentation and training; and disseminate information regarding new releases.

Approved May 2021

Web Team Tasking, F23-24

The tasking of the KDL Web team is to:

  • Develop and implement templates and code for institution-level custom pages.
  • Explore additional recipes and customizations and implement based on available time and expertise and reflecting member priorities.
  • Continue to develop web customization tutorials and templates.
  • Document web team procedures.
  • Collaborate with KDL Workgroup to monitor development of “new” CONTENTdm.
  • Provide updates and training as needed for members.

May 2023

Web Team Tasking, F22-23

The tasking of the KDL Web team is to:

  • Develop and implement templates and code for institution-level custom pages.
  • Explore additional recipes and customizations and implement based on available time and expertise and reflecting member priorities.
  • Continue to develop web customization tutorials and templates.
  • Clean up existing customization and loader files on the site.
  • Document web team procedures in web admin.

May 2022

Web Team Tasking, F21-22

The tasking of the KDL Web team is to:

  • Implement recipe for EAD finding aid display
  • Develop templates and code for institution-level custom pages
  • Implement additional recipes and customizations based on available time and expertise and reflecting member priorities
  • Continue to develop tutorials
  • Explore cooperation with other CONTENTdm consortia regarding web customizations

Revised May 2021

Web Team Tasking, F20-21

The tasking of the KDL Web team is to:

  • Explore cooperation with other consortia regarding web customizations.
  • Continue to improve the user interface for function and appearance.
  • Support partner institutions with web customizations, through documentation and / or training, including key information for new releases
Web Team Tasking, F19-20

The tasking of the KDL Web team is to:

  • Implement website customizations and functionality changes for Oct. 1 launch of new KDL on CONTENTdm.
  • Continue to improve the user interface for function and appearance.
  • Support, through documentation and or training, partner institutions with web customizations.

Approved 5.18.2018​

Web Team Tasking, F18-19

The tasking of the KDL Web team is to:

  • Identify and prioritize desired web customizations.
  • Solicit stakeholder (Member Council) input.
  • Develop strategy and implementation timetable for launch and ongoing enhancements.

Approved 5.18.2018​

Roster

F23-24 KDL Web Team Roster

Updated 9.19.2023

Web roadmap

Pre-Phase I - Call for logos

Phase I - Look & feel, with headers, footers
  1. Header default menu options
  2. CSS to adjust menus for header/footer
  3. Put in new logo
  4. Color changes
Phase II - Custom home page
  1. New functionality for home page
  2. Publish and circulate draft home page
  3. Make this custom page live
Phase III - Internal pages
  1. Make custom pages for search, browse, collections
  2. Change functionality and appearance
    1. Collection header/footers
    2. Move and style content objects
Phase IV - Tentative
  1. Complex menus
  2. Additional functionality
Wireframes

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KDL Wireframes Draft 2021: View Online

  KDL Wireframes Draft 2021: PDF format

Example sites

KDL will be developing the look and feel of the new consortial instance of CONTENTdm. Minnesota Reflections is an example of a consortial site using the CONTENTdm platform.