21 Mar 08 Collage-a-Rama Finished-a-Rama!
Wondering what ever became of Collage-a-Rama? Wonder no more: it’s done! On Thursday, March 20, 2008 (first day of spring, no less!), we completed the migration of all our website content to Collage. Only a handful of applications remain on the Active Matter server, where they will reside for the foreseeable future. They are things like event registration, dues manager, Cold Fusion applications, etc. Everything else, though, is now in Collage.
We are on high alert today and all next week to fix any major problems you find in the content. Broken links, a missing file or two – that sort of thing we ask staff to go in and fix yourselves. If your left navigation is missing, or your graphic design is messed up – please let us know that. We have people at the ready to fix such things.
Staff can check the schedule in the KMS if you need Collage training or a refresher.
Thanks and congrats, everyone! We have liftoff!
Rob
Tags: collage, final migration, website
28 Feb 08 Collage-a-Rama
Collage-a-Rama: n. (fr. Old Eng., lots of Collage); 1. a two-week intensive push to get all remaining Active Matter web content moved over to Collage. 2. March 10 — 21, 2008.
We are about to embark on “Collage-a-Rama,” an intensive two-week push to get all remaining units’ web content live in Collage. Beginning March 10, we will “freeze” all remaining sections of Active Matter content, migrate them, review them, clean them up, and take them live in Collage. During this time, ITTS and Duo Consulting will be working overtime to import and deploy content in Collage, clean up any import problems, and provide training and one-on-one help.
In addition, Diane Foote, Executive Director of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), has graciously agreed to serve as project mentor for anyone having Collage conversion jitters. ALSC recently migrated its content to Collage with very little drama, so Diane has a wealth of practical advice on what to look for, how to fix minor problems, and when to ask for help. We will also solicit other Collage-savvy volunteers to help units that are short-staffed or otherwise in need of help.
There is a rough schedule for Collage-a-Rama (.doc file), but we are still working out with Duo which units will be converted on which days and hope to have that information to you by the end of this week (02/29/08). When your content has been imported and deployed in Collage, your unit will have 24 hours to review it and report any problems. Duo and ITTS will fix major structural, layout, graphic, and navigation issues you report. Units will be required to fix broken links and upload missing files themselves. If staff in your unit have not been to Collage training, now would be a good time to look at the schedule of upcoming training in the KMS (http://km.ala.org, click on “Training” tab). Five full-length Collage classes and nine 2-hour drop-in help sessions have been scheduled during Collage-a-Rama.
Units/Sections not yet live in Collage are: Advocacy Bucket, Awards & Scholarships, Awards Bucket, Book Links, Book Lists, Contacts & Questions, Continuing Education, Editions, ERT, Events & Conferences, IFRT, Issues & Advocacy, Meetings, News/ Press Releases, NMRT, OIF, OLOS, Our Association, PIO, Pre-White House, Products & Publications, Professional Tools, Site Map A-Z, SORT, Support ALA (Development), Website Advisory Committee
Please contact Rob Carlson at x3272 with any questions.
Tags: collage, final migration
