We develop web sites and apps for units within the NCSU College of Engineering

& we want to share our experience

creating and delivering content to those

sites with you.

Ellen McDaniel - Content strategy for reuse, single sourcing and topic-based information architecture

• Multi-Channel Publishing of XML Content

http://people.engr.ncsu.edu/mcdaniel/xml/xmlpublishing

• Consider the Source: Structured Authoring for XML-based Documentationhttp://people.engr.ncsu.edu/mcdaniel/xml/structure

Mike Vysocka - Data mashups, automation & analytics

•Campus Maps and Campus Directory Become Onehttp://www.engr.ncsu.edu/maps

Client: Hey do you have the new design ready yet?

You: I thought we agreed to wait until you had the content ready?

Client: Yeah, … I know but everyone is just so anxious to see the new site.

You: …

Client: I was hoping maybe you could just give me a copy of the skin … with maybe some dummy text for now so we can get everyone’s approval. I can tell them we’re still working on the content.

You: I’m not sure that’s a great idea. What if we don’t have enough content to fill out the design later?

Client: Well we can worry about it when we get there

“Neque porro quisquam est qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit”

-On the Ends of Goods and Evils, Cicero, 45BC

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To our new website. We hope you enjoy your experience. We’re still searching for content. Please check back soon!

•Navigation and visual design precede content strategy

•Content blocks stay empty and the site implodes

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-Janice (Ginny) Redish, Letting Go of the Words

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Pizza, pizza, … pizza?

What we say What users actually Google for

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•Time-consuming (time is money, so also expensive)

•No shortcuts

•Can't buy it, can't outsource it.

•Users and colleagues won't magically produce it, no matter how many tools they have.

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