Informal overview of digital content delivery within the Digital Media department at the V&A, presented at Online Strategy Forum, at National Theatre, London, 2 October 2012
5. • Faster, smaller changes
• Short planning cycles
• Evidence-based change
• Review and rationalisation of portfolio
• Changing governance
• Splitting content from delivery
• Data driven model
• Mobile first approach
• A direction, not a destination
15. • Introduced responsive design
• Initiated blog-fed newsfeeds (external hosting)
• Launched calendar app
• Migrated main CMS to the Cloud
• Negotiated new digital governance model
• Improved data process for collections
• Restructured digital media department
• Closed down 50+ legacy microsites
• Closed down 100+ legacy interactives
21. • Improve What’s On display
• Mobile map feature driven by collections data
• Image migration
• Close down old Drupal servers
• Tackle video delivery
• Digital Labels
• Refresh Search the Collections
• Develop content programme
• Refresh home page and global navigation
30. Andrew Lewis
linkd.in/andrewlewis
@rosemarybeetle
October 2012
Notes de l'éditeur
Information scientist with 11 years managing projects and live digital services in museums and public libraries. BSc Cybernetics & Control Engineering, MSc Information and Library Studies, chartered librarian, makes stuff… Joined the Victoria and Albert Museum in 2008. Currently Digital Content Delivery Manager, previously Senior Web Content Manager. Projects – large-scale website redesign, content programme management, self-issue services, automated telephone renewal systems, public access computer services, online information, game development, SMART cards, multi-authority procurement and digitisation projects, etc. Third post change in 4 years. 4 office moves in last 8 months. Luckily I love learning.