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Welcome to University Libraries content maintainer training!
What is a Content Maintainer?
The OU Libraries' website provides critical information that needs to be accurate and up to date for users. While the web team keeps the system up to date and running, we require partnerships with subject experts to maintain the content so that it reflects the most accurate services, resources, and policies. We have an open content management system (Drupal) to help you find and edit content that you are responsible for maintaining and create new content on the site. See the Needs Annual Review Section and Content Audit Documentation section below for expectations for UL Content Maintainers.
What is Drupal?
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The OU Libraries' website is built using Drupal 9, an open content management system (CMS). This system allows employees outside of the web team to find and edit content that they are responsible for maintaining, as well as authoring new content on the site. The first thing to understand about creating content on the libraries' website is the capabilities and limitations of the system:
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The content audit is a great time to make sure all information in your content is correct! . This is a very important step in the process of to keeping the site up to date and the information correct. Keep in mind, the web team is not the expert on your content, you are!
Check for accuracy of phone numbers, emails, and changes to titles, personnel, or positions.
Check for common spelling, grammar, and format issues.
Check any dates and data and verify they are correct.
Check for ADA and 503 compliance.
All images need to have alt text
Any videos linked or embedded need captions
Any links need descriptive text that describes the link. Simply saying click “here” is not accessible.
You need to verify that all links in your content are still active. Especially ; especially links that go to other sites outside of libraries.ou.edu. These external links tend to change a lot and a resource you are linking to might not be available anymore.
Cross reference the OU Libraries lexicon document and verify that all defined language is correct in your content.
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