After a rigorous development and review process, the PALS Islandora team, consisting of Rod Bruce, Dani Kroon, and Simon Mai, is pleased to announce that the department’s first Islandora 2 site has gone live. Click here to view
The team has worked diligently over the last few months to accommodate unexpected delays in community-led development due to the pandemic, changes to responsibilities, and other major PALS-related initiatives to successfully bring the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s (MnDOT) project to fruition.
Dani, our Support and Training Librarian for Islandora, has this to say about the process:
“The initial word that springs to mind is chaotic, but once I take a breath and think about the process, I am amazed at what we accomplished. Go-live times are always a bit messy. Invariable unforeseen issues arise that require troubleshooting on the fly. Another look at the system brings up additional questions. It is the nature of go-live.
I appreciated working with the MnDOT team, who had a vision for their Islandora site and its functionality. They asked the questions that, as a result, helped make their Islandora 2 instance a better site.
In the PALS office, I appreciate working with the Islandora Team: Rod Bruce, and Simon Mai, who made MnDOT’s site happen, implementing changes, updating the software, and calmly troubleshooting last-minute problems.
It takes a village to get a new software product off the ground.”
Sheila Hatchell, MnDOT Library Director, says:
“I love how the site looks, how responsive it is, how easy it is to make changes/corrections, and that everything is immediate. I am particularly excited about the photos to see where that collection goes, as well as our historical newsletter collection which has fantastic information in it.”
PALS has provided hosting and support to Islandora since 2012. If you are interested in what we could do for you, please contact us.
