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DPCI Launches New Website and Content Management System for NYU Child Study Center in Record Time
Founded in 1997, the Child Study Center at New York University is dedicated to increasing the awareness of child and adolescent psychiatric disorders and advancing the research, prevention, identification, and treatment of these disorders. Founded by Dr. Harold Koplewicz, one of America's leading child and adolescent psychiatrists, the Child Study Center is recognized as the only New York State Center of Excellence in children's mental health. Under Dr. Koplewicz's direction, the Child Study Center has published more than 400 peer-reviewed journal articles and presented at many top national and international scientific meetings.
To better communicate its tri-partite mission of education, research, and clinical care for child and adolescent psychiatric disorders, the Child Study Center realized the vital importance of expanding and redesigning its Web site, AboutOurKids.org. The previous Web site was composed entirely of static HTML pages, making it very cumbersome and often requiring technical personnel to edit, update and publish content.
The Challenge
In preparation for its 10-year anniversary, the Child Study Center proposed a Web redesign. The plan was to unveil the new Web site at the Child Study Center's annual gala event, which is also its biggest fundraiser. By the time the front-end redesign was near completion, the Child Study Center had approximately six weeks to manage the transition to a new platform and launch the redesigned site.
According to Michael Mainiero, Director of Web Services for New York University Medical Center, the Child Study Center needed to simplify the publishing and editing process for its Web site. "The current process was manual and time-consuming," he said. "We needed a content management system that could empower the Child Study Center to publish updates and new information on their own."
Working with DPCI and Sean Oakes Studios, Inc., Mainiero and his team developed a project timeline to complete the redesign of the Web site. Sean Oakes Studios, a full service design firm based in Brooklyn, New York, designed the new look and feel for the site, while DPCI, a New York City-based interactive technology agency that delivers integrated publishing solutions, customized the content management system and delivered the final, turnkey solution.
"DPCI managed to assemble a complex site in record time," Oakes said. "Despite the project's compressed timeframe, the quality of their work was exceptional. Best of all, they made our front-end design look terrific. I look forward to collaborating with them again."
Honing in on the needs of the Child Study Center, which serves patients from 41 states and 26 countries, the new Web site required "instant gratification" publishing, providing tools to update content quickly and without outside assistance.
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