CommonPlaces Announces Online Launch for the Society of American Archivists

Hampstead, NH, May 26, 2010 --(PR.com)-- The Society of American Archivists (SAA), an organization of over 5,000 archival professionals, recently launched an updated website built on the Drupal Content Management System. This new site was built to address their needs to add and update content easily and efficiently. SAA partnered with CommonPlaces e-Solutions to develop their robust custom CMS-driven online community.

With more than 5,000 individual and institutional members, SAA was looking for a website where they could easily share information, present themselves as a leader in their field, plan events, and drive membership. One challenging aspect of this site was the sheer amount of content SAA needed to display. Though the structure for organizing this content was complex, it needed to appear simple to the user. CommonPlaces worked with SAA to design a well-organized site architecture and intuitive navigation structure to improve usability.

The results were very well received by SAA. Bryan Doyle, Director of Member and Technical Services, had this to say: “CommonPlaces was able to translate a unique and extensive organizational structure into an easy-to-use interface. Now more than 400 members who are leaders within our association are able to confidently manage the content of our site. We're really happy with the results.”

Drupal is an open source content management system that has been growing rapidly in popularity among business, nonprofits, and government organizations alike. More and more people are choosing it for its high degree of flexibility, security, and stability. And as mentioned above, the Drupal CMS gives site owners a high degree of control over their website’s content. CommonPlaces specializes in extending the Drupal platform with custom content delivery, paid subscription management, and full integration with client’s existing systems.

CommonPlaces e-Solutions (http://www.CommonPlaces.com) provides Web development, online marketing, and business strategy services to their wide range of clients. CommonPlaces is one of the fastest growing private companies in the US as listed in the 2009 Inc. 500, was featured in Forbes Magazine as one of the Top 10 Web Firms in the Eastern US, and is a past winner of the Web Marketing Association’s Web Innovation Award.

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