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- National Archives
The Truman Library is a Presidential Library operated by the Federal government. Presidential Libraries are administered by the National Archives and Records Administration as part of the nation's record-keeping system.
The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum is a dynamic educational resource that inspires life-long learning, spurs discussions about democracy and service, and supports local, national, and global citizenship. The Library uses President Truman’s life and legacy to inform, inspire, educate, and engage modern audiences about his timeless wisdom and significant contributions from which the world continues to benefit.
Established in 1957, the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum preserves and provides access to President Truman’s historical materials. Through engaging exhibits and programs, the Library aspires to reach a broad and diverse audience in a continuous effort to keep President Truman’s life and legacy alive, emphasizing his ideals of citizenship, learning, and service.
About the project
Due to the end-of-life scheduled for Drupal 7 and Drupal 8, there was a need to migrate all NARA websites into Drupal 9.
Why Drupal was chosen
With over 40 facilities nationwide, including 13 Presidential Libraries, NARA’s past approach to digital development and web management was more individualistic. The lack of an agency-wide approach often resulted in independent, and uncoordinated projects. Therefore, NARA decided to consolidate its websites based on the open source Drupal content management system (CMS) due to its wide adoption throughout the United States government, strict and flexible security protocols, and high performance PHP development framework (Symfony).
Technical Specifications
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Modules were chosen to support government websites and presidential library needs.
