National Library of Medicine Support and Migration

National Institutes of Health – National Library of Medicine - Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications / 2018 / Global & Public Health, Government

Overview

Graphicacy partnered with the National Institutes of Health – National Library of Medicine at the Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications to modernize and future-proof its website, ensuring a smooth migration from Drupal 7 to Drupal 8. The result: a seamless user experience and a dramatically simplified publishing process for one of the nation’s largest repositories of medical research.

Launch Project

Services
CMS Integration
Data Visualization
Interactive Web Applications
UX/UI Design

Background & Challenge:

As part of the National Library of Medicine, Lister Hill serves as a critical hub for biomedical communication and research. But its outdated Drupal site was limiting functionality and causing publishing bottlenecks. The team needed to migrate to a newer version of Drupal while maintaining—and improving—the site’s performance and design. They also wanted a platform that could integrate with mobile apps and future technologies.

Given the size and scope of the content, the migration required more than a simple lift-and-shift. Graphicacy had to preserve core functionality, ensure data integrity, and retain the existing user experience while upgrading the platform and improving the administrative backend.

Opportunity & Solution:

Graphicacy approached the project with long-term sustainability in mind. Our team engineered a seamless migration to Drupal 8, modernizing the codebase and optimizing performance. We preserved essential content, improved accessibility, and enhanced the administrative tools to simplify publishing and content management for NIH staff.

The upgraded website now supports a smoother publishing experience, a modern frontend design, and backend flexibility that positions the site for future enhancements and integrations. With this foundation, Lister Hill can continue sharing critical medical knowledge with researchers, practitioners, and the public for years to come.