OceanNet OceanNet

our unlimited office spaceour unlimited office space

Ocean County Library Ocean County Library

• population of 540,000population of 540,000

• 20 branches 20 branches

• over 600 staff over 600 staff

• 600+ square miles 600+ square miles

• located on the ocean in Central NJlocated on the ocean in Central NJ

Communication

Consistency

Facilitating

Daily Business

Community

Building

Promoting

Diversity

Information

Sharing

Empowering

Staff

OceanNet major objectivesOceanNet major objectives

general navigation structure general navigation structure

• OceanNet logo, which appears on OceanNet logo, which appears on every page throughout the site every page throughout the site

• a central bannera central banner• a top navigation bar a top navigation bar • a side menua side menu• a rolling billboard advertising the a rolling billboard advertising the

most recent web updates most recent web updates • Ripple Effect, and Catch of the DayRipple Effect, and Catch of the Day

top navigation bartop navigation bar

• Open C’s – our staff bulletin board, job Open C’s – our staff bulletin board, job postings and staff discussion groupspostings and staff discussion groups

• Zoom Search EngineZoom Search Engine• Site MapSite Map• self-maintained staff directoryself-maintained staff directory• We also provide convenient links to We also provide convenient links to

our public website, the library catalog, our public website, the library catalog, and our e-mailand our e-mail

central bannercentral banner

• original artwork original artwork

• changes with the seasons and changes with the seasons and holidays holidays

• custom-designed banners that custom-designed banners that represent area of expertise. represent area of expertise.

side menuside menu

• based on the organization structure based on the organization structure

• some task-oriented topics some task-oriented topics

• a contact person in each unit who a contact person in each unit who provides regular updatesprovides regular updates

Management Management

This page provides This page provides

• policiespolicies

• committee updatescommittee updates

• formsforms

• statistical reports statistical reports

• monthly staff announcements monthly staff announcements

communication consistencycommunication consistency

• Forms, policies, reports, meeting minutes, and Forms, policies, reports, meeting minutes, and announcementsannouncements

• Working procedures, manuals, and handbooksWorking procedures, manuals, and handbooks

• Plans Plans

• Schedules and Due DatesSchedules and Due Dates

• Sunday Survival Guides Sunday Survival Guides

showcase for communication consistency

Online staff directory

• Part of an Open Source Intranet application• Coded in ASP, driven by SQL Server• For details on this application, please visit ASPapp.com

information sharinginformation sharing

• Knowledge base for reference librariansKnowledge base for reference librarians

• Staff biographiesStaff biographies

• Collection of resourcesCollection of resources

showcase for infshowcase for information sharingormation sharing

System Programming CalendarSystem Programming Calendar

• Open Source single user weblog application

• Coded in ASP, driven by SQL Server

facilitating daily businessfacilitating daily business

• Online work ordersOnline work orders

• Search engine Search engine

• Customer servicesCustomer services

showcase for facilitating daily businessshowcase for facilitating daily business

Online activity sign-up sheet Online activity sign-up sheet

• Our in-house designed application

• Coded in ASP, driven by SQL Server

• For source code, email he_m@oceancounty.lib.nj.us

building communitybuilding community

• Out-n-About: Out-n-About:

- OCL Songs- OCL Songs

- Photo Album- Photo Album

• Catch of the DayCatch of the Day

• Ripple EffectRipple Effect

promoting library’s diversity promoting library’s diversity initiative among staffinitiative among staff

• Serving diverse populationsServing diverse populations

• Understanding diversity at workUnderstanding diversity at work

• Diversity Committee – Diversity Committee –

Valuing differencesValuing differences

: Collections, Programming, : Collections, Programming, Outreach, Policies, and TrainingOutreach, Policies, and Training

showcase for promoting diversity

Happy New Year Greetings

empowering and involving empowering and involving staff at all levels and titles staff at all levels and titles

in the decision-making in the decision-making processprocess

• Create a work environment to Create a work environment to empower staffempower staff

• Encourage staff to Encourage staff to make a positive make a positive contribution to the Librarycontribution to the Library

• Involve staff in various library Involve staff in various library initiatives and plansinitiatives and plans

showcase for empowering and involving staff

Staff Recognition

web production teamweb production team

• Departments, Web Buddies, and Departments, Web Buddies, and Branch Web LiaisonsBranch Web Liaisons

• Testing New FeaturesTesting New Features

• Training staffTraining staff

• Maintaining the contents with Maintaining the contents with frequent and regular updatesfrequent and regular updates

• Promoting what they doPromoting what they do

Open C’s Open C’s An online forum that fulfills all six objectivesAn online forum that fulfills all six objectives  

• Part of an Open Source Intranet application• Coded in ASP, driven by SQL Server• For details on this application, please visit ASPapp.com

This presentation is available atThis presentation is available at http://oceancountylibrary.org/CIL2005/Ohttp://oceancountylibrary.org/CIL2005/OceanNet.htmceanNet.htm

ContactsContacts Christine Matteo: Christine Matteo: Matteo_c@oceancounty.lib.nj.usMatteo_c@oceancounty.lib.nj.us

Mi-Sun Lyu: Mi-Sun Lyu: LyuLyu_m@_m@oceancountyoceancounty.lib..lib.njnj.us.us Mei He: Mei He: He_m@oceancounty.lib.nj.usHe_m@oceancounty.lib.nj.us