On the Front Lines Presentation: Don't Let the Website Beast Go Hungry!
Transcript of On the Front Lines Presentation: Don't Let the Website Beast Go Hungry!
Don’t Let the Website Beast Go Hungry
Gwyneth StuparNorthbrook Public Library
MODIFIED HERO’S JOURNEY
Life isNormal (Sort of)
Something Happens !!!!!!
Hero Overcomes
Life is Normal >NEW<
LIFE IS NORMAL(sorta…)
A PROBLEM CLEARLY STATED IS A PROBLEM HALF SOLVED
IF YOU THINK YOU CAN, YOU CAN
SOMETHING HAPPENS
Reference
21
Hours/Week
Web Services14 Hours/Week
Posting to Social Media
Planning Web Team Meetings
Troubleshooting/Major Changes
Managing Homepage
Desk
Selection
Teaching
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http://www.slideshare.net/gstupar/
WEB TEAM
Graphic Designer
Reference
Administration
Youth Services Head, Teen Librarian, 2
Youth Librarians Multimedia
Readers
Outreach
Have a style manual in place
Commit to meeting on a routine schedule (MANDITORY)
Web Librarian can edit anything across site or social platforms northbrook.info/edit (Post Now, Edit Later Strategy).
New in 2011-2012: 1Year Voluntary Term as Editor for al l Homepage Content
Historical List of Homepage Blogs for Planning Balance
Graphics Designer makes al l Homepage Graphics in accordance with style manual
Be confi dent that team can and wil l change
Have a plan but be fl exible
RULES
BE FUN!
HEROES OVERCOMES
USER FEEDBACK MADE EASY
WEBSITE WEEKCATALOG WEEK
FARMER’S MARKETNORTHBROOK.INFO/FARMERS-MARKET
ORAL HISTORYNORTHBROOK.INFO/VOICES
SERENDIPITY
RELEVANCEBILL PARDUE: ARLINGTON HEIGHTS
MEMORIAL LIBRARY
KIDS
HUNGER GAMES WEBSITEBRODIE AUSTIN,
DESPLAINES PUBLIC LIBRARY
Life is Normal >NEW<
VIRTUAL SERVICESCOORDINATOR
24/7
Learn All Things New
and Web
Posting to
Social Media
Planning Web Team Meetings
Troubleshooting/Major Changes
Managing Homepage
Online Registration SystemMore User InvolvementTexting Migration to Drupal 7/Complete Site Redesign
GOALS
“The most important asset of any library goes home at
night
-the library staff.”
-Fr.Tim Healy, former president, New York PL
THANK YOU!
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