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
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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!
Next Adventures: Computers in LibrariesILA Video Shootout (ILA Conference)