Today’s Agenda: • Geek the Library – Linn Edvardsen – 30 minutes

• Site Updates – WJ Team – 15 minute– Page caching – Dale – URL redirects - Ahniwa– CE Shared Calendar -Kathleen

• Working Group Updates – WJ Team – 40 minutes

January Third Thursday Partner Meeting

17 January 2013

Who is here today?

Geek the Library

The Geek the Library Team

Jenny Powell, Field Manager

Karen Austin, Field Manager

Linn Haugestad Edvardsen, Program Manager

Tina Yersavich, Coordinator

Jennifer Pearson, Geek the Library team alum - Currently Program Manager Community Relations

The Geek the Library Team

Linn Haugestad Edvardsen, Program Manager

Jennifer CliftonLSTA Grant ConsultantIndiana State Library

Alan Harkness Assistant State Librarian for Library Development Georgia Public Library Service

Site Updates – Page Caching

Page Caching – new default setting in CQ

Page Caching = static copies of pages stored on the web server for quick retrieval.

To improve site performance we changed settings

The server now saves and uses a static cached copy of a page for up to 3 days, unless the page is activated in Author

Static means that content lists on a page (such as a Documents tab page) do not update as new content is added

Example – How this impacts author workflow: You’ve Made an Update to an Existing Document Page

1) Activate Document Page

Example – How this impacts author workflow: You’ve Made an Update to an Existing Document Page

2) Activate Overview Page

Example – How this impacts author workflow: You’ve Made an Update to an Existing Document Page

3) Activate Documents Tab Page

Page Caching – new default setting in CQ

Alternative for active content areas: add a tag to an aggregation page to turn off caching on that page

This should only be pages where you are doing a lot of adding or updating of content.

Balance between fast page load for visitors and extra steps for authors

We can set this up for you – let us know what pages you would like to have tagged.

Site Updates – URL Redirects

URL Redirects

URL Redirects

It’s a new year! It’s a good time to make updates to pages/materials referencing old URLs.

Please work to make updates to out-of-date URLs on other websites, materials, etc

If you can’t make updates to URLS on external websites or printed materials, please verify that the URL redirects still work, let us know if they don’t

Shared Calendar

“Is there a way to centralize a list of free CE opportunities through WebJunction?

New!

As a starting point, WJ is now posting the monthly aggregation of free CE opportunities put together by Jamie Markus, Library Development Manager, Wyoming State Library. Thanks Jamie!

Want to add to this list? Please post through the WJ Partner Listserv (WJPARTNERS-L@oclc.org)We’ll include listings received by the last Friday of the month to this page

WJ Working Groups – Status Updates

Collecting Stories of Impact

New Training Formats

Sourcing New Content

Webinar Archives

Tag Taxonomy

Marketing WebJunction

Why these working groups?

• Grow WebJunction catalog offerings

• Respond to changes in online training

• Identify new ways to “not reinvent the wheel”

• Benefit from open & collaborative partnerships

What we know about learning content today

The traditional self-paced course environment has changed

Online training is on the rise, and face-to-face is on the decline

States, regions, and library support organizations have already produced a lot of online learning content, and plan to create more

Content creators are open to coordinating their work and sharing their content with library staff beyond their state/region

Online training will continue to evolve, and we need to be able to adapt

What: explore new training formats and discoveries about learning

Why: to address the need for current, engaging, and easy-to-access training content

How: collaborate on exploration and application of new ideas to enhance engagement and learning

BETHA working group lead (SHARON and DALE)Partners: Jennifer Birnel – WJ Montana, Ann Roberts – WJ Missouri

New Training Formats

What we did: Phone conversation with Ann and Jennifer Betha’s ongoing research

What we are learning: Ideas for a basic library skills package (AR) Online learning still new to many (including presenters) Think beyond the lecture format Live, online training with pauses for hands-on (JB) Find format to fit the need

New Training Formats

What: enhance webinar archives.

Why: provide certificates to affiliated members for viewing archives and to create opportunities for webinar programming to be built into training programs more easily.

How: include in course catalog, get your input on format and enhancements.

JENNIFER working group lead (DALE)

Webinar Archives

What we’ve done: • Staging 5 WJ webinars to pilot archives hosted in catalog, with

attendance credit model.• Gathered input from partners who tested these.• Worked to find best tools and to understand the time it takes to

package these in catalog.• Identified additional webinar providers and confirmed permission to

add relevant webinars to catalog: InfoPeople, TechSoup, ALCSTS What’s next:• Finalize process for importing.• Identify content gaps.• Identify additional WebJunction webinars and those from other

providers to host in catalog.

Webinar Archives

Sourcing New Content

What: identify sources of high quality library-specific training content

Why: to address the demand for this needed content

How: share and explore available options and define the steps needed to adapt content for a nationwide audience

Jean Morrison, WJ-Missouri, Jeanna Vahling, WJ-Illinois, Emily Schaber, WJ-IndianaWJ Staff: Kathleen, Sharon and Betha

What we’ve done• 2 online meetings to explore known content providers and discuss

needs at a state or system level• Shared first prototype of WJ webinars to pilot archives hosted in

catalog• Reviewed content gaps now that UNT LE@D content is gone• Identified relevant webinars from WJ, InfoPeople TechSoup, ALCSTS to

fill those content gaps

What’s next• Continue to source non-WJ webinar archives – we’ll be seeking input

from this working group and beyond about stand-out archive content that exists today

• Define a process and a template that can help us help you surface content into the LMS

Sourcing New Content

Promising Webinar Archives by:WJ, InfoPeople TechSoup, ALCSTS

Learning Focus:Basic Skills

Priority Topics:Teens/YAChildren’s/Early LiteracyCatalogingCustomer Service &

CommunicationSocial MediaReferenceTechnical ServicesMarketing/AdvocacyLeadership/Management

What: create and apply a tag taxonomy to WebJunction content

Why: to improve the discoverability of related content across the website

How: by developing and applying keywords to content and topic pages across webjunction.org.

Tag Taxonomy

MEGAN SCHULZ – WJ-KansasAHNIWA working group lead (SHARON support)

Tag Taxonomy

Progress report:

Ahniwa, Sharon, and Megan met via WebEx on December 19th to go over our approach to determining tags for content. The group discussed the excellent groundwork that Sharon had laid for choosing tag keyword, and divvied up the content in webjunction.org “Explore Topics” to see what tags weren’t needed and what additional tags might be required. The group met again on January 16. Tag development is progressing well. Ahniwa will finish composing a list of suggested tags based on WebJunction content and share with his group prior to the next meeting.

Marketing WebJunction

What: identify and design new marketing materials for the appropriate channels

Why: to raise awareness and promote WebJunction offerings that are available to library staff

How: define needs and most useful application of a refreshed marketing effort

Lesley Zavediuk & Julia Pernicka – WJ-Illinois, Marsha McDevitt-Stredney – WJ-Ohio, Thea Blair – WJ-Texas, Cindy Church – WJ-VirginiaWJ staff: Kathleen G. working group lead, Jennifer P. support

Marketing WebJunction

Marketing need: A range of materials with messaging that targets specific library roles and how WJ can assist them.

“How do we ensure WJ is no longer the best kept secret in my state?“

Top Marketing audiences/roles: New Directors, Front-line staff, Emerging Leaders, Workforce Development

Possible marketing formats: New to WJ orientation materials: general outline of available contentFliers, brochures/posters, bookmarks – compelling graphics/photographsShort & frequent email messages about specific offerings (upcoming webinars, follow up webinars with related courses, etc)Social media, web badges, conference buttons/ribbonsAppoint a WJ representative at your library!

Thanks for everything you do at WebJunction!

Next Third Thursday Meeting:

21 March 2013

9-10:30am PST/12-1:30pm EST