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

@gwynonitegstupar@northbrook.info

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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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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