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EASY WEB SITES TO SOLVE BIG PROBLEMSHow two Wisconsin libraries used WordPress to fix web issues.
Mark [email protected]
May 2, 2013
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Who we are …
• Mark Beatty• WiLS• WordPress “facilitator”
• Carol Wunsch• Assistant Director, Cedarburg Public Library
• Pam Belden• Director, Waterford Public Library
• Tricia Cox• Children's Services Librarian, Waterford Public Library
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What were the problems?
• Web sites for smaller libraries, that they control• New site in 30 days, and no clue where to start• Reaching and communicating with new and different
audiences• Befores and Afters
• http://bit.ly/12QuYvi
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Sample Sites• South Wood County Historical Museum
• http://www.swch-museum.com
• Arlington VA• http://library.arlingtonva.us/
• Topeka & Shawnee County PL• http://tscpl.org
• Demo Library• http://www.wilsorama.org/demolibrary/• http://www.wilsorama.org/branchlibrary/
• Waterford Library *• http://www.waterford.lib.wi.us/
• Cedarburg Library• http://www.cedarburglibrary.org/
• SWLS• http://swls.wordpress.com/
• * transitioned in 30 days
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Why WordPress• Easy to use and update• Dynamic• Looks terrific• Interoperability
• Spend your time communicating with your patrons• Not writing code
• http://wordpress.org/• http://wordpress.com/
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Resources• Using WordPress as a Library Content Management
System• ALA Techsource, 2011• http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/733057112
• Use WordPress to Build Library Web Sites• ALA Online course, $250• http://www.ala.org/onlinelearning/use-wordpress-build-library-
websites
• Search WordPress and Libraries
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Hosting• Your own solution, get installer from WordPress.org
• Local Government• Campus• Who’s doing it now
• WiscNet• https://www.wiscnet.net
• Commerical options• Bluehost
• http://www.bluehost.com/
• DreamHost• http://dreamhost.com/
• 1and1• http://www.1and1.com/
• LISHost• http://lishost.org
• WordPress.com• http://wordpress.com/
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What you can do• Themes
• Responsive new solution to multiple screen sizes• http://dbooks.wplc.info
• Static v. Dynamic content• Pages and posts
• Widgets• Interoperability
• Connecting with web services• Google, Library Reads, RSS
• Plug ins• Social media connections• Increased functionality for images
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Responsive Themes• 2011• Responsive• Catch Box• Suffusion• Business lite
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Go do it!• Start up can be fast• Content population can be easy• Adding and deleting resources is easy• Changing entire look is easy• It’s dynamic so…
• Don’t worry about perfect, especially day one• Concentrate on making it better and better and more
useful every day• Your website can be a conversation between you and
your patrons
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EASY WEB SITES TO SOLVE BIG PROBLEMSHow two Wisconsin libraries used WordPress to fix web issues.
Mark [email protected]
May 2, 2013
WAPL 2013