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Current Practices And Future Plans Of Public Library Webmasters

Published by: Primary Research Group

Published: Oct. 1, 2005


Table of Contents


SUMMARY

ALEXANDRIA LIBRARY

DEVELOPMENT & CONTENT MANAGEMENT OF THE ALEXANDRIA SITE

FAVORITE SPOTS ON THE WEBSITE

ADDITIONS TO THE SITE

CONTENT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

PROMOTING THE SITE

CAPACITY TO PUT BOOKS ON HOLD

SWITCH TO DYNIX HORIZON

ADVICE FOR PEERS

THE SAN JOSE PUBLIC LIBRARY

THE LIBRARY WEB TEAM

WEBSITE USAGE STATISTICS

USABILITY TESTING

CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

ATTITUDE TOWARDS GOOGLE

PLANS FOR THE WEBSITE

ADVICE TO PEERS

LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY

2004 WEBSITE REVISIONS

USES OF WEBSITE STATISTICS

TREND IN WEBSITE USAGE

BULK OF THE ACTIVITY

USE OF OUTSIDE CONTRACTOR

OVERCOMING THE UNDERSTAFFED WEB SITE

USABILITY STUDY

PROMOTION OF THE WEBSITE

WEBSITE-BASED REFERENCE SERVICES

EBOOKS AND AUDIO BOOKS

PLANS FOR THE WEBSITE

ADVICE FOR PEERS

THE CARNEGIE LIBRARY OF PITTSURGH

THE REVISION OF 2002

CHOOSING AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT IN 2002

LABOR TIME NEEDED TO DEVELOP THE NEW SITE

USABILITY TESTING

MARKETING THE NEW SITE

SEARCH ENGINE FRIENDLY

THE 2005 WEBSITE REVISION

CONTENT REVISIONS

FINE TUNING

WEBSITE STATISTICS

SALT LAKE CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY

NEW WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT

THE IMPACT OF WEBSITE BASED BOOK RENEWAL AND RESERVATION

CHILDREN’S SECTION

ROLE OF THE BRANCH LIBRARIES

WEBSITE AS A PROMOTIONAL VEHICLE FOR THE LIBRARY

USABILITY TESTING

USER TRAINING

DIVERSION OF PATRON INQUIRIES TO THE WEBSITE

EBOOKS & AUDIBOOKS

PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTION

PLANS FOR THE WEBSITE

ADVICE FOR PEERS

THE COLORADO VIRTUAL LIBRARY

The Collaborative Digitization Project

MOST FREQUENTLY VISITED PAGES

STATEWIDE INTERLIBRARY LOAN FACILITY

STAFFING THE SITE

MARKETING THE SITE

DESIGNING THE SITE

SITE PERSONALIZATION

PLANS FOR THE FUTURE

ADVICE FOR PEERS

CHARLOTTE AND MECKLENBURG COUNTRY PUBLIC LIBRARY

INDEPENDENTLY MARKETED WEBSITES

THE IMPORTANCE OF WEB TEAMS

CONSOLIDATED STATISTICS

PROMOTION OF READING

STAFF SIZE

MARKETING THE WEB SITES

SITE PERSONALIZATION

USABILITY STUDY

STAFF

ECOMMERCE TRANSACTIONS

PLANS FOR THE FUTURE

ADVICE FOR PEERS

BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY

CONTENT MANAGEMENT

USE OF WEBSITE STATISTICS

MOST POPULAR SERVICES

USABILITY TESTING

WEBMASTER SEARCH

UNIFYING SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

NEW WEBSITE FEATURES

USE OF OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS

GUARANTEEING BROAD PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE LIBRARY’S E-JOURNAL COLLECTION

ADVICE

THE HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY

CONTENT MANAGEMENT

SEPARATION OF CONTENT AND PRESENTATION

USE OF CONSULTANTS

CONTENT MANAGEMENT

OPENING UP THE CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

LIBRARY WEBSITE RESPONSE TO HURRICANE KATRINA

USABILITY TESTING

NEW SITE ROLL OUT

PROPER USE OF CASCADING STYLE SHEETS

WEBSITE STATISTICS

ECOMMERCE

UNIFIED SEARCH ENGINE

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

FOR THE FUTURE

ADVICE FOR PEERS

OTHER REPORTS FROM PRIMARY RESEARCH GROUP, INC.

Abstract

This report is based on extensive interviews with public library webmasters and examines the website management practices and future plans of webmasters and web management teams from the Boston Public Library, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg County Public Library, The Alexandria Library, the Houston Public Library, the Carnegie Library of Pittsburg, the Los Angeles Public Library, the San Jose Public Library, the Colorado Virtual Library, and the Salt Lake City Public Library.

Participants reveal how they handle content management, content development philosophy, website training for staff and patrons, the politics of website control within the library, website marketing, usability testing, linking, programming, the development of interactive content, Ecommerce, use of cascading style sheets, Perl programming, site personalization, best use of website statistics, and many other facets of the rapidly developing world of public library website management. Learn about the products they use, how much they spend and what their development plans are. Benchmark your library’s plans to their plans, learn from the mistakes and their successes. Save time and money by benefiting from the experiences of peers.

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