from Joomla to Blogs: giving your website a refreshing new look

Dr. Curtis R. Rogers, SCLADirector of Communications/SC State Library

session overview❖ library web site

use

❖ library web sites vs. commercial web sites

❖ using Joomla

❖ using blogs

❖ resources

library website design

hire a web designer and let them do what the do best

use a CMS so that multiple staff can update specific pages

rely on the entire staff

disband your web site committee

LIBRARY WEB SITES

libraries are centers of knowledge

librarians are information specialists

library web sites should reflect

who we are

what we do

BUT WE MUST DO IT WELL!

NCSU AND ENDECA

HTTP://WWW.LIB.NCSU.EDU/ENDECA/TECHNOLOGY.HTML

http://flickr.com/photos/morville/sets/72157603794374821/detail/

joomla in libraries

http://www.joomlainlibrary.com/

http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/

using blogs

• no money? use a blog!

• www.wordpress.com

• use a blog for

• book discussion group

• programming, events

• even as your entire websitehttp://leecountypubliclibrary.blogspot.com/

resources

10 steps to a user friendly websitehttp://www.searchengineguide.com/kalena-jordan/10-easy-steps-to-a-user-friendly-website.php

website design and usabilityhttp://www.usabilityfirst.com/websites/index.txl

thank you!

Dr. Curtis R. RogersSCLA President/SC State Library Director of Communications803-734-8929crogers@statelibrary.sc.govMeebo: crr29061 www.curtisrogers.info