CIL2008: Library Web Presence: Engaging the Audience
Ellysa Stern Cahoy, Information Literacy Librarian, Pennsylvania State University
Emily Rimland, Information Literacy Librarian, Pennsylvania State University
Binky Lush, Web Developer, Pennsylvania State University
Kristina DeVoe, English & Communications Librarian, Temple University
Derik Badman, Digital Services Librarian, Temple University
Program description on the CIL2008 website.
Well, I missed the very beginning of this one, so I’ll pick up where I came in. My apologies (but that clam chowder lunch was really good!)
Social tools for engaging the audience with a website.
- Free online gallery of coded widgets for profile pages, social networking, websites
- Supports Flash, HTML, Javascript
- Provides analytics of widget usage
- Widgets can be tested, edited, updated
- Widgets are automatically updated on any page where a widget is in use
- Allows limited development of Facebook applications
Subject Guides 2.0
- Old: static page, long list of links, slow update process
- New: LibGuides
- ease of use: creating, maintaining
- customization: fonts, styles, images
- dynamic updating
- organizational flexibility
- resource type
- time period
- topic
- modular content: can be shared among users
- interactivity
- LibGuides get more use than subject guides 1.0
- Interactive features such as user comments, ratings, and polls provide a more engaging experience, which creates dialog and community
- search boxes for various resources
- embedded video
- guides can be targeted to specific courses
- Subject guides can be used as tools for…
- information literacy instruction
- collaborating with faculty/staff
- LibGuides allows the library to highlight resources, content, and services in dynamic and engaging ways.
- Other software options
- Social bookmarking sites
- Blogs
- Wikis
See Derik Badman’s website for Subject Guides 2.0 presentation.
Filed under: CIL2008, conference notes, libraries, library 2.0, plugins and widgets, social software, web resources