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Government Information in the 21 st Century Train the Trainer Workshop

Government Information in the 21 st Century Train the Trainer Workshop Joe Anderson, WJ Content Manager June 7, 2007. Agenda. What is WebJunction? GI21 on WebJunction Present Future possibilities Discussions Content contribution WJ next steps. What is WebJunction?.

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Government Information in the 21 st Century Train the Trainer Workshop

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  1. Government Information in the 21st Century Train the Trainer Workshop Joe Anderson, WJ Content Manager June 7, 2007

  2. Agenda • What is WebJunction? • GI21 on WebJunction • Present • Future possibilities • Discussions • Content contribution • WJ next steps

  3. What is WebJunction? • A highly successful online community for library staff • ~30,000 members • 50,000 unique visitors per month • 14 state library subscribers • Roots in the public library community • Expanding reach into academic library community • Initial funding: Gates Foundation • Parent organization: OCLC

  4. Some areas of focus • Public access computing/library technology • E-learning • Virtual interest groups (Communities of Practice) • Partnerships with library organizations

  5. WJ Site Overview

  6. Resources Patron services Management Technology Weekly tips Combines 4 previous WJ sections

  7. Courses Course Catalog and Clearinghouse E-Learning Institute Resources for library trainers and administrators implementing e-learning. Live SpaceWJ’s web conferencing solution

  8. Community Forums Features Volunteer activities

  9. Access to WJ services • Most services are freely accessible • Free registration required for posting to discussions and taking courses • Courses are free to members in partner states • Some projects are limited to particular groups

  10. Government Information in the 21st Centuryat WebJunction

  11. GI-21 at WJ

  12. webjunction.org/gi21

  13. …and this is just the beginning!

  14. Group features RSS Threaded discussions Rich content Courses Community connections People Face-to-face meetings Virtual meetings

  15. RSS • Receive notification of new GI21 content using: • Bloglines • Yahoo • Google • Other RSS-enabled applications

  16. Threaded discussions

  17. Threaded discussions: why? • The premier tool for building online community • Interactive, collaborative, egalitarian • RSS-ready • Email-watch ready • It takes some energy to get them going!

  18. Threaded discussions: what to talk about • Trainers • success stories • challenges • marketing workshops • Workshop participants • reports on progress • networking • Interested library staff • resource sharing • problem resolution

  19. Content contribution you WJ site Kirsten and Jennie (WJ CMS) WJ wiki

  20. Content contribution

  21. Courses

  22. Course Catalog • Over 250 courses • Course providers including MindLeaders, University of North Texas, OCLC Western/OCLC CAPCON, WebJunction • Wide variety of topics (Management to Technology…) • Continuing to add courses • Access to courses is available one year from purchase • Typical course price = $25 - $50 • Bulk purchase discounts available

  23. Trends in E-Learning for Library Staff Blended Learning Guide WJ E-Learning Institute:Publications

  24. WJ E-Learning Institute:Courses • Synchronous Learning Expert • How to Learn Online • Keys to Organizational E-Learning Success • Intro to Rapid Course Creation Tools • Intro to Blending In-Person and Online • Course Creation Workshop

  25. Live Space • Features: • Voice over IP ith telephone option • A clean, easy-to-use interface • Small or no download (requires Java) • Public and private text chat • Polling and Quizzing • Desktop sharing • eBoard with annotation tools • Breakout rooms • Session recording • Section 508 compliant - closed captioning and screen reader

  26. WebJunction and the Future

  27. How are we funded? • Launched with grant funding • Sustained through a wide range of institutional subscriptions and service provision • Content management • E-learning courses and services • Social mission: to build vibrant libraries in every community

  28. From Grant to Sustainability… Business model? • Community Services (FREE) – Most of WJ is free to library staff • Content Services - Annual subscriptions for library-based organizations which allow them to customize and manage the content and online community for those they serve. • Learning Services – Targeted at state libraries, library systems, individual libraries that wish to leverage online learning to build staff capacity; individuals and/or organizations can purchase and take courses online.

  29. Community Partner Program • Cooperative model • Initial target: State Library Agencies • Tools to localize WebJunction (Community Content, Learning) • Current: • AZ, CT, DE, EA, IA, KS, MN, NH, NM, WA • Coming soon: • AL, IL, IN, ME • Planned: expanding to include a wide array of library institutions

  30. How to get involved… • Register at WebJunction • Participate in discussions • Contribute content • Tell your workshop participants about WJ

  31. Need more info? Us: • info@webjunction.org Me: • joe_anderson@oclc.org • 206-351-5607

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