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Today’s Agenda:

Today’s Agenda:. Geek the Library – Linn Edvardsen – 30 minutes Site Updates – WJ Team – 15 minute Page caching – Dale URL redirects - Ahniwa CE Shared Calendar -Kathleen Working Group Updates – WJ Team – 40 minutes. January Third Thursday Partner Meeting 17 January 2013.

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  1. Today’s Agenda: Geek the Library – Linn Edvardsen – 30 minutes Site Updates – WJ Team – 15 minute Page caching – Dale URL redirects - Ahniwa CE Shared Calendar -Kathleen Working Group Updates– WJ Team – 40 minutes January Third Thursday Partner Meeting17 January 2013

  2. Who is here today?

  3. Geek the Library

  4. The Geek the Library Team Jenny Powell, Field ManagerKaren Austin, Field Manager Linn HaugestadEdvardsen, Program ManagerTina Yersavich, Coordinator • Jennifer Pearson, Geek the Library team alum • - Currently Program Manager Community Relations

  5. The Geek the Library Team Linn HaugestadEdvardsen, Program Manager Jennifer Clifton LSTA Grant Consultant Indiana State Library Alan Harkness Assistant State Librarian for Library Development Georgia Public Library Service

  6. Site Updates – Page Caching

  7. Page Caching – new default setting in CQ Page Caching = static copies of pages stored on the web server for quick retrieval. To improve site performance we changed settings The server now saves and uses a static cached copy of a page for up to 3 days, unless the page is activatedinAuthor Static means that content lists on a page (such as a Documents tab page) do not update as new content is added

  8. Example – How this impacts author workflow:You’ve Made an Update to an Existing Document Page 1) Activate Document Page

  9. Example – How this impacts author workflow: You’ve Made an Update to an Existing Document Page 2) Activate Overview Page

  10. Example – How this impacts author workflow: You’ve Made an Update to an Existing Document Page 3) Activate Documents Tab Page

  11. Page Caching – new default setting in CQ Alternative for active content areas: add a tag to an aggregation page to turn off caching on that page This should only be pages where you are doing a lot of adding or updating of content.Balance between fast page load for visitors and extra steps for authors • We can set this up for you – let us know what pages you would like to have tagged.

  12. Site Updates – URL Redirects

  13. URL Redirects

  14. URL Redirects It’s a new year! It’s a good time to make updates to pages/materials referencing old URLs. Please work to make updates to out-of-date URLs on other websites, materials, etc If you can’t make updates to URLS on external websites or printed materials, please verify that the URL redirects still work, let us know if they don’t

  15. Shared Calendar

  16. “Is there a way to centralize a list of free CE opportunities through WebJunction? New!

  17. As a starting point, WJ is now posting the monthly aggregation of free CE opportunities put together by Jamie Markus, Library Development Manager, Wyoming State Library. Thanks Jamie!

  18. Want to add to this list? Please post through the WJ Partner Listserv (WJPARTNERS-L@oclc.org)We’ll include listings received by the last Friday of the month to this page

  19. WJ Working Groups – Status Updates

  20. Why these working groups? • Grow WebJunction catalog offerings • Respond to changes in online training • Identify new ways to “not reinvent the wheel” • Benefit from open & collaborative partnerships

  21. What we know about learning content today The traditional self-paced course environment has changed Online training is on the rise, and face-to-face is on the decline States, regions, and library support organizations have already produced a lot of online learning content, and plan to create more Content creators are open to coordinating their work and sharing their content with library staff beyond their state/region Online training will continue to evolve, and we need to be able to adapt

  22. New Training Formats • What: explore new training formats and discoveries about learning • Why: to address the need for current, engaging, and easy-to-access training content • How: collaborate on exploration and application of new ideas to enhance engagement and learning • BETHA working group lead (SHARON and DALE) • Partners: Jennifer Birnel – WJ Montana, Ann Roberts – WJ Missouri

  23. New Training Formats • What we did: • Phone conversation with Ann and Jennifer • Betha’s ongoing research • What we are learning: • Ideas for a basic library skills package (AR) • Online learning still new to many (including presenters) • Think beyond the lecture format • Live, online training with pauses for hands-on (JB) • Find format to fit the need

  24. Webinar Archives What: enhance webinar archives. Why: provide certificates to affiliated members for viewing archives and to create opportunities for webinar programming to be built into training programs more easily. How: include in course catalog, get your input on format and enhancements. JENNIFER working group lead (DALE)

  25. Webinar Archives • What we’ve done: • Staging 5 WJ webinars to pilot archives hosted in catalog, with attendance credit model. • Gathered input from partners who tested these. • Worked to find best tools and to understand the time it takes to package these in catalog. • Identified additional webinar providers and confirmed permission to add relevant webinars to catalog: InfoPeople, TechSoup, ALCSTS • What’s next: • Finalize process for importing. • Identify content gaps. • Identify additional WebJunction webinars and those from other providers to host in catalog.

  26. Sourcing New Content • What:identify sources of high quality library-specific training content • Why: to address the demand for this needed contentHow: share and explore available options and define the steps needed to adapt content for a nationwide audienceJean Morrison, WJ-Missouri, Jeanna Vahling, WJ-Illinois, Emily Schaber, WJ-IndianaWJ Staff: Kathleen, Sharon and Betha

  27. Sourcing New Content • What we’ve done • 2 online meetings to explore known content providers and discuss needs at a state or system level • Shared first prototype of WJ webinars to pilot archives hosted in catalog • Reviewed content gaps now that UNT LE@D content is gone • Identified relevant webinars from WJ, InfoPeopleTechSoup, ALCSTS to fill those content gaps • What’s next • Continue to source non-WJ webinar archives – we’ll be seeking input from this working group and beyond about stand-out archive content that exists today • Define a process and a template that can help us help you surface content into the LMS

  28. Learning Focus:Basic Skills • Priority Topics:Teens/YAChildren’s/Early Literacy • Cataloging • Customer Service & Communication • Social Media • Reference • Technical Services • Marketing/Advocacy • Leadership/Management Promising Webinar Archives by:WJ, InfoPeopleTechSoup, ALCSTS

  29. Tag Taxonomy • What: create and apply a tag taxonomy to WebJunction content • Why: to improve the discoverability of related content across the website • How: by developing and applying keywords to content and topic pages across webjunction.org.   MEGAN SCHULZ – WJ-Kansas AHNIWA working group lead (SHARON support)

  30. Tag Taxonomy Progress report: Ahniwa, Sharon, and Megan met via WebEx on December 19th to go over our approach to determining tags for content. The group discussed the excellent groundwork that Sharon had laid for choosing tag keyword, and divvied up the content in webjunction.org “Explore Topics” to see what tags weren’t needed and what additional tags might be required. The group met again on January 16. Tag development is progressing well. Ahniwa will finish composing a list of suggested tags based on WebJunction content and share with his group prior to the next meeting.

  31. Marketing WebJunction • What: identify and design new marketing materials for the appropriate channels • Why: to raise awareness and promote WebJunction offerings that are available to library staff • How: define needs and most useful application of a refreshed marketing effort Lesley Zavediuk & Julia Pernicka – WJ-Illinois, Marsha McDevitt-Stredney – WJ-Ohio, Thea Blair – WJ-Texas, Cindy Church – WJ-Virginia WJ staff: Kathleen G. working group lead, Jennifer P. support

  32. Marketing WebJunction • Marketing need: A range of materials with messaging that targets specific library roles and how WJ can assist them. • “How do we ensure WJ is no longer the best kept secret in my state?“ • Top Marketing audiences/roles: New Directors, Front-line staff, Emerging Leaders, Workforce Development • Possible marketing formats: New to WJ orientation materials: general outline of available content • Fliers, brochures/posters, bookmarks – compelling graphics/photographs • Short & frequent email messages about specific offerings (upcoming webinars, follow up webinars with related courses, etc) • Social media, web badges, conference buttons/ribbons • Appoint a WJ representative at your library!

  33. Thanks for everything you do at WebJunction! Next Third Thursday Meeting: 21 March 2013 9-10:30am PST/12-1:30pm EST

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