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Keynote – Wednesday 21 March
08:45 – 09:45
In creating innovative libraries, we have to understand the key success factors and practices that will enable libraries to excel. Our experienced speaker, author, and respected blogger on the topic of innovation, shares a framework, practical tips and techniques, as well as working examples of innovative organizations. Gain some great insights from the business world and be inspired to implement innovative practices in your organization and community.
Presented by: Jeffrey Phillips
Comment On This ArticleCoffee Break – Exhibit Hall Opens
Keynote – Wednesday 21 March
09:45 – 10:30
B101: 7 Essential Elements for an Awesome Website
Track B: Web Presence – Wednesday 21 March
10:30 – 11:15
Ever had that feeling there was something missing on your website, or something not quite right … but you couldn’t put your finger on it? King does just that in this presentation. He describes the seven essential elements to a library website, which aren’t what you think! Leave with ideas to improve your library’s website!
Presented by: David Lee King
Comment On This ArticleB102: Learning, Tuning, Tweaking — Better Sites for Users
Track B: Web Presence – Wednesday 21 March
11:30 – 12:15
Becker presents the findings of a usability study conducted throughout the process of building a new academic library website. She talks about the guiding principles of web usability testing that served as a framework for the redesign of the new site, and shares the results of website and mobile testing. DeMars focuses on how libraries utilize website search logs to improve search results for users. He delves into how his library monitors all of the queries that users perform on both the library site-wide search and on Xerxes, a customized EBSCO Discovery interface. He shares insights about how users interact with their site, common mistakes they were making, how analysis impacted the redesign, and more.
Presented by: Danielle Becker, Mike Demars
Comment On This ArticleLunch Break – A chance to visit the exhibits
Track A: Mobile Trends & Practices – Wednesday 21 March
12:15 – 13:30
B103: Content Management Challenges for Websites
Track B: Web Presence – Wednesday 21 March
13:30 – 14:30
Have you made the leap to embrace an open source content management system (CMS) for your website project? In most cases,WordPress, Joomla, and Drupal are the top three names tossed out as viable options. Sanzo discusses what makes Drupal a truly robust and flexible solution and how it compares to WordPress and Joomla. He shares what organizations are using Drupal and key decisions that need to be made before starting. Heise discusses using free and low-cost add-ons to build a CMS-driven website that meets users’ and librarians’ needs. Library websites often have components from many CMS tools. Drew Library taps into a university-wide WordPress CMS, Confluence Wiki, Moodle e-Learning, and SIRSI WebCat software. Using Delicious bookmark management, LibraryH3lp online chat, EzProxy remote access, some small WordPress customizations via the University webmaster, a gifted SIRSI system administrator, and (sometimes) the fallback of a departmental Apache server, user-driven design tools (user observation testing, Google Analytics) were used to create and analyze a blended website that is easy for staff to maintain and patrons to use. Get tips on user observation testing and Google Analytics to create a site that is easy to maintain and use.
Presented by: Stephen Sanzo, Jennifer Heise
Comment On This ArticleCoffee Break in the exhibit hall
Track A: Mobile Trends & Practices – Wednesday 21 March
14:30 – 15:15
B104: Getting to Know HTML5 & CSS3
Track B: Web Presence – Wednesday 21 March
15:15 – 16:00
Discover the new features HTML5 has to offer. Find out why sites like Boing Boing and others are switching to HTML5 and what advantages it has to offer. Library webmasters are walking a tightrope between browser support for HTML, Flash, JavaScript, and an explosion of different devices with different capabilities and screen sizes from smart- phones to tablets, netbooks, ebook readers, and desktops. Are we back to 2003 and building multiple sites for different browser/platforms or can library webmasters use the accessibility features and responsive design techniques to find a middle ground? Clark provides a guide through the maze of options and provides examples of HTML5 and CSS3 in action.
Presented by: Jason A. Clark
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