Internet Librarian 2007 DIY Intranet About our Library

Internet Librarian 2007 - DIY Intranet

About our Library l No Intranet prior to now l Network drive instead Internet Librarian 2007 - DIY Intranet

Phase I – Pre Wiki Why an Intranet? l Network drive issues l Get organized & stay current l Improve KM (many of retiring age) l City Intranet: too formal + does not have library specific information Internet Librarian 2007 - DIY Intranet

Phase I – Pre Wiki Why a Wiki? l Collaboration, Informality, and Transparency l Want staff to participate (vertical structure) l Easier to use and find information l Web manager is unable to maintain two websites (bottleneck) Internet Librarian 2007 - DIY Intranet

Phase I – Pre Wiki Picking a Wiki – Our Intranet Needs l WYSIWYG l Free to affordable l Better searching l Web based (wiki farm) l Password protected l Individual staff profiles l Easy to setup, use and learn l Blogging Internet Librarian 2007 - DIY Intranet

Phase I – Pre Wiki Our decision – Jotspot l Free + matched all criteria l Keyword Search within documents l Group Directories app l RSS & email reminders Issues with Jotspot l Google acquisition (no new users, future? ) l Maintain backups on network drive l Jotspot Help Group Internet Librarian 2007 - DIY Intranet

Other Wiki Farm Options l Wiki farm comparison (Wikipedia) l PB Wiki (Reference Rolodex Wiki) Internet Librarian 2007 - DIY Intranet

Other Wiki Farm Options Wetpaint (Nancy Pearl Book Lust Wiki) Internet Librarian 2007 - DIY Intranet

Other Wiki Farm Options Wikispot (E-Gov Reference Portal) Internet Librarian 2007 - DIY Intranet

Other Intranet Options Web Content Management Systems l Examples: Twiki, Joomla!, etc Why we didn’t choose this: l No direct access to our server (IT) l Cost: programmers See Wednesday’s Talk (B-304) on CMS Internet Librarian 2007 - DIY Intranet

Phase II – Wiki Setup Organized wiki: staff needs l Build framework to give staff ideas l FAQ & Tutorials l Internet Librarian 2007 - DIY Intranet

Phase II – Wiki Setup (screenshot 1) Internet Librarian 2007 - DIY Intranet

Phase II – Wiki Setup (screenshots 2) Internet Librarian 2007 - DIY Intranet

Phase II – Wiki Setup (screenshot 3) Internet Librarian 2007 - DIY Intranet

Phase III – Training (in process) l Show off wiki (All Staff Meeting) l Train supervisors first to help l Technophobia: fear of editing websites l Let them play - no policies/rules l Use wikis for other library related work ¡ Web calendar tutorial ¡ Reference Rolodex (see slide 7) ¡ Sign Up sheet (next slide) Internet Librarian 2007 - DIY Intranet

Phase III – Training Internet Librarian 2007 - DIY Intranet

Phase IV - Implementation l l l Designate go-to people for troubleshooting Develop guidelines (not so much policies) Dept. Heads responsible for their information Keep reminding staff (emails) Keep training staff On-going process (wiki will keep evolving) Internet Librarian 2007 - DIY Intranet

Issues & Troubleshooting l Bugs: you get what you paid for (free) l Backups l Fear of change l Staff Interest/Participation ¡ setup l Time: a committee and delegate tasks more than a year (approx. ) Looking at this Intranet as a long term goal Internet Librarian 2007 - DIY Intranet

Cool Tools l l l Good way for you to get to try out some web 2. 0 tools/apps Goodwidgets: flash photo widgets FD's Flickr Toys slideshow & other photo editing tools Widgetbox: weather, games, news, calculators, and way more Jing : screenshots/casts from anything on your desktop Evanced tutorial example. Stats Counter: Site meter, Statcounter, etc Depending on the wiki you choose, some knowledge of HTML or other markup languages may be needed. Internet Librarian 2007 - DIY Intranet

Part II (Donna Feddern) l Examples on how we use our wiki for an Intranet. Internet Librarian 2007 - DIY Intranet

Internet Librarian 2007 - DIY Intranet

Questions? Internet Librarian 2007 - DIY Intranet

Contact Us l Eleni Gogas: egogas@escondido. org Meebo: posixeleni l Donna Feddern: dfeddern@escondido. org You may find a copy of this presentation here: http: //www. library. escondido. org/wiki. ppt Thank you ! Internet Librarian 2007 - DIY Intranet