PLA and Such
March 15th, 2002Glimpses of SXSW on the Mirror Project.
Happy Birthday to the Internet Public Library. Seven years of free public service to anyone on the Internet.
Sorry about the linkrot. I moved my Mary story. The file name that I had given it was causing some CMS problems.
PLA Brain Dump; Notes from Click Here First: Make Your Library Web
Site the Stickiest Spot in Town!
Here is a big duh to think about. When creating database driven Web sites, make sure your content is available via a list or a browse. If it is accessible
only via a search, search engines will not pick it up. Thanks to Brian Bell and
Walter Lewis of HALINET for
that tip.
Marilyn Turner, Manager, eLibrary Application Development at Hennepin County Library, ostensibly spoke about interactivity, but what is more profound about her work is the Web community that she and Glen Peterson have built with their site. Hennepin has decided to treat its Web site as though it were another branch. It is staffed with subject specialists and tech people. This is one of the many reasons that this sites make you feel like someone is there.
I have never seen a library site so free of institutional baggage. The Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenberg County is quite innovative. Helen Blowers and her staff have created ten sits: BizLink, StoryPlace, and HealthLinkPlus are just three examples. Each site is site is sponsored by CMC, but the service that each site offers is the focus.
I changed my links so they always have an underline; you see the site is more accessible this way. Cary of the Cherry Hill Company reminded me that whatever information is conveyed by color (like my links) also needs to be conveyed without color.