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Subject: RE: [Publib] Library website incorporated into City website
From: "Robert L. Balliot" <rballiot () oceanstatelibrarian ! com>
Date: 2008-08-31 1:05:27
Message-ID: 37F53949C8824BAC8D20727E5A3FE2D7 () junior
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Library web sites should be part of City and Town Websites. The
one big caveat I would offer is that IT professionals outside of libraries
really don't have a body of ethical standards that recognize the
patrons right to privacy and City/Town politics can lead to
unforeseen conflicts.
I think the easiest, and simplest method would be a branded banner
with a file structure truncated by department supported by dwt files
for each department structure. That way, you can have consistent
top and bottom navigation site wide.
The main page could have the City/Town Seal branding centered
and most prominent with a horizontal nav bar above or below.
Each department could have the City/Town seal branding on a banner
to the left with Department name/function centered. File structure
would be something like (these links should not work):
www.cityofnewport.gov/ main index file
www.cityofnewport.gov/library with an index file & sub files controlled
by dwt
www.cityofnewport.gov/publicworks with an index file & sub files controlled
by dwt
www.cityofnewport.gov/parks with an index file & sub files controlled by
dwt
You can set up a Google Custom search either using the simple method or
tweak it using XML to search departmental subsets and display the
information
that you want displayed.
For those of you involved with web design, one of the nicer tools that is
currently available to you for free in addition to Google Custom Search is
the Magic Tool Box out of the UK. The Magic Tool Box is a great way to
enhance your
graphics. http://www.magictoolbox.com/
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Robert L. Balliot
Skype: RBalliot
Bristol, Rhode Island
http://oceanstatelibrarian.com/contact.htm
http://trophycases.us.com <http://trophycases.us.com/> (commercial work)
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From: publib-bounces@webjunction.org [mailto:publib-bounces@webjunction.org]
On Behalf Of Sheryl Eldridge
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 5:21 PM
To: publib@webjunction.org
Subject: [Publib] Library website incorporated into City website
Our city administrators have asked the IT staff to come up with a design to
standardize all city departments' web pages. They also want a common menu at
the top of all city pages.
I am our library's webmaster and am on the committee, so I've been looking
at other city websites to get ideas about how they fold the library into
their design, and how the library site functions as part of the city's
website.
So far, mostly looking at small towns in Oregon, it appears that most cities
provide a link to their library's website, but the library's site is
independent (as we are now). I've found a few library websites that share a
common header with other city departments, and a few that have a discreet
link to their city or county, and made share a layout scheme, but are
otherwise independent.
Can anyone recommend city website's that do an admirable job of linking to
departments and having departments link back to them? I'm concerned that
too many city links on the library's website will confuse our users, yet I
understand the wish of the city administration to provide a consistent look
to all the websites.
Thanks for any ideas you may share!
Sheryl Eldridge, Senior Librarian
Newport Public Library
Newport, OR 97365
http://www.newportlibrary.org <http://www.newportlibrary.org/>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Library web sites should be part of City
and Town Websites. The<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>one big caveat I would offer is that IT
professionals outside of libraries <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>really don’t have a body of ethical \
standards that recognize the <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>patrons right to privacy and City/Town
politics can lead to<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>unforeseen \
conflicts.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I think the easiest, and simplest method
would be a branded banner<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>with a file structure truncated by
department supported by dwt files<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>for each department structure. That
way, you can have consistent<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>top and bottom navigation site \
wide.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The main page could have the City/Town
Seal branding centered<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>and most prominent with a horizontal nav
bar above or below.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Each department could have the City/Town
seal branding on a banner<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>to the left with Department name/function
centered. File structure<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>would be something like (these links
should not work):<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><a \
href="http://www.cityofnewport.gov/">www.cityofnewport.gov/</a> main index \
file<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><a
href="http://www.cityofnewport.gov/library">www.cityofnewport.gov/library</a> \
with an index file & sub files controlled by \
dwt<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><a
href="http://www.cityofnewport.gov/publicworks">www.cityofnewport.gov/publicworks</a>
with an index file & sub files controlled by \
dwt<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><a
href="http://www.cityofnewport.gov/parks">www.cityofnewport.gov/parks</a> with
an index file & sub files controlled by dwt<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>You can set up a Google Custom search
either using the simple method or<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>tweak it using XML to search departmental
subsets and display the information<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>that you want \
displayed.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>For those of you involved with web design,
one of the nicer tools that is<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>currently available to you for free in
addition to Google Custom Search is<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>the Magic Tool Box out of the \
<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place \
w:st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region>. The Magic Tool Box is a great \
way to enhance your<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>graphics. <a
href="http://www.magictoolbox.com/">http://www.magictoolbox.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>. Balliot</span></font><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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href="http://oceanstatelibrarian.com/contact.htm">http://oceanstatelibrarian.com/contact.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
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publib-bounces@webjunction.org [mailto:publib-bounces@webjunction.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Sheryl Eldridge<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, August 29, 2008 5:21
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> publib@webjunction.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Publib] Library website
incorporated into City website</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Our city administrators have asked the IT staff to come up
with a design to standardize all city departments’ web pages. They also
want a common menu at the top of all city pages.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I am our library’s webmaster and am on the committee,
so I’ve been looking at other city websites to get ideas about how they
fold the library into their design, and how the library site functions as part
of the city’s website.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>So far, mostly looking at small towns in <st1:place \
w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State></st1:place>, it appears that most \
cities provide a link to their library’s website, but the library’s site \
is independent (as we are now). I’ve found a few library websites that
share a common header with other city departments, and a few that have a
discreet link to their city or county, and made share a layout scheme, but are
otherwise independent.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Can anyone recommend city website’s that do an
admirable job of linking to departments and having departments link back to
them? I’m concerned that too many city links on the library’s
website will confuse our users, yet I understand the wish of the city
administration to provide a consistent look to all the \
websites.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thanks for any ideas you may share!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Sheryl Eldridge, Senior Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Newport</span></font></st1:City></st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Public
Library<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Newport</span></font></st1:City><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, <st1:State
w:st="on">OR</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode \
w:st="on">97365</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><font size=2 \
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a \
href="http://www.newportlibrary.org/">http://www.newportlibrary.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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