what does “back to school” mean for library staff this year?
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What does “back to school” mean for library staff this year?. Today’s Agenda:. WJ Operations Grant – Chris Jowaisas (15 min) CQ Updates & Review – Kathleen & Dale (40 min) - requesting new pages - breadcrumbs - adding images to your pages - review of discussions - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
What does “back to school” mean for library staff this year?
Today’s Agenda: WJ Operations Grant – Chris Jowaisas (15 min)CQ Updates & Review – Kathleen & Dale (40 min)
- requesting new pages- breadcrumbs- adding images to your pages- review of discussions
Webinar Programming – Jennifer Peterson (15 min)Upcoming WJ Collateral & Partner Listserv – Kathleen (15 min)
September Third Thursday Partner Meeting
20 September 2012
WJ Operations Grant
CQ Functionality Updates
CQ Functionality Updates
Requesting new pages
Breadcrumbs
Adding images to your pages
Review of discussions
Requesting new pages – reminder!
WJ Partner CQ Authors need to submit a request for any new pages (Topic, Program or Group)
Page name Where it should surface Which pills: overview,
documents, news, events, etc Any custom pills Related pages
Fill out the form and send to Kathleen
New pages should be ready within 1-3 days – depending on complexity and deadlines
Breadcrumbs are now live!
Breadcrumbs are now live!
Breadcrumbs are now live!
Now appearing on all content aggregation pages: topic, group, program, etc
Appear on all partner pages that appear under Our Partners > [YourState] in the CQ Author system
Do not appear on document, event, news, or materials pages
If you notice a missing breadcrumb – let us know
Adding Images to your pages
- Where do you find images?
- How to resize images
- How to upload images to CQ DAM
- How to add an image to a text & image component
[Photo by Mark Heard on flickr]
Adding Images to your pages
Where can we find
more library related images?
We use Flickr and filter for Creative
Commons!
Great use of images from
across the state and of staff at the
state library!
Great tip: Use a tool like PowerPoint for layout and text.
Save as one image and then upload to the DAM!
Resize image before you upload
• Size it for where the image will go• Set by Width – allow application to
choose height• Images sized as width x height• Many applications work: one is
Irfanview (irfanview.com) •Tip: include width in file name
Resize image before you upload
• Size it for where the image will go• Set by Width – allow application to
choose height• Images sized as width x height• Many applications work: one is
Irfanview (irfanview.com) •Tip: include width in file name
Sizes for WJ page locations•Full page width banner: 934 pixels•Main column – full width: 614 pixels•Main column – wrap with text: 300 pixels•Right rail – 294 pixels
• Size it for where the image will go
• Main column – wrap with text: ~ 300 pixels
Adding Images to your pages
• Main column – full width: 614 pixels
If you remember nothing else today…
Overview image & text: save your image file to 300 pixels wide
Upload Images to CQ DAM – digital asset manager
Navigate to the dam > WebJunction > Images > montana
Upload Images to CQ DAM – digital asset manager
From the Center Pane > Select New > New File
Upload Images to CQ DAM – digital asset manager
Select Browse > Navigate to your image > Select Open
Upload Images to CQ DAM – digital asset manager
Select Upload
Upload Images to CQ DAM – digital asset manager
Locate image by modified date > select Open > Add titleInclude author information if using a Creative Commons image
Upload Images to CQ DAM – digital asset manager
Then, Activate image so it is ready for publishing at any time
Adding Images to your pages
Text & Image Component
Adding Images to your pages
Text & Image Component
Hover over the Text & Image Component > Right Click > select Edit
Adding Images to your pages
OCLC Text tab will display – this shows only your text, no image. Add/Edit text.
Adding Images to your pages
Image tab > this shows the current image or add new image
Adding Images to your pages
Advanced Image Properties tab > Confirm or change width size to 294 or 300
Adding Images to your pages
*New* Styles tab > by default this image will Float: left with a subtle boarder
Adding Images to your pages
*New* Styles tab > to move image > select Image Float: right
Adding Images to your pages
The image will move to the right and your text will adjust to the left
Adding Images to your pages
- Add a new image: select Browse tab > navigate to DAM > Images > montana- Images in the DAM will surface in the column view - scroll through images- Drag & drop the image to the over to the image box. The image will update!
Adding Images to your pages
Activate changes using the SideKick
Review of discussions in CQ
Review of discussions in CQ
Review of discussions in CQ
Partners can…. (Members can too….)
Request WJ to add a discussion to a topic, group, or program page. Send request to Kathleen.
Start or reply to threads on a discussion page. Sign in to live website to post.
Report instances of spam or other inappropriate posts to WJ. Send to [email protected] and the post will be removed from the live website.
Subscribe to a thread to receive notifications of replies.
Review of discussions in CQ
Not available:
Editing threads
Pasting Word or other application content into a thread. This leads to an error.
Moving threads from one discussion to another
Require approval before posts are published
Adding Attachments
RSS
Webinar Planning 2013
Enhancing Webinars• Create template for participant and facilitator guides• Work more deliberately with presenters to:
– Include learning objectives in description and presentation – Provide questions for discussion to add to participant or
facilitator guide • Encourage accessing of handouts before webinar• Encourage live viewing parties, to allow for follow-on
discussion time• Encourage archive viewing
Archive Viewing
• During FY12, webinar archives were viewed over 5,000 times, downloaded 2,400 times
• In July alone, 700 archive viewers, 350 archives downloaded, top 3 accessed:1. “That’s Not What I Said!”: Foundations of
Interpersonal Communication2. Understanding Compassion Fatigue in Your Library3. Bridging the Digital Divide with Mobile Services
Enhancements to Archives• Keep archives freely available for everyone• + Add archives to course catalog for sponsored
Members • Members can access either way• Access via catalog can result in certificate of
completion and included in partner course reporting• Member confirms they have viewed 75%+ to receive
certificate • Provide learning objectives and guide• Begin adding top viewed/most relevant archives
Topic areas for 2013Management
assessment, prioritizing, planning, leadership, strategic planning, setting goals staff, motivation and evaluation
Customer servicecommunication (internal and external), difficult manager, difficult patron, staff resistance, soft skills, and interpersonal
Digital literacy and inclusionmedia labs, patron training, databases, financial literacy, and "What is it that we can do to make people want to be digitally literate?"
Technologyemerging, broadband, software, websites, and cloud computing
E-books, e-devices, e-collectionsmobile devices, digital services, mobile accessibility, developing and managing electronic collections
Funding and advocacyfundraising, demonstrating impact, telling the story, relevancy, statistics/data visualization, measuring outcomes, and advocacy for services to special populations
Topic areas for 2013
Social media and other Web toolsinnovative library uses and outreach Change management and Innovationhow to adapt to change in job & profession, time management
Programmingdeveloping, improving, and marketing programs for patrons
Readers AdvisoryRA, mobile apps and social media
LearningChanging learning styles, modes, tools, audiences
Partnerships and Community Engagement
Youth Services (esp. Teens)
Cataloging/RDA
Other grant related topics
Brainstorm!Please share in chat …1. what’s missing 2. top training priorities in your state 3. suggestions for presenters
Other ways you can help
• Pass on topics for review to your CE coordinators
• Share any learner/facilitator guide templates used in webinars
• Continue to suggest practitioners to present on top topics
New WJ Collateral
Director/Manager flier:Staff/Learner flier:
General flier – coming soon!WebJunction.org: powering relevant, vibrant libraries
Existing videos about new site & course catalog
Reinstituting Course Messaging through content digest
Continued Webinar Messaging through content digest
Crossroads Newsletter is YOUR content – pull content from this resource and forward to your networks
Subscribe to Crossroads and encourage new staff in your state to as well
Online materials
Other materials
Brainstorm!Please share in chat …What is are most effective materials (SWAG) for events/outreach?
WJPartners Listserv
Getting Started!
- Email address: [email protected] Subject Line: Subscribe to WJPartners- Include in the body of the message: Subscribe WJPartners-L
November Partner Awards
Partner Nominations for November
What 1-3 programmatic efforts using WebJunction are you most proud of this year?
Which partner(s) do you look to for advice, consultation or good examples as you plan your WebJunction programming and why?
Thanks for everything you do at WebJunction!
Next Third Thursday Meeting:
15 November 2012
9-10:30am PST/12-1:30pm EST