Current Items
Drupal
Drupal portals requirements
- Text, image, video, audio
- RSS aggregation
- Nodes vs. simple listings (i.e. blogroll panes)
- Millennium module integration
- Real-time bib record lists
- IM
- Events calendar
- Wiki spaces
- Question center
Worldcat Local
- http://collegeofdupage.worldcat.org
- Finish configuration
- Evaluate for about 2 months
- Replace Worldcat of home page?
- Issues (cost, how it fits in with what we've already paid for)
"Social" services
- FB update
- Disorganized, add local search, google calendar integration?
- FB IM integration with Trillian status
- FB ads!
- Twitter (Library secrets)
C.O.D. Library Mobile
Miscellaneous
- Survey!
- LibX toolbar (still!)
Action items
Colin
- Work on Drupal
- Promote mobile
- Finish Worldcat local trial (w/ Denise)
- Work on survey
Jenn
- Drupal requirements list, example functionalities
- Suss FB (Spring cleaning, coordinate w/ Karla), Twitter, Library Secrets!
Karla
- Manage FB page
- Recommend, implement updates
- Investigate FB/Google Calendar integration
- Investigate status of FB IM client integration (esp. Trillian)
- Work w/ Colin adding docs to DigitalCommons
Old Items
WordPress Multiuser
- Project discontinued; superseded by Drupal
- http://blogs.codlibrary.org/
- Requirements profile:
- customization/branding--> header image
- blogroll/rss widgets, etc.
- PDFability - alternate printing functions
- mailing list - need to decide on function
Wiki Updates
Ongoing Investigation
C.O.D. Library Mobile
http://m.codlibrary.org/
Action items
- Finish PHP template
- Create dynamic pages
- Integrate 3rd party search
- Added WorldCat
- Promote & market
- think of clever catchphrases (JK)
Fullsize presentation
Teaching Evaluation Forms
SurveyGizmo
Survey Monkey
- Survey Monkey Demo
- Not as accessible or full-featured as SurveyGizmo
- Less costly ($10/month ot $200/year)
- Excellent name
Google
Home-brew
Action items
- Finish PHP template
- Instructor names passed as variables
- Questions passed as array
Integration of new C.O.D. site look
- Pursue?
- Official WSS stance: "Wait and see"
Leftovers
- LibX toolbar
- Outdated virtual tour links
- Present to Public Services concept of rotating, weekly faculty "Tips" post
- Create process for video "Pick of the Week" category -> Integrate into wiki and RSS Feeds page
Google Tools site
- Public classroom schedule
There is now a Google Tools hosted site on codlibrary.org:
http://start.gtools.codlibrary.org/
Future ideas for private Library calendars:
- Reference schedule
- Classroom/instruction schedule
- Gcal sync w. Outlook
Action items
- Create public calendars
- Add events to calendars (Includes coordinating with Rebecca adding events)
- Add widgets to hours page
- Investigate how GC feeds can be integrated into the blog and homepage
- Install MagpieRSS for integrating feeds
- Encourage committees to create docs within COD Library Gtools and share out to individual committee members
- Step-by-step instructions on how to use Gtools? Screencast? Library Meeting demo?
- Post account info on the intranet
Podcasts
November 9, 2007
Discussion
- Podcasts will be created for Jenn's Library Secrets! project. The Library Secrets! project will involve regular blog posts of tips and tricks, will feature a thumbnail picture. Launch of the LS! project will begin after creation and review of promotional material.
December 7, 2007
Discussion
- Ali has expressed interest in creating a Tech Tips pod/vid cast
Action items:
- Get update from Ali
- Create categories
- Review podcast software
September 19, 2008
Discussion
- Karla has expressed interest in podcasting! We will be holding her to this.
Action items:
- Karla to create an award-winning blog
Library Elf
- Marianne does not want to make public announcement due to support issues
- Update: Boo! No longer free for best services
Action Items
- Test e-mail/RSS functions - All works swimmingly
- Test SMS functions - Ditto
- Revisit idea with Marianne
- Test SMS notifications on 2-hour circ items
January 11, 2008
Action Items
- Test 2-hour checkout
- Present to Marianne
- Add blog post - pending go-ahead from Marianne
- Add feature item
User Studies
November 9, 2007
Discussion
- How to plan/implement/execute user studies. Options considered: surveys, focus groups, user observations.
- Decision made to begin with a fairly broad, fairly short survey that focuses on general information consuming behavior rather than specific library services with aim of getting a sense of what technologies patrons are using/what interests they have/what they are aware of.
- Possibility of re-puposing questions from Jenn's Social Software Survey
September 19, 2008
- Release user survey early-mid Spring semester
Action Items
Global template updates
- Intranet link
- Ask A Librarian link
Survey Documents
Action Item Codes
- Red: Get on it!
- Orange: I'm working on it!
- Green: It's done--get off my back!
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