South Dublin Libraries – Some Library Web Services Kieran SwordsSouth Dublin Libraries 10 April...

South Dublin Libraries – Some Library Web Services

www.southdublinlibraries.ie

Kieran Swords South Dublin Libraries

10 April 2013

South Dublin CountySome headline information

• South Dublin County formed in 1994• 8 branch libraries + mobile library service• population c. 270,000• Issue 1.2m items per annum• 1.5m visitors per annum

South Dublin Libraries Web Presence• All accessible from www.southdublinlibraries.ie (Main website)• http://library.sdublincoco.ie/ (Viewpoint catalogue) , http://c.southdublinlibraries.ie (Smartphone catalogue)• http://digitallibrary.southdublin.ie/ (Overdrive)• http://source.southdublinlibraries.ie/ (SOURCE digital archive)• http://gis.sdublincoco.ie/historical_mapping/ (South Dublin historical mapping online)• http://www.southdublinimages.ie/ (South Dublin Images)• http://localstudies.wordpress.com/ (Local Studies blog)• http://yaps,ie (Teen blog)• http://www.tallaghtbookclub.com/ (Tallaght bookclub blog)• http://stewartsreadingcircle.wordpress.com/ (Stewarts bookclub blog• http://clondalkinlibrarybookclub.wordpress.com/ (Clondalkin bookclub blog)• http://www.youtube.com/user/SouthDublinLibraries (YouTube)• http://ballyroanbookclub.wordpress.com/ Ballyroan bookclub blog)• http://castletymonbookclub.wordpress.com/ Castletymon bookclub blog)• http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tallaght-Ireland/South-Dublin-Libraries/123287894354717 (FaceBook)• http://www.flickr.com/people/southdublinlibraries/ (Flickr)• http://twitter.com/sdcclibraries (Twitter)• http://m.southdublinlibraries.ie (Smartphone version of website)• http://www.redlinebookfestival.com/ (Red line Book Festival)• http://tedxtallaght.com (TedX Tallaght)

This Presentation

• Website• SOURCE• Historical Mapping• Smartphone website and catalogue• TedX Tallaght and Red Line Book Festival• Social Media

Previous Website

• Libraries as a department on main S.D.C.C. website• Menus reflected County Council functions rather than library functions• No news element• No events element

New Website – Some Features

• Latest News• Events • Online Resources• Catalogue Search from front page• Book River

Developing the New Website

• • Staff consultation – proposed elements worked out• • Public consultation – little input• • Open Interface contracted to develop website• • wireframes prepared based on proposed outline• • Draft site developed• • Drupal CMS selected (open source)• • Hosted externally• • Supported externally (Open Interface then Iterate)• • Usability testing with customers (v. important)

New Website – Some Features

• Latest News• Events • Online Resources• Catalogue Search from front page• Book River

Usage (March 2013)

• 271,000 page views• 55,000 user sessions• 37, 000 unique users

Events

Digital

Display

Online Resources

Catalogue

E-Books

Smartphone

Source

Discoverability

Source

Interactive Historical Mapping

Red Line Book Festival

TedX Tallaght

Social Media

• Facebook Pages (8) 4,583 followers• Twitter (@SDCCLibraries & @TallaghtLibrary) 2,850

followers

FaceBook

Twitter

Flickr

Storify

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