South Dublin Libraries – Some Library Web Services Kieran SwordsSouth Dublin Libraries 10 April 2013.

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

Source

Interactive Historical Mapping

Interactive Historical Mapping

Interactive Historical Mapping

Interactive Historical Mapping

Interactive Historical Mapping

Interactive Historical Mapping

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

Pinterest

Flickr

Storify

Thank You