bCentral: Process & Features

Process & Features

Christopher EvjyBoulder Public Library

User Survey

• Established benchmark data.• 39 completes, 7 partials: about 50%• Ascertained the features staff were most

interested in.• Informed the project planning process.• Engaged stakeholders; people like being asked

what they think.

Features

Features

Features

Features

Project Plan Goals

• Facilitate communication between BPL staff members, departments & branches and contribute to the sense of a BPL Community.

• Effectively support the work of BPL Public Services staff.

• Provide BPL staff with a reliable source of information concerning logistical aspects of working for the Boulder Public Library.

• Introduce BPL staff to the concepts and practices involved in web content management.

Task Force

• Vetted project plan• Prioritized and fleshed out features list from

user survey.• Provided feedback on Fireworks mockups– All feedback was responded to in writing, for all to

read– Layouts were taken from pre-determined themes

• Result: vetted mockups

Implementation

• LONG I’m a one man web team…• Phased approach was scrapped.– Leadership Team decided more fully functional

site was needed.– Realities of open dialogue wrestled with RISK

Drupal issooooooperfect forIntranets!

Blogs, Wikis, Commentsand Web 2.0 goodness

Forums & Notifications

Content Profile & Views

LDAP Integration

Finder & Birthdays

Node Reference & Taxonomy

Work in progress…

Aggregator & Feeds

RSS

Organic Groups &Organic Groups Taxonomy

Work in progress…

FAQ & Taxonomy

Check us out at CAL!

Friday, October 8th

3:15 – 4:15p in Snowberryw/ Nina McHale

Web Librarian, Auraria Library

Intranet 2.0 School:Building the essential staff intranet

for your library

Thanks!

Christopher EvjyDigital Services SpecialistBoulder Public Library

MSLIS CandidateSyracuse University

[email protected]@boulderlibrary.org@endupok on Twitter