Transcript Easy Web Tech for Technophobes

EASY WEB TECH FOR
TECHNOPHOBES
Devin Burritt,
MLIS
Jackson
Memorial Librar y
www.jacksonme
moriallibrar y.org
OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVES
 Understand how a CMS system can make administering a
website easier
 Understand how embed codes can help you put things on your
webpage
 Some options for embedding slideshows
 Some options for embedding videos
 Some options for embedding forms
 Other useful things to embed in your website
WHAT CAN YOU DO ON YOUR WEBSITE
What can you actually DO at your website? Can you do most of
the the real “stuf f” that your library of fers as activities ?
— D a v i d L e e K i n g , D i g i t a l B r a n c h a n d S e r v i c e s M a n a g e r To p e k a a n d S h a w n e e C o u n t y P u b l i c
L i b r a r y, a n d A l l A r o u n d B r i l l i a n t D u d e
DOMAIN NAMES
DOMAIN NAMES
 Domain names and domain name forwarding provides a cheap
and easy way to access your website.
 Domain names are available from a number of sources
 Godaddy.com
 Google Apps Affiliates
 Many Others
 They are af fordable ranging from $7.50 -$20.00/Year
 A complicated URL like:
www.jacksonmem.lib.me.us/index.html
 Can become something more intuitive to patrons like:
 www.jacksonmemoriallibrary.org , or even www.jml.org (if
available)
CONTENT MANAGEMENT
SYSTEMS
CM SYSTEMS
 CM Systems are dif ficulty to set up, but make administering a
website exceedingly convenient.
 If there is no full time web designer/graphic artist on staff I would
highly recommend a CM system.
DRUPAL
 Great book by ALA Techsource
 Drupal is our CM system for the JML website
 Lets you “modules” to enhance the content of the site.
 We run blocks, menus, and a blog module. All of which help shape how
our site feels.
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Home Wood Library
Jackson Memorial Library
Keene Public Library New Hampshire
Simon Fraser University Library
WORDPRESS
 Another CM System
 Book by ALA about using wordpress as a CMS.
 Used by
 University of Maine
 BU International Programs
EMBED CODES
EMBED CODES
 A code that can be generated from a website to insert their
application/slideshow/video etc. into your website.
 People, much smarter than me, have come up with very
simple ways to create really cool content on the web such as
forms, slideshows, videos, chat applets, etc. After you create
your content in their easy to use editors they will generate
this code, which you can copy and past into your website, to
transfer whatever you designed into a functional copy on your
site.
 YOU DO NOT NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE CODE. If you need to
alter anything just look for things you do know like “Length,
Width, Color” etc. If all else fails Google it!
PHOTO SLIDESHOWS
PICASSA
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Google’s Photo Tool
Can be downloaded or accessed via the web
We use it all via the web.
Access the website: https://picasaweb.google.com/home
Sign in with your google account. If you don’t have one, they
are free!
From the landing page upload your photographs
Edit Album Properties so Everyone Can View
Embed Slideshow from right column
Select SlideShow Size
PICASSA
 Copy and Paste Embed Code into your website
 Hint: Google will not let you change the background color
from black. If you look in the code for RGB= you can replace
0x00000 with whatever color you want. You can google ‘HTML
COLORS” or download software that will generate color codes
for you 
FLICKR
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Login(can login with Yahoo, Google, or Facebook)
Upload Images
Create New Set
View Sideshow
 Can edit for more options
 Copy and Paste Embed Code Into Website
VIDEOS
VIDEOS
 Videos can add a nice dimension to your website. We
occasionally include them on our front page posts.
 Websites to upload to:
 Youtube
 Vimeo
 Jing
FORMS
GOOGLE FORMS
 Accessible from Google Docs
 Good for creating forms that file into a spreadsheet
 Event Signups
 Surveys
E-MAIL ME FORMS
 Good for registration, highly customizable. We use for Library
Card Signup, ILL Requests, and Patron Book Request. Website
allows up to five free forms.
 Very User Friendly
 http://www.emailmeform.com/
OTHER
MEEBO
 A chat application that loads into your site
 Good for virtual reference transactions
 http://www.meebome.com/
GOOGLE MAPS
 Available from Google.
 Great for directions to the library, parking, local spots, etc.