Date: July 17 Time: 7-9pm Hours: 2 Total Hours: 126.5 Today, I staffed the reference desk with Brandon. He has completed the majority of the homepage. I was able to help him resolve some of the functional and design issues. He, too, was able to figure out the RSS feed for displaying events on the site. Beth, Brandon, and […]
Date: July 15 Time: 11am-4pm Hours: 5 Total Hours: 124.5 Today, I staffed the reference desk. As mentioned previously, there is no obvious RSS feed feature in the Signup event scheduling web app that Perry will be moving to soon. I managed to find some information about generating an RSS feed. I was able to do so, but […]
Date: July 12 Time: 6:30-9pm Hours: 2.5 Total Hours: 116.5 Today, I staffed the reference desk. I pared down my previously created site map to contain just essential links and information. This will help Brandon and I determine what information should be transferred from the existing site to the new one and what can be eliminated. This will save […]
Date: June 28 Time: 7-9pm Hours: 2 Total Hours: 86.5 Today, I continued working on website content, as well as updating my previously-created marketing video with a new age group. Library websites have become an important access point for patrons, acting as a digital extension of the library building. The current website is trying too hard to provide everything […]
Date: June 26 Time: 11am-7pm Hours: 8 Total Hours: 81.5 Today, I began the day by observing a computer class on resume creation. Beth, Brandon, and I discussed the survey results, including a few of my observations about cellphone vs. smartphone and wi-fi hotspots. We also discussed the phone system and issues with transferring calls. At my (much larger) […]
Date: June 21 Time: 9am-12pm Hours: 3 Total Hours: 70.5 Today, I staffed the reference desk, answered computer questions, and continued entering community surveys. I also continued working on the new database page for the library’s website.
Date: June 20 Time: 7-9pm Hours: 2 Total Hours: 67.5 Today, I continued to enter community surveys into SurveyMonkey. Continuing the work I began yesterday, I continued updating database descriptions and began building a mockup of a database page for the new website. This involved writing custom HTML rather than relying on WordPress’ standard formatting. Currently, the databases are […]
Date: June 19 Time: 7-9pm Hours: 2 Total Hours: 65.5 Today, I staffed the reference desk and began reviewing survey data through SurveyMonkey. I also examined the linked databases on the library’s current website. Several of these links are broken. I also began working on better descriptions for these databases in preparation for moving to the new website.
Date: June 13 Time: 9am-12pm Hours: 3 Total Hours: 53 Today, I staffed the reference desk. I completed the Rolling Video Games video, which is now displayed as part of the digital signage. I conducted the observation study for the first several hours and discussed the website with Brandon. I’ve begun building a WordPress prototype while he continues his […]
Date: June 12 Time: 7-9pm Hours: 2 Total Hours: 50 Today, I worked a little bit on the Rolling Video Games video and started really working on the library’s website. I scanned through Learning from Libraries That Use WordPress by Kyle M. L. Jones and Polly-Alida Farrington and began drawing a new sitemap and jotted down notes. I also discovered an […]