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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
Flickr
Storify
Thank You
