Today’s Agenda:

Today’s Agenda: • 2012 Partner Successes – Kathleen Gesinger – 45 min

• 2013 Programming – Jennifer Peterson - 15 min

• Working Groups – WJ Team - 25 min

• Wrap Up – Kathleen Gesinger - 5 min

November Third Thursday Partner Meeting

15 November 2012

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Who is here today?

We asked you….

What 1-3 efforts using WebJunction are you most proud of this year?

“Getting through migration and launch!”

Since launch WJ.org has had:

255,272 visits

73,018 unique visitors

732,601 page views

Partners are leading the way

Partner Section Page Views

20 out of 50 Page Views are Partner Pages

- Of our top 50 page views since launch, 20 of those pages are Partner Pages. - Top 50 page views: 362,278 total 126,630 partners = 35%

- Partner Site total page views represent 33% of all page views on the site

Top 25 File Downloads:

Member course activity since launch:

2,941 new members have been approved for course access

3,910 members have used the LMS

6,046 courses added to learning plans

2,972 courses completed

Top 20 course enrollments since launch:Readers' Advisory Services (LibraryU)Introduction to Cataloging for Non-Catalogers (LibraryU)Dealing with Angry Patrons (LibraryU)Basic Web-based Reference (LibraryU)Shelving with Dewey (LibraryU)Accompanying the Young Reader….(LibraryU)Customer Service Confrontation and ConflictWeeding the Library Collection (LibraryU)Planning Story Times for Children (LibraryU)Customer Service Fundamentals: Building Rapport in Customer RelationshipsConflict, Stress, and Time ManagementSocial Networking for UsersCreating a Positive AttitudeInterpersonal Communication: Communicating AssertivelyShelving with Library of Congress Classification (LibraryU)Privacy and Information SecurityCustomer InteractionsExcel 2010: Getting StartedBasic Presentation Skills: Delivering a PresentationThere will always be storytellers (LibraryU)

“WebJunction Webinars”

WEBINAR PARTICIPATIONREGISTRATION ATTENDANCE

1411 Florida 886 Florida1219 Illinois 654 Illinois817 Ohio 479 Ohio810 Texas 476 Minnesota809 Minnesota 431 Pennsylvania750 Pennsylvania 417 Texas746 Virginia 391 Virginia652 Georgia 359 Georgia614 Washington 350 Washington520 Missouri 313 Indiana…. ….

10,476 Total 5898 Total

Best Small Library in America 2010 (Glen Carbon Centennial Library, IL, winner)

Library Reading Incentive Programs for Summer and Beyond (OH, IN)

Developing Online Patron Tutorials (IL)

The Entrepreneurial Librarian (PA)

Innovations from America's Best Small Libraries 2011 (Page PIt Takes a Community to Bridge the Digital Divideublic Library, AZ, a finalist)

Project Compass webinar series with MN, Jobs and Small Business Task Force of MELSA.

Organizational Storytelling for LibrariansKate Marek (Illinois) and Chris Rippel (Kansas)

Developing and Maintaining E-Reader Policies and Procedures for LibrariesDavid Newyear (Ohio) and Ming Heraty (Illinois)

Twitter for Job Seekers: Tips for Helping Your Library's Job-seeking PatronBrooke Roegge (Minnesota)

It Takes a Community to Bridge the Digital DivideDavid Keyes (Washington)

Skills for the Everyday LeaderEdra Waterman (Indiana)

Virtual ConnectionsMelanie Hedgespeth and Randy Merrell (Kansas)

NOW SPEAKING:

IllinoisKansasOhioMinnesotaWashingtonIndiana

PARTNER WEBINAR INVOLVEMENT

Best Small Library in America 2010 (Glen Carbon Centennial Library, IL, winner)

Library Reading Incentive Programs for Summer and Beyond (OH, IN)

Developing Online Patron Tutorials (IL)

The Entrepreneurial Librarian (PA)

Innovations from America's Best Small Libraries 2011 (Page Public Library, AZ, a finalist)

Project Compass webinar series with MN, Jobs and Small Business Task Force of MELSA.

PARTNER WEBINAR INVOLVEMENTUnderstanding Compassion Fatigue in Your LibraryLinda Bruno (Florida)

Best Kept Secret: Marketing the Small & Rural LibraryMichelle A. McIntyre and Melinda Tanner (Pennsylvania)

Grant Writing for Libraries Serving ChildrenSue Kimmel and Gail Dickinson (Virginia)

Best Small Library in America 2012Julie Hildebrand (Kansas)

Freedom Rings in Philadelphia: community technology adoptionJennifer Donsky and Lorelei Shingledecker (Pennsylvania)

Energize your base: Tips and tools to raise awareness and build support for library servicesJennifer Pearson and Hallie Rich (Ohio)

NOW SPEAKING:

KansasFloridaPennsylvaniaVirginiaOhio

WebJunction Kansas “Library as Community Center - Kansas webinar

training series”

WebJunction Ohio“Ohio Summer Reading Program,

Ohio eBook Project, State Librarian's monthly reports”

WebJunction Montana

“Development of the Community Resources Page, Especially the Employment

Resources and Training pages, done in partnership

with Job Service.”

WebJunction Illinois “Facilitated 2 complete blog series focused on specific topics & featuring guest bloggers.”

Summer 2012: Growing Greener Libraries

Fall 2012:The Learning Curve

WebJunction Illinois “Promoted WJIL at 3 separate conferences including a poster session

and presentation.”

“Re-design of several of our pages to make them more participatory and

visually appealing”

WebJunction Illinois

“Re-design of several of our pages to make them more participatory and

visually appealing”

WebJunction Illinois

Jay Turner WebJunction Georgia

“Jay Turner in Georgia was really helpful as one of our guest bloggers and I think I

will be picking his brain fairly often in the future.”

Pat Carterette Star Award

Jay Turner WebJunction Georgia

“Jay has been extremely generous in sharing!”

“Jay always is innovating and creating.”


WebJunction Illinois“ I typically look at the other partners' pages for ideas for design and organization of content….we look at Illinois

activities for ideas on CE and content.”


WebJunction Illinois“Illinois has good material!”

“I have looked to the Illinois Page and the Missouri Page

for inspiration, but I have not developed relationships with

the people behind these pages.”


Creative Sessions – let’s meet

Creative Session – let’s [email protected]

let’s meet

Webinar Programming 2013

• Leadership• Library Service• Technology• Other Grant-related Topics

Topic areas for 2013

Editorial Update• Monthly focus in programming and content• Help build community and generate content• Align with Partner training and programming efforts• Experiment with other programming and

engagement opportunities

Partnerships and Innovation (January)• The Impact of an Ice Cream Sundae – Partnerships (webinar)• Creating a Culture of Innovation in your Library and Community (webinar)

Staff Training and Development (February)• Self-Directed Achievement in a Personalized Training Culture (webinar)• TBD?

E-Readers & Other Mobile DevicesTraining for PatronsCustomer ServiceDigital Literacy and InclusionFunding, Advocacy, Fundraising, and Demonstrating ImpactLibrary ManagementImproving Interpersonal Communication Developing or improving programs Readers Advisory, especially via mobile apps and social mediaEmerging Technology, Cloud Computing and Website Development

Editorial Calendar

WebJunction Working Groups

Collecting Stories of

Impact

New Training Formats

Sourcing New Content

Webinar Archives

Tag Taxonomy

Marketing WebJunction

What: showcase stories of how libraries are impacting lives and helping to transform communities

Why: build library staff skills to demonstrate and communicate the library’s value.

How: devise strategies for how best to find and collect these stories and to build skills.

JENNIFER working group lead (AHNIWA – support)

Collecting Stories of Impact

What: explore new training formats and discoveries about learning

Why: to address the need for current, engaging, and easy-to-access training content

How: collaborate on exploration and application of new ideas to enhance engagement and learning

BETHA working group lead (SHARON and DALE support)


What: identify sources of high quality library-specific training content

Why: to address the demand for this needed content

How: share and explore available options and define the steps needed to adapt content for a nationwide audience

KATHLEEN working group lead (SHARON and BETHA support)


What: enhance webinar archives.

Why: provide certificates to affiliated members for viewing archives and to create opportunities for webinar programming to be built into training programs more easily.

How: include in course catalog, get your input on format and enhancements.

JENNIFER working group lead (DALE support)

Webinar Archives

What: create and apply a tag taxonomy to WebJunction content

Why: to improve the discoverability of related content across the website

How: by developing and applying keywords to content and topic pages across webjunction.org.

AHNIWA working group lead (SHARON support)

Tag Taxonomy


What: identify and design new marketing materials for the appropriate channels

Why: to raise awareness and promote WebJunction offerings that are available to library staff

How: define needs and most useful application of a refreshed marketing effort

KATHLEEN working group lead (JENNIFER support)

Collecting Impact Stories



Webinar Archives

TagTaxonomy



Sourcing

NewContent

Webinar Archives

TagTaxonomy


Collecting ImpactStories

Will you be attending ALA Mid-Winter this year? It’s in Seattle!

Yes No

How would you like to connect in Seattle?

Thanks for everything you do at WebJunction!

Next Third Thursday Meeting:

17 January 2013

9-10:30am PST/12-1:30pm EST

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