Technology Plan, 2008-2010 Goals & Achievements Staff Development Day October 2, 2009

Technology Plan, 2008-2010

Goals & Achievements

Staff Development Day

October 2, 2009

Communications Electronic information accessibility Network viability Appropriate hardware & software Millennium (Integrated Library System) Training for patrons, staff & Trustees Improve the following areas:

Communications

Electronic information accessibility

Network viability

Appropriate hardware & software

Millennium (Integrated Library System)

Training for patrons, staff & Trustees

Upgrade our Website

Content Management System Anyone authorized can contribute content Don’t need to know HTML or Web design Design is separated from content (fast) Completely customizable Excellent documentation Large and friendly support community

Anyone authorized can contribute content

Don’t need to know HTML or Web design

Design is separated from content (fast)

Completely customizable

Excellent documentation

Large and friendly support community

Upgrade our Intranet

Provide email for all staff

New addresses [email_address] [email_address] [email_address]

[email_address]

[email_address]

[email_address]

Provide virtual reference service http://www.palatinelibrary.org/chat.html

Provide relevant blogs http://www.palatinelibrary.org/blogs.html

Start Conversations

Talk About What You Know

http://twitter.com/palatinelibrary

Promote Visibility Tools like Flickr Share our vision Reflect our character Engage audiences Inspire creativity Encourage participation Assert relevance … and are really fun!

Tools like Flickr

Share our vision

Reflect our character

Engage audiences

Inspire creativity

Encourage participation

Assert relevance

… and are really fun!

Meet Users Where They Spend Their “ Me ” Time

Implement gaming strategy

Enhance digital marketing

Improve bandwidth

PPLD Network Bandwidth

North Suburban Network Consortium Palatine Schaumburg Hoffman Estates Villages, Libraries, Park Districts, Elementary & Secondary Schools, Dispatch, Police, Fire, Hospitals, Northern Illinois University Illinois Century Network Control network costs Support information in a disaster scenario Create a redundant network backbone

Control network costs

Support information in a disaster scenario

Create a redundant network backbone

Maximize database access

Federated Search: Research Pro

Download Station & Training

New Gadgets Networked multi-function copier in Admin New Color Laser Printer in Graphics Upgraded Bookmobile to broadband wireless Digital microfilm reader / scanners New PCs for Rand and Freeman Branches 28 New PCs (16 for ISD lab, 12 for PMD)

Networked multi-function copier in Admin

New Color Laser Printer in Graphics

Upgraded Bookmobile to broadband wireless

Digital microfilm reader / scanners

New PCs for Rand and Freeman Branches

28 New PCs (16 for ISD lab, 12 for PMD)

Enhance computer workstations

Provide a dynamic computer lab

Offer relevant training opportunities

Network Maintenance & Support

Improve network infrastructure

Optimize Millennium ILS/WebPac

Refresh the OPAC

Provide RSS Feeds

Launch Encore http://encore.palatinelibrary.org/

Play with Encore http://encore.palatinelibrary.org/

Share Your Discoveries

Express Your Opinion

Make Information Work For You

The World @ Your Fingertips Handheld devices support everything: Phone Texting Internet Music Video Games … and more!

Handheld devices

support everything:

Phone

Texting

Internet

Music

Video

Games

… and more!

Play With Technology

Play With Games and Computers

Play With the Social Web

Explore.

Connect.

Go!

Thank you!