WebJunction: Resource for Rural Libraries NEBASE Hour November 7, 2007 Christa Burns OCLC Member Services Coordinator, NEBASE

WebJunction is… a virtual community to support library staff… share ideas, solve problems, take online courses

WebJunction History Gates Foundation’s 5 year Library Program Nebraska - http://www.nlc.state.ne.us/libdev/ gates/gatesactivities.html May 2002: Gates Foundation awarded OCLC and partners a three-year grant to build a Web-based community for public access & technology support Launched May 2003 October 2006 – Gates Foundation grant - redesign and improve organization and navigation - new site launched February 2007

Gates Foundation’s 5 year Library Program

Nebraska - http://www.nlc.state.ne.us/libdev/ gates/gatesactivities.html

May 2002: Gates Foundation awarded OCLC and partners a three-year grant to build a Web-based community for public access & technology support

Launched May 2003

October 2006 – Gates Foundation grant - redesign and improve organization and navigation - new site launched February 2007

WebJunction Philosophy READ LEARN SHARE

The Key is Community Community Initiated Feedback & Suggestions Comments & Discussion Articles, Handouts, Themes Volunteer Based Contributors Moderators Advocates Editors

Community Initiated

Feedback & Suggestions

Comments & Discussion

Articles, Handouts, Themes

Volunteer Based

Contributors

Moderators

Advocates

Editors

Services to Rural & Small Libraries Collection of resources addressing the special challenges of rural & small libraries http://webjunction.org/rural

Collection of resources addressing the special challenges of rural & small libraries

http://webjunction.org/rural

New partnership with Association for Rural & Small Libraries Rural Libraries Journal Rural Library Services Newsletter Conference & Organizational info

New partnership with Association for Rural & Small Libraries

Rural Libraries Journal

Rural Library Services Newsletter

Conference & Organizational info

Rural Library Sustainability Project Partnered with state libraries Nebraska - workshops in 8 locations in 2006 Keys to sustaining public access computing Library Community Connections, Technology Support, Upgrade and Maintenance, Staff and Patron Training, Funding, Outreach, and Advocacy

Partnered with state libraries

Nebraska - workshops in 8 locations in 2006

Keys to sustaining public access computing

Library Community Connections, Technology Support, Upgrade and Maintenance, Staff and Patron Training, Funding, Outreach, and Advocacy

Brainstorms & Updates Brainstorms Ideas & resources collected from workshops, institutes and WebJunction discussion areas Updates Rural Library Sustainability

Brainstorms

Ideas & resources collected from workshops, institutes and WebJunction discussion areas

Updates

Rural Library Sustainability

Rural In Focus FREE , monthly Webinars Archived Closed Captioned – live and archives Message Boards

FREE , monthly Webinars

Archived

Closed Captioned – live and archives

Message Boards

Sandboxes Advocacy Funding Outreach Technology Training

Advocacy

Funding

Outreach

Technology

Training

Questions?? Christa Burns OCLC Member Services Coordinator NEBASE [email_address] 800-307-2665 http://www.nlc.state.ne.us/nebase

Christa Burns

OCLC Member Services Coordinator

NEBASE

[email_address]

800-307-2665

http://www.nlc.state.ne.us/nebase