Laura Solomon,  MCIW, MLS Library Services Manager Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN)
What comes   with  the kit?
Heavy-duty  CMS
Design  improvements
 
 
 
 
 
No tech required
Standards- compliant
Mobile-friendly version
Interactive  features Polls Forums Comments Blogs
Custom search
Events  calendar
Online  contact form
Upload/attach docs
Printer-friendly pages
Send to  friend
Add  to Any
Mollom spam  protection
Google  Analytics
EDUCATION
Unique  features
Custom age-related  themes
Evanced  integration
Context  menus
Flickr  integration
Find  broken  links
Embedded  media
Site Map
What’s the  process ?
Clean up  your website!
SPELL  IT OUT
AKA  the“Dial-up Destroyer”
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“ The mission of our library is to…”
WEED  your graphics http:// www.flickr.com/photos/barb/18150231 /
 
“ Come to our cool program!!!!”
 
Put your library’s @#$%!  phone number  and  address  on the front page. NOW. I’ll wait .
Laura Solomon (aka “MeanLaura”) Twitter : @ laurasolomon Facebook :  Facebook.com/laurasolomon Blog :  What Does This Mean to Me, Laura? ( http://www.meanlaura.com ) Email :  [email_address]

OPLIN Dynamic Website Kit Overview--SEO Users Group

Editor's Notes

  • #5 Often they get a more professional-looking design
  • #8 Sometimes, the design is also a lot more cleaner and modern
  • #9 Sometimes, the look has a historical focus
  • #10 Some libraries didn’t have a website at all and have now been brought into the 21 st century
  • #23 OPLIN site, march 4-april 5 2011
  • #38 Get your mission statement off the top front page. Your users don’t care and, if they do, they’ll go looking for it. Put it under your obligatory “About Us” section, where someone who wanted to know what it was will find it. But don’t take up your precious prime real estate with this kind of thing—same goes for list of board members (yes, I’ve seen this too).