This has been a super value to our library as we did not have a website until this project. We would not have had the money to hire a professional or even have our technician spend the time on creating one for us. This is something that we have control over and can update on our schedule- not have to wait for someone else or have to meet a deadline that doesn’t fit. We have had many comments from patrons on the value of our site. It is a great step in keeping up with the times. We are so grateful for the ability to do the work on our website ourselves and for the great service it is to the community.
Juliene Parrish
Richmond Public Library
Archive for the 'Website in a Box' Category
Instructor: Shelly Drumm, BCR
Audience: Public librarians who have websites through this project
Location: Utah State Library, Computer Lab, 201
We will review the basics of setting up your pages, adding posts, adding links, news feeds, your online library catalog, and anything else you want. The last part of the session will be for help with your individual site. Come prepared to learn and do! This is a working session. Bring all those who work on your website.
Don’t own a public library website in Utah yet? Contact Colleen Eggett ceggett@utah.gov
See details about the project
I received notice today that one of us whos name shall remain nameless just got scammed by Domain Registry of America. They are sending out notices to websites that need to be renewed soon asking for $30, three times the price we’re paying.
DON”T GET SCAMMED! There are over 100,000 posts on google about this scam. See: http://trinaallen.wordpress.com/2008/04/11/domain-registry-of-america-scam/
http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/domainnamescams.htm
Federal Trade Commission: http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2003/12/domainreg.shtm
What you should do:
A. Throw away the letter if you received it
B. Request your $ back if you already paid
C. If you want to move away from us you can transfer your website to your city’s hosting service for free and pay bluehost or another vendor the $10 a year for the domain registration. You can transfer your account at any time without charge if you are going to your city’s site. There’s never a good reason to get scammed.
I just barely upgraded all the sites to Wordpress 2.7. The main advantage is that it will take you fewer clicks to do what you need to do. You will see that the menu bar, which was on top, is now down the left side.
Also, if there is an upgrade to something you are using on your site (a widget, a template), it will tell you and you can just click on the upgrade and do that yourself. It’s really easy.
We will have an online workshop on using Wordpress 2.7 in Jan. Watch for it on our Workshops page.
Garland Public Library & Website in a Box
Colleen: Thanks so much for the great workshops, and for all that USL does for rural libraries. Our library is looking better and serving better than ever before! Thanks again for all you do. I will end with that note about the benefits of the web and workshops.
Garland City does not have a web site yet. We are rural and behind the times. Because USL provided the means for our Library to have a web site, the city now has access to information through the Garland Public Library. The number of hits on the site last year was unbelievable! Each year the library board sponsors a ‘fun run’ in conjunction with the city’s annual celebration. This site will now be used with advertising as a source for information and sign up. Thank you so much for providing this great service to our growing community. Staff attends every possible workshop to keep us undated and informed on maintaining the site. Each time we leave with even more valuable information to provide better information through the library web site. THANK YOU!
Teresa Clark
Garland Public Library