Presentation from NELA 2008 about embedding Web 2.0 content into library websites

4. The static “library” website we’ll be embedding code into

5. The html code behind our basic website. Although I use EditPlus, these techniques work with any web page editor (Dreamweaver, Contribute, Wordpress, etc.)

27. Ideas for Embedding Content Videos Photographs Feeds Some Links for Other Ideas  Book Reviews  Library Tour, or a tour of historical sites around your community  Overview of library resources & facilities  Teen Movie Making club  Staff introductions (I know, it'll never happen...)  Training on using library resources  Library Tour  Photos of patrons  Photos of a library or town events  Staff introductions  Highlight a collection, such as historical photographs  Display other peoples’ photos of your library or community via a flickr pool or a badge and tags  Promote your library blog on other library web pages  Display blog posts with certain tags on related web pages  Community news display (especially headlines from your local paper)  Promote local connections by displaying feeds from patrons’ blogs, photo streams, or other local sources  Local weather forecasts - ie: weather.com  Polls and Quizzes, to see how patrons feel about an issue or just solicit input - ie: flexipoll.com  Online chat, to ask a librarian a question or have a discussion - ie: meebome.com  Games, for a club, to illustrate an article, or just for fun - ie: everyflashgame.com  Book information, to show new additions or a special collection - ie: librarything.com