[WEB4LIB] Communication between Librarian & Webmaster?

[George Emery]

I would suggest that librarians take an active role in the web 
committee. I am a librarian and I chair the CWIS (Campus Wide 
Information System) committee which includes several librarians, tech 
people, faculty, administrators from student activities, 
publications, public relations, admissions, etc. and the web 
specialist. The librarian perspective of information content and use 
is important to balance the many marketing and design issues involved 
in web development. It is also a good place to learn more about the 
web and foster good relationships with valuable tech people and the 
institution beyond the library.

George 

> 
> 	I've been asked to give a presentation at a local library conference in
> November, and I'm planning to address the question of how to improve
> communication and cooperation between librarians and webmasters. The first
> piece of advice that I would give is, "Learn the lingo!" (i.e., technical
> jargon), but I know that for many of the librarians in my audience, that
> will be an intimidating idea.  What other suggestions would you make?
> 
> 
> 
> Amy W. Helfman        Judaica Librarian         HUC-JIR, NY
> helfman at huc.edu              http://www.albany.edu/~helfman 
> 
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George Emery
Library Systems Coordinator - Canisius College
2001 Main Street Buffalo NY 14208 - 716.888.2927 - fax: 716.888.2887
emeryg at canisius.edu - http://www.canisius.edu/~emeryg
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