[Web4lib] Library Tool Bars for Browsers

[Jeff Gima]

This seems like a great way to increase visibility/accessibility of
library resources for the more avid among online users, and I'm very
interested in creating one of our own. But I wonder what fraction of our
patrons are willing to download software, and give up a bit of screen
space, for a library-specific tool. For anyone that has implemented
localized library software/plugins like this: do you have any download
or use statistics they could easily share?

Jeff Hiroshi Gima
Information Services Librarian
American University of Paris Library
9 rue de Monttessuy
Paris 75007
FRANCE
 
tel : 01 40 62 05 57
fax: 01 45 56 92 89
jgima at aup.fr
http://library.aup.fr


-----Original Message-----
From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org
[mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Kelli Staley
Sent: Saturday, 22 July, 2006 01:40
To: Drew, Bill; web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: Re: [Web4lib] Library Tool Bars for Browsers

To give you an idea on how you can promote a variety of services with
the toolbar builder that Bill mentioned, here's a Public Library
example:

Here's the link to download the library toolbar I began last summer
using effectivebrand.com
http://www.effectivebrand.com/landingpage.aspx/ct92591

It's been revised a bit over the past year, and includes RSS feeds of
our library news blogs, links to our del.icio.us, and flickr accounts,
and includes information about our IM reference/readers advisory and
info about our branded version of Juice.  It also includes searches for
our catalog, our consortia (Metropolitan Library System/SWAN) catalog
and worldcat.

If you install it and click on the library symbol icon on the far left,
there's also a drop down menu with quick links to: our website, renew
materials, view borrower account, view upcoming events, and contact us.

IE and Fx versions available.

Kelli Staley
Information Technology Services
Lansing Public Library
2750 Indiana Avenue
Lansing, IL 60438
(708) 474-2447, ext. 123
http://www.lansing.lib.il.us
kstaley at lansing.lib.il.us


----- Original Message -----
From: "Drew, Bill" <drewwe at MORRISVILLE.EDU>
To: <web4lib at webjunction.org>
Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 1:29 PM
Subject: [Web4lib] Library Tool Bars for Browsers


I found a website that creates toolbars for user communities for free
with no logos or junk.  It is at
http://www.effectivebrand.com.  I am playing with it now.  You can
download my test tool bar from the library webpage at:

http://library.morrisville.edu.  The link for the download page is near
the bottom.  You can't miss it.

It  is updated dynamically.   I have gotten the pulldown search to work
with Science Direct,  CQ Researcher, Google Scholar, Windows Academic
Live, and our web OPAC.

Wilfred (Bill) Drew
E-mail: mailto:drewwe at morrisville.edu
AOL Instant Messenger:BillDrew4 <aim:goim?screenname=BillDrew4>

"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." (Benjamin Franklin)

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