Topics
Presentation 
1 - Intro
2 - Admins Wants
3 - Users Wants
4 - Library Problem
5 - The Case Study
6 - Why Wordpress
7 - Under the Hood
8 - Plugins & Themes
9 - Creative Power
10 - Examples
BGSU on WordPress MU: 
A One-Stop Campus Shop for
Blogs, Database-Driven Websites, and Catalogs
Easily Administered Multiples
Authenticated Access
Easy to support, simple to learn for end user
Burden of customization, administration
       for single instance falls on the end user
Free is good!
 

web visibility
easy multimedia support
commenting
rss feeds
custom look and branding/themes
easy to learn and use
plug ins, widgets, gadgets
control over the administration of 
      their own site/blog/database
search capability
USERS WANT
Universities, colleges, libraries and other learning 
organizations have an increasing need for technology 
platforms that can support a variety of learning and 
discovery activities....
ADMINS WANT
Databases are a particularly difficult need to supply
The Integrated Library System (ILS) is an enormously complex relational database with intricate rules,complex procedures, and is networked to other important systems (vendors, campus financials, HR, Reg & Records) and for many libraries, is involved in massive scale cloud computing systems (consortiums and OCLC). In addition, there's the "lipstick on a pig" problem.
COMPLEX
PROBLEMS FOR STAFF
LIBRARY PROBLEM
Requests to put satellite collections
 into the library catalog
different locations
different hours
different rules 
different standards
and the librarians
can't answer user
questions about the materials.
PROBLEMS FOR USERS
THE CASE Study
Wolfe Wanted


Local control
Web accessible
Searchable
Structured Data
Easy for student staff to maintain
Web 2.0 features -- commenting, reviews
Circulating collection in the future
Ability to put things on reserve for particular class
Low cost or free





The Wolfe Center Video  Catalog
Library Wanted
Not to repeat the ephemeral experiences of the past
No continuing staff involvement for record  
       creation, training, or support.
A way to say yes, we'll help you!
?
OUR CASE STUDY
Why 
it was already there (thanks Terence!)
Built In
Some knowledge of HTML
Subtle differences between full-blown WordPress
Overwhelming
http://blogs.bgsu.edu/gishvideocenter/
www.mybgsuonline.com
Under the Hood
themes
plugins/addons
OPEN SOURCE
Server and
Database Admin
Wordpress Admin
Web Designers
PHP Programmers
Unlock the Creative Power
Terence Armentano - Center for Online and Blended Learning
Gwen Evans - Library Information and Emerging Technologies
Kellie Tilton - Project Technical Assistant, University Libraries
Faculty & Staff  
830 full-time faculty on main campus; 
45 full-time faculty at BGSU Firelands
1,915 full- and part-time non-teaching staff members

Students  
More than 20,000 students from 50 states and about 70 foreign nations
3,000 graduate students
Faculty & Staff  
830 full-time faculty on main campus; 
45 full-time faculty at BGSU Firelands
1,915 full- and part-time non-teaching staff members

Students  
More than 20,000 students from 50 states and about 70 foreign nations
3,000 graduate students
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