Nelson Public Libraries website has been recently redesigned to provide easy and convenient access to all library related information and services - quick access widgets, RSS, event calendar, search Catalogue instant access, Teen and Kids sections etc. Library News blog highlights recent news, and calls for attention to library services. The website goal is to look clean and attractive, easy to access and fully functional,reflecting current library trends with aim to please wide spectrum of library users.

Kalamazoo (Michigan) Public Library's website has been recently redesigned and rearchitected to provide easy and fast access to information about library services, holdings, and events. Staff blogs help connect patrons with library staff, highlight recent events and timely news, and call attention to library services. Tightly integrated yet stylistically separate subsites are provided for select services, such as Kids, Tweens, Teens, a community reading program, nonprofit service center, local history, law library, childhood literacy initiative, and more. Typical of the comments received from patrons so far include "clean," "easy to use," "easy to read," and "really impressive."

Complete redesign which showcases Web 2.0 functionalities and customizable content, engages patron participation, features an easy to use navigational structure with prominent displays of library events, materials and resources, and offers a wealth of new content.

Nice redesign of the St. Johns County Public Library using Drupal 6 as the content management system.

Clean format. Easy navigation. Good use of drupal tools to provide a library2.0 experience.

Advocacy for Libraries, Librarianship and Information Science.

This is the main site for the library system. It uses a home-grown content management system and follows the same theme as the University of Houston's main site. Several 2.0 features are integrated within the site, such as feeds from Wordpress Mu and Meebo widgets. A recent addition are the Virtual Libraries where visitors are introduced to Libguides-like subject guides.

We have had a lot of mixed feedback about the site, so please share your comments!

Librarians for Fairness is an organization of professional librarians and archivists who support Israel. Our goal is to see that Israel's side of the Middle East conflict is presented fairly in libraries.

Portail des Médiathèques de La Roche-sur-Yon.

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Artothèque, ludothèque, Fonds Vendée et Napoléon

This website focuses on the management and research of primary source materials.
Based on Library 2.0 technologies, Archivopedia offers many services helpful to librarians and those wishing to learn more about library and archival research.

The wiki encyclopedia is open for anyone to edit and contains information relevant to archivists, librarians, public historians, and museum professionals. MLIS students will also find the study guide of terminology and biographical entries helpful. For individuals seeking a job, internship, or practicum experience, the wiki offers a free service to post a link to a resume or ePortfolio. For administrators and directors, there are links to funding sources like library grants and foundations that cater to library-related projects such as digitization, preservation, and collections description.

Link to the wiki to find out more: http://archivopedia.com/wiki/

In addition to the wiki, the site offers a search engine specially customized to find primary source materials around the world by keyword. This feature takes advantage of open source / open access initiatives and is designed to promote repository collections containing original materials by enabling researchers the opportunity to find and link to collections and specific items held at various repositories that might interest them in a single search. Try a sample search like “George Washington” in the search engine:
http://www.google.com/cse?oe=utf8&ie=utf8&source=uds&start=0&cx=01516329....

Link to the search engine: http://archivopedia.com/_mgxroot/page_10753.html

A new Online Learning Center was recently introduced. Designed for library, archival, and history educators at all levels in mind, the Online Learning Center focuses on:

* How to use primary sources in teaching
* Building instructional design modules
* Learning object database
* On-demand tutorials
* Web 2.0 integration and programming tips
* Web-deliverable interactive, self-paced 24/7 lessons

Members can deposit a learning module for their students or library patrons.

Link to the Virtual Campus page: http://archivopedia.com/_mgxroot/page_10754.html

Primary Sources, the site's news publication, pulls the latest stories from news headlines relevant to archivists, librarians, records managers, public historians, and museum professionals. Readers can vote on issues in the news though online polling with instant results.

Link to the News page: http://archivopedia.com/_mgxroot/page_10743.html

The site is currently seeking beta version users and contributors to explore and comment on development issues.

Sincerely,
The Archivopedia Development Team

Usability, accessibility, functionality, & aesthetics towards a more usable library.