The team at Clinton-Macomb Public Library considered a variety of open-source technologies when designing their new site (launched June 1, 2009), but ultimately decided that those content management systems did not provide enough flexibility in interface design.

The in-house team coordinated a 9-month redesign that utilizes a variety of widgets (such as IM and Bookletters content), database programming, and RSS feeds to pipe new information into the site.

Using iframes, the team created a seamless transition from the main portion of the site to the online catalog, marrying the two together in look and feel.

Committed to utilizing usability research in their design, the team at Clinton-Macomb redesigned the information archtitecture of the site based on extensive card-sorting exercises with over 300 patrons. The result is a tabbed-navigation design based on the most common categories patrons expected to see on a library website. The team also conducted over 15 usability tests to confirm their interface design was executed well.

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.

Portail des Médiathèques de La Roche-sur-Yon.

Accès.
Plan.
Artothèque, ludothèque, Fonds Vendée et Napoléon

site de l'association ADDNB
géolocalisation des adhérents, journées d'étude et dossiers de travail et d'expertise : RFID en bibliothèque, Web 2.0, autoformation, travail collaboratif, portails de bibliothèques

EDUCAUSE maintains a library of content of interest to those interested in leveraging information technology in higher education. In addition to the content cataloged by a professional librarian, the site also integrates topical blogs, wikis and podcasts as well as content from a number of third party sources. The site also features an number of options for faceted navigation.

Some key examples include:
http://connect.educause.edu/term_view/Digital+Libraries
http://connect.educause.edu/term_view/Digital+Preservation
http://connect.educause.edu/term_view/net+neutrality
http://connect.educause.edu/search/results?query=%22internet+archive%22

A Northern California tech librarian blogs on "web design, technology news, library world news, reference stuff, funky gadgets, and other useful (or simply amusing) sites and posts."

Le blog 2.0 d'un bibliobsédé des bibliothèques (2.0)

visitez aussi mon univers Netvibes : la Bibliosphère du Bibliobsédé

This tool helps children develop their reading and writing skills. It lets them create cartoon-style stories and share them via e-mail or within secure groups.