1. Ahniwa Ferrari
Online Resources Consultant
Washington State Library
Chief Architect and Curator:
Hard Times Resource Guide
A Hierarchy of Need:
Hard Times Resources for Washingtons Citizens
Hard Times Resource Guide @
www.sos.wa.gov/library/hardtimes
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4. History
Launched on August 28, 2009
In just under 1 year:
10,583 unique visitors
24,365 page views
Nearly 25% of users go to employment
Continues to be updated, revised, and promoted
Just after launch (9/2/09), the Hard Times guide accounted for more
than half of the total visits to the WSL web site
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Continue to revise, update, and promote the site
Promotion via:
Web badges and social media tools
Community web sites
Organizational web sites
Library web sites
Expand to create a true all-purpose WA resource portal?
The sky is the limit.
36. Ahniwa Ferrari
Online Resources Consultant
Washington State Library
Chief Architect and Curator:
Hard Times Resource Guide
QUESTIONS?
A Hierarchy of Need:
Hard Times Resources for Washingtons Citizens
Hard Times Resource Guide @
www.sos.wa.gov/library/hardtimes