What?National Digital ForumWhere?WellingtonWhen?18-19 October 2010Who?Ales & Michelle

The Venue

2010 Theme:Linking data, linking people

Day 1

Wiki = a website that allows multiple users to create, modify and organize web page contentin a collaborative manner.

Day 2Day 2

Digital=charming anachronism

Consumer IS social, playful, collaborativepurposeful, resourceful

Stop talking about projects.Talk about purposes!Be aware of user’s frustration – sell him top quality ‘sausages’ (=quality service)

Linked data, linked websites, geo-coding,

opened standards

Archived data – New Zealand web archive collectionHarvest: domains: ‘.co.nz’, ‘.govt.nz’, ‘.nz’ + requestsHistory: 2007 Web Curator Tool

2008 NDHA launched (NZ Domain Harvest)Frequency: .govt.nz sites 1x year, harvest per request avail.Download times: from 12’ to several daysAccess: http://nlnzcat.natlib.govt.nzProblems: no flash sites can be harvested

www.mytoursapp.com

- iPhone/iPad, Android, and other mobile platforms…- no longer are we just consuming content in frontof a keyboard and screen- mobile web vs. mobile application (pros and cons) - compatibility issues (different platforms) + more features

We're past the hype of Web 2.0, what have we learned,and what value are these channels and activities bringingto our organisations, collections and staff.Outcome:Research your audience - team effort- keep using traditional marketing tools- be realistic about resources AND- have fun!

- Catalogue Search as a barrier- How people actually search while doing research- Observation and interviewing- Collecting and evaluating web statistics- Who uses Advanced Search

! People use Google instead of the website/cataloguesearch option…