Author Archives: amymsummerton

A state-wide library management service (LMS) can be an incredibly advantageous for both libraries and users. Libraries SA’s OneCard Network is a brilliant example where a centralised LMS can work better for the community. From a library user perspective, a state-wide LMS like OneCard Network can be incredibly beneficial, as it allows library users toContinue reading “Week nine: Databases and LMS”

This week’s task is to read two articles and describe how I have used five elements whilst creating my own website. The articles I chose to read are “8 tips to improve your library’s website design” by Piola and “What do the best museum websites do?” by Pat Hadley. From Hadley: visitor focussed design –Continue reading “Week eight: website development”

This week I am reflecting on using WordPress, with a focus on what is easy to use, what the challenges are, and how suitable I think it is for developing a website. My time using WordPress for this class has been a mix of positive and negative experiences. This has made building this blog andContinue reading “Week seven: Reflections on WordPress”

For this week’s topic I chose to look at the Marion Library Service (n.d.) website. The website covers all three libraries for the Marion City Council: Marion Cultural Centre, Cove Civic Centre and Park Holme Library. The library website is actually not its own website, but part of the Marion City Council website. The council’sContinue reading “Week six: Web design”

This week I will be looking at the article The dark side of Alexa, Siri and other personal assistants by Rozita Dara. The question posed for this week is “discuss the security issues raised in this article, current and/or future, for a library.” In recent years, the world has seen technology evolving to include theContinue reading “Week three: Security”