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Ocean County Library population of 540,000 population of 540, branches 20 branches over 600 staff over 600 staff 600+ square miles 600+ square miles located on the ocean in Central NJ located on the ocean in Central NJ

Communication Consistency Facilitating Daily Business Community Building Promoting Diversity Information Sharing Empowering Staff OceanNet major objectives

general navigation structure OceanNet logo, which appears on every page throughout the site OceanNet logo, which appears on every page throughout the site a central banner a central banner a top navigation bar a top navigation bar a side menu a side menu a rolling billboard advertising the most recent web updates a rolling billboard advertising the most recent web updates Ripple Effect, and Catch of the Day Ripple Effect, and Catch of the Day

top navigation bar Open C’s – our staff bulletin board, job postings and staff discussion groups Open C’s – our staff bulletin board, job postings and staff discussion groups Zoom Search Engine Zoom Search Engine Site Map Site Map self-maintained staff directory self-maintained staff directory We also provide convenient links to our public website, the library catalog, and our We also provide convenient links to our public website, the library catalog, and our

central banner original artwork original artwork changes with the seasons and holidays changes with the seasons and holidays custom-designed banners that represent area of expertise. custom-designed banners that represent area of expertise.

side menu based on the organization structure based on the organization structure some task-oriented topics some task-oriented topics a contact person in each unit who provides regular updates a contact person in each unit who provides regular updates

Management This page provides policies policies committee updates committee updates forms forms statistical reports statistical reports monthly staff announcements monthly staff announcements

communication consistency Forms, policies, reports, meeting minutes, and announcements Forms, policies, reports, meeting minutes, and announcements Working procedures, manuals, and handbooks Working procedures, manuals, and handbooks Plans Plans Schedules and Due Dates Schedules and Due Dates Sunday Survival Guides Sunday Survival Guides

showcase for communication consistency Online staff directory Part of an Open Source Intranet application Coded in ASP, driven by SQL Server For details on this application, please visit ASPapp.comASPapp.com

information sharing Knowledge base for reference librarians Knowledge base for reference librarians Staff biographies Staff biographies Collection of resources Collection of resources

showcase for information sharing System Programming Calendar Open Source single user weblog application Coded in ASP, driven by SQL Server

facilitating daily business Online work orders Online work orders Search engine Search engine Customer services Customer services

showcase for facilitating daily business Online activity sign-up sheet Our in-house designed application Coded in ASP, driven by SQL Server For source code,

building community Out-n-About: Out-n-About: - OCL Songs - OCL Songs - Photo Album - Photo Album Catch of the Day Catch of the Day Ripple Effect Ripple Effect

promoting library’s diversity initiative among staff Serving diverse populations Serving diverse populations Understanding diversity at work Understanding diversity at work Diversity Committee – Diversity Committee – Valuing differences : Collections, Programming, Outreach, Policies, and Training : Collections, Programming, Outreach, Policies, and Training

showcase for promoting diversity Happy New Year Greetings

empowering and involving staff at all levels and titles in the decision-making process Create a work environment to empower staff Create a work environment to empower staff Encourage staff to make a positive contribution to the Library Encourage staff to make a positive contribution to the Library Involve staff in various library initiatives and plans Involve staff in various library initiatives and plans

showcase for empowering and involving staff Staff Recognition

web production team Departments, Web Buddies, and Branch Web Liaisons Departments, Web Buddies, and Branch Web Liaisons Testing New Features Testing New Features Training staff Training staff Maintaining the contents with frequent and regular updates Maintaining the contents with frequent and regular updates Promoting what they do Promoting what they do

Open C’s Open C’s An online forum that fulfills all six objectives Open C’s An online forum that fulfills all six objectives Open C’s Part of an Open Source Intranet application Coded in ASP, driven by SQL Server For details on this application, please visit ASPapp.comASPapp.com

This presentation is available at 5/OceanNet.htm 5/OceanNet.htm 5/OceanNet.htmContacts Christine Matteo: Mi-Sun Lyu: Christine Matteo: Mi-Sun Lyu: Mei He: Mei He: