Web Project Management for Academic Libraries
eBook - PDF

Web Project Management for Academic Libraries

  1. 304 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Web Project Management for Academic Libraries

About this book

Managing the process of building and maintaining an effective library website can be as challenging as designing the product itself. Web Project Management for Academic Libraries outlines the best practices for managing successful projects related to the academic library website. The book is a collection of practical, real-world solutions to help web project managers plan, engage stakeholders, and lead organizations through change. Topics covered include the definition and responsibilities of a web project manager; necessary roles for the project team; effective communication practices; designing project workflow; executing the project; and usability testing and quality control. The techniques recommended are drawn from the experiences of the authors and from library and project management literature. The book is an essential text for library staff working as project managers or on web teams, library administrators, library school faculty and students, and web consultants working with libraries. - Field-tested web project management guidance grounded in the literature of librarianship, project management and web development - Consideration of the special needs of academic libraries - Practical, step-by-step guidance for novices and experts in libraries of all sizes

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Web Project Management for Academic Libraries
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. List of figures and tables
  6. About the authors
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. 1 Introduction
  9. 2 The web project manager in academic libraries
  10. 3 Environmental realities
  11. 4 Defining your project
  12. 5 The academic library web team
  13. 6 Library web team dynamics
  14. 7 Team communication
  15. 8 Planning for organizational communication
  16. 9 Getting user input
  17. 10 Overall and design specifications
  18. 11 Technical specifications
  19. 12 Web content specifications
  20. 13 Planning the work
  21. 14 Concluding your web project
  22. References and recommended readings
  23. Index