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[edit] Welcome to the WordPress for Libraries Wiki!
This is a place to share ideas, training materials, and whatever else you can think of that might be helpful to other people running library sites on WordPress.
We also have a discussion list and a group on WebJunction.
Thanks for stopping by!
Laura Crossett (lcrossett at parkcountylibrary dot org)
[edit] Library Sites That Use WordPress
Public Libraries
Bridgeport (CT) Public Library
Casey Cardinia Library Corporation
The Dartmouth Public Libraries
Dwight Foster Public Library Blog
Elmhurst College A.C. Buehler Library
Park County (WY) Library System
Lincoln County (WY) Library System
Collingswood (NJ) Public Library
York Mills Collegiate (Toronto) School Library
Academic Libraries
Colby-Sawyer College's Archives & Special Collections
Lincoln Memorial University Library (See also this article on how they used WordPress to make subject guides)
Plymouth State University Library
Library Consortia
Library Associations
Mississippi Library Assocation
[edit] Library Sites That Provide WordPress Blogs for their Communities
Murdoch University Library, Perth Western Australia provides a pilot "get a blog" project for the campus community , Murdoch Blogs, using Wordpress MU
The September Project A grassroots, global project to encourage free programs on issues that matter in libraries during the month of September.
[edit] Training Materials
Utah Libraries WordPress support site
Park County Library Website Guide
[edit] Tips and Tricks
Changing wordpress urls for a better library website -- a blog post how-to by Aaron Schmidt
Library Value Calculator-- A lot of people were having trouble getting the famous javascript library calculator to work, so I packaged ours as a Google Gadget - pasting a short piece of code into your html embeds it on your site. -Luke (Troy Public Library)
Pro Blog Design -- Micheal is a for-hire Wordpress wizard. He is very generous with his rates for libraries, is fast and courteous. I am very pleased with the assistance he gave me. I just need to insert our content and we'll be ready to go live! Jomichele Seidl, Assistant Chief Librarian, Powell River Public Library.
SeeHowTwo.com -- over 100 free short video tutorials covering the basics of WordPress.
WordPress.tv -- great little video tutorials on all things WordPress.
Create your own LibGuides with WordPress -- a blog post about the WordPress subject guides at the University of Mary Washington.
Custom Sidebars -- a post on creating custom sidebars (and headers! and footers!) for posts or pages.
WpRecipes.com -- a site with all kinds of WP hacks
