What+should+our+resource+centre+website+do?

=What should our Resource Centre website do?=

Here is what we found out

Below is what we did.

Link to this page - http://tinyurl.com/ghsres

To work this out we are
 * dividing our staff into teams of three
 * giving each team a high school website to checkout
 * asking the teams to respond to a survey about the features that they feel would be valuable

Features that might exist in a Resource Centre website.
This list of features that might be in a Resource Centre website needs to be prioritised. Part of the reason for investigating this with all staff is to determine where our current priorities lie

Sites to be reviewed
Here is a more extensive list of high library school websites that we can look at for ideas. Perhaps the Grant High School Resource Centre website will be listed here as well soon.
 *  Staff Member ||  High School website to check out ||
 * DF, RA, FM || Horseheads High School ||
 * RF, MB, DN || Corning East High School ||
 * FN, PB, SP || Scotch College ||
 * AF Louise, CO, MP || Strathcona High School ||
 * JH, SC, NP || Methuen High School ||
 * JN, DO, RP || Montgomery Blair High School ||
 * SM, DD, FR || New Trier Township High School ||
 * PA, JF, AS || Northfield Mount Hermon ||
 * JP, LF, YS || [|Manheim Central High School] ||
 * JR, MG, KS || Van Meter Secondary School ||
 * PS, SH, AT || Southside High School Library ||
 * RS, HA , PW || Brentwood School ||
 * DT, CH, CW || Naples High School Library Media Center ||
 * GT, DH, WI || Spring-Ford Area School District ||
 * JW, RL, SZ || Cheltenham High School ||
 * KW, AM, PZ || Moreau Catholic High School ||
 * || Lawrence High School Library ||

What did we learn?
After reviewing the site, please complete this survey as a group.

A copy of the survey questions is below allowing you to preview them.

=What should our Resource Centre website do? = Please complete this survey so that we can use it to prioritise the features for a GHS Resource Centre website that supports teaching and learning here. * Required  **What school website were you asked to review? * ** Horseheads High School * Corning East High School * Scotch College * Strathcona High School * Methuen High School * Montgomery Blair High School * New Trier Township High School * Northfield Mount Hermon Manheim Central High School * Van Meter Secondary School * Southside High School Library  **Which of the follow features did that website have? * **


 * Variety of databases
 *  Website suggestions
 *  Book suggestions
 *  Links to other libraries
 *  RSS Feeds
 *  Podcasts
 *  Blogs
 *  Choice of search engines
 * <span style="cursor: pointer; display: inline; line-height: 1.3em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Tips on how to use search engines
 * <span style="cursor: pointer; display: inline; line-height: 1.3em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> E-Resources
 * <span style="cursor: pointer; display: inline; line-height: 1.3em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> E-Books
 * <span style="cursor: pointer; display: inline; line-height: 1.3em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Citation generation services
 * <span style="cursor: pointer; display: inline; line-height: 1.3em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Online support function
 * <span style="cursor: pointer; display: inline; line-height: 1.3em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Technology tips
 * <span style="cursor: pointer; display: inline; line-height: 1.3em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Links for Parents
 * <span style="cursor: pointer; display: inline; line-height: 1.3em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Links for Teachers
 * <span style="cursor: pointer; display: inline; line-height: 1.3em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Class Links
 * <span style="cursor: pointer; display: inline; line-height: 1.3em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Subject Links
 * <span style="cursor: pointer; display: inline; line-height: 1.3em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Community Links
 * <span style="cursor: pointer; display: inline; line-height: 1.3em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Widgets (on-screen tools such as local weather, book covers)
 * <span style="cursor: pointer; display: inline; line-height: 1.3em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Clickview
 * <span style="cursor: pointer; display: inline; line-height: 1.3em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Advertising of New Resources
 * <span style="cursor: pointer; display: inline; line-height: 1.3em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Requests
 * <span style="cursor: pointer; display: inline; line-height: 1.3em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Learning support (such as Harvard Referencing info)
 * <span style="cursor: pointer; display: inline; line-height: 1.3em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Online services (such as Library Thing)

<span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px; zoom: 1;"> ==<span style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: -0.4em; margin-right: -0.4em; margin-top: 2em; padding: 0.4em;">Rate the importance of these features for supporting teaching and learning at GHS == <span style="border: 0px initial initial; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"> Responses for each dot point are scaled on a 5 point scale from 'Very low importance' to 'Very high importance'

<span style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px; zoom: 1;">** **
 * <span style="cursor: pointer; display: inline; line-height: 1.3em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Variety of databases
 * <span style="cursor: pointer; display: inline; line-height: 1.3em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Website suggestions
 * <span style="cursor: pointer; display: inline; line-height: 1.3em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Book suggestions
 * <span style="cursor: pointer; display: inline; line-height: 1.3em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Links to other libraries
 * <span style="cursor: pointer; display: inline; line-height: 1.3em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">RSS Feeds
 * <span style="cursor: pointer; display: inline; line-height: 1.3em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Podcasts
 * <span style="cursor: pointer; display: inline; line-height: 1.3em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Blogs
 * <span style="cursor: pointer; display: inline; line-height: 1.3em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Choice of search engines
 * <span style="cursor: pointer; display: inline; line-height: 1.3em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Tips on how to use search engines
 * <span style="cursor: pointer; display: inline; line-height: 1.3em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">E-Resources
 * <span style="cursor: pointer; display: inline; line-height: 1.3em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">E-Books
 * <span style="cursor: pointer; display: inline; line-height: 1.3em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Citation generation services
 * <span style="cursor: pointer; display: inline; line-height: 1.3em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Online support function
 * <span style="cursor: pointer; display: inline; line-height: 1.3em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Technology tips
 * <span style="cursor: pointer; display: inline; line-height: 1.3em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Links for Parents
 * <span style="cursor: pointer; display: inline; line-height: 1.3em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Links for Teachers
 * <span style="cursor: pointer; display: inline; line-height: 1.3em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Class Links
 * <span style="cursor: pointer; display: inline; line-height: 1.3em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Subject Links
 * <span style="cursor: pointer; display: inline; line-height: 1.3em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Community Links
 * <span style="cursor: pointer; display: inline; line-height: 1.3em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Widgets (on-screen tools such as local weather, book covers)
 * <span style="cursor: pointer; display: inline; line-height: 1.3em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Clickview
 * <span style="cursor: pointer; display: inline; line-height: 1.3em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Advertising of New Resources
 * <span style="cursor: pointer; display: inline; line-height: 1.3em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Requests
 * <span style="cursor: pointer; display: inline; line-height: 1.3em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Learning support (such as Harvard Referencing info)
 * <span style="cursor: pointer; display: inline; line-height: 1.3em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Online services (such as Library Thing)

<span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px; zoom: 1;">

<span style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: -0.4em; margin-right: -0.4em; margin-top: 2em; padding: 0.4em;">Other
<span style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px; zoom: 1;"> **Other features not listed here that you believe should be included** <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px; zoom: 1;"> **General comments** <span style="color: #006600; cursor: pointer; display: block; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.1em;">This could be comments about the process we are using, how you felt about this activity or generally relating to Resource Centre websites