Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-270) and index.

Managing the process of building and maintaining an effective library website can be as challenging as designing the product itself. This book outlines best practices for managing successful projects related to the academic library website.

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Cover; Web Project Managementfor Academic Libraries; Copyright; Contents; List of figures and tables; About the authors; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Who should read this book?; Overview of this book's contents; Why are web projects in academic libraries different?; 2 The web project manager in academic libraries; Introduction; The definition of a web project manager; The many job descriptions of web professionals; Project management in libraries; Academic libraries need web project managers; Qualifications and education for web project managers.

Personality traits for the web project managerTechnical skills for the web project manager; So, do you want to be a web project manager?; Conclusion; Recommended readings; References; 3 Environmental realities; Introduction; Organizational placement and size; Campus web environment; Working with guidelines and requirements; Competing for technical support; The academic environment: faculty and students; Your library's environment; Conclusion; References; 4 Defining your project; Introduction; Learning about projects; Deciding if a 'project' is actually a project; Prioritizing projects.

When decision-making is not transparentProject overview; Project specifications; Introducing project management to your library; Conclusion; References; 5 The academic library web team; Introduction; Web committees and teams; Skills for your team; Web project team roles; Team size; Conclusion; Recommended readings; References; 6 Library web team dynamics; Introduction; Stages of team development; Personality types; Conclusion; Recommended readings; References; 7 Team communication; Introduction; The kickoff meeting; Getting started with the research; Routine team meetings; One-on-one meetings.

Virtual and physical workspacesStaying up to date; Conclusion; Recommended readings; References; 8 Planning for organizational communication; Introduction; Developing a communication plan; Gathering input from colleagues; Organizational communication issues in academic libraries; Conclusion; Recommended readings; References; 9 Getting user input; Introduction; Who are your users?; When should you get user input?; Whose responsibility is it to get user input?; Using existing research and information; Using web statistics; Methods for gathering user input; Ethical issues.

Organizing, analyzing, and reporting effectively on user inputConclusion; Recommended readings; References; 10 Overall and design specifications; Introduction; Overall project specifications; Design specifications; Working with designers; Conclusion; Recommended readings; References; 11 Technical specifications; Introduction; Evaluating options; Technical requirements; Programming specifications; Database specifications; Working with programmers; Testing the project; Conclusion; Recommended readings; References; 12 Web content specifications; Introduction.

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