The Comparative Guide to WordPress in Libraries

ALA TechSource purchases fund advocacy, awareness, and accreditation programs for library professionals worldwide. Extensive effort has gone into ensuring the reliability of the information in this book; however, the publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. The comparative guide to WordPress in libraries : a LiTA guide / Amanda L. goodman. pages cm. — (LiTA guides) includes bibliographical references and index. iSBN 978-1-55570-968-6 (pbk.) 1. Library Web sites—Design. 2. WordPress (Electronic resource) 3. Blogs—Computer programs. 4. Web sites—Authoring programs. 5. Library Web sites—Case studies. Book design in Berkeley and Avenir. The WordPress logo on the cover is used with permission from the WordPress Foundation. Amanda L. Goodman is the user experience librarian at Darien Library, a public library in Connecticut. She started using WordPress to manage her online presence in 2008. As an MLiS student, she redesigned the Library and information Studies website at the University of North Carolina at greensboro using WordPress. her interests and work duties include web design, digitization, and teaching technology to others. She writes daily about her professional work at www.godaisies.com.