%0 Journal Article
%T Extending the Library¡¯s Web Presence: Building an Online Timeline Using MIT¡¯s SIMILE Exhibit
%A Joe J. Marquez
%J Journal of Library Innovation
%D 2012
%I Western New York Library Resources Council
%X Extending the library¡¯s presence beyond a brick and mortar structure is essential as resources become increasingly available in electronic format. One way to achieve this is to create a broad-reaching tool like a timeline using the Massachusetts Institute of Technology¡¯s Semantic Interoperability of Metadata and Information in unLike Environments Exhibit (MIT¡¯s SIMILE Exhibit), a cloud-based program that allows for the creation of data-driven websites with minimal programming or Web expertise. With this easy-to-learn technology, a library can extend its Web presence by providing online access to its rich historical collections. This article is a case study on the implementation of an online timeline, the ¡°Sonoma County Timeline¡±, which was used to showcase the library¡¯s resources at Sonoma State University. The author also demonstrates how to build a timeline using MIT¡¯s SIMILE Exhibit software, and how a timeline can be used to extend the library¡¯s presence to its community. A guide to managing the project, a status report for the Sonoma State University Library¡¯s instance of Exhibit, and a discussion of best practices are also detailed in the article.
%K timeline
%K SIMILE Exhibit
%K history
%K promotion
%K Sonoma County Timeline
%K archives
%U http://www.libraryinnovation.org/article/view/195