Montana State University has Google Apps enterprisewide
Created a variety of apps:
- Search widget: catalog, articles, journals, proxied Google Scholar
- Database widget: Can customize with top 20 popular dbs (and display 5 at a time)
- Feeds widget for library blogs, Twitter, new books, videos
- Flickr widget
- MediaHub: video, audio, etc. Most recently published one shows up
- Google maps widgets: street view tour of campus (very popular)
- WIkipedia map of campus
- Chat reference widget
- Tour widget (video on YouTube)
- Floor maps widget (Flash vector map)
- Archives widget (pictures)
- Photo album widget
Coding: HTML, Javascript, and CSS
Widgets can be used in web pages with some modification as well
Working on ad for front page of website during redesign
Promoting them: Users can find through Google directory and promotion on website
When gadget is created, submit to a directory: advertising from Google directory and main library website