[Web4lib] Keeping library web pages in-house

[Lara Little]

Hi all,

Currently our library maintains our website on our own server in our 
building. All of the design, maintenance, etc. is done by library 
staff. The university is currently re-designing their website (they 
have contracted it out and it is being done with a content management 
system). I have flat-out refused to give up control of our site, and 
the library staff is in full agreement! So far it seems that the 
powers that be have no problem with us maintaining our own site on 
our own server, but they want us to "match". So far I have suggested 
the compromise of adding some aspects of the overall design and 
colors to our design (although I hate the colors), but based on a 
conversation today I have a feeling I may to have to fight to keep it 
at that. I am also afraid that they will try to impose their CMS on 
our server or otherwise try to take us over. I should mention that 
our library website includes our digitized archives, which are being 
added to every day! My questions for other folks who have dealt with 
this is basically: What arguments have you used to keep control of 
your site's design and content? Thanks for any suggestions!

Lara


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Lara B. Little
Reference/Periodicals Librarian & Library Coordinator
G.A. Pfeiffer Library/Pfeiffer University
Misenheimer, NC 28109


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