[Web4lib] Library Website Awards...?

[libconsult at optonline.net]

Hi Amanda,
I went to libsite.org and feel the same way you do about libsuccess.org. I did a search several months ago for Library Website Awards, but came up emptyhanded.
Does anyone have an inside track to ALA to suggest this...or ....maybe figure out a way to do an online vote through the Web4Lib Wiki, perhaps categories for Academic, Public, Special, School Libraries...?
 
Marie Monteagudo
libconsult at optonline.net
mylibraryweb.com
 
 
> Hi,
> 
> I'd like to chime in here as I've been looking around for a site like
> this recently. I'm working on coming up with ideas to revamp our
> website, and thought it would be helpful to see what other 
> libraries are
> doing. I want to see the best of the best library websites, but 
> findinga list of these has been quite difficult. 
> 
> I've gone through the http://www.libsuccess.org list, and have found
> it's a big mix of great websites and just really mediocre sites (at
> least in my opinion). I think the reason for this is that it is 
> a wiki
> and people are just throwing up any old website, which is one of the
> problems of having a list like this only on a wiki. Is there a 
> list of
> any actually officially rated or award winning websites? I 
> found that
> ALA gave its top award to www.aad.org in 2006, and I really love their
> site, but is that the only award ALA has ever given? Was there 
> a second
> or a third place? Does any other organization give out awards or
> honors? 
> 
> I'm really glad to hear about http://libsite.org and will 
> definitely be
> checking it out. It appears to be more of what I'm looking for than
> just a list of random sites with no explanation of why someone thinks
> they are good or not.
> 
> Anyway, I'd love to hear more suggestions of resources if anyone has
> any.
> 
> Amanda Goeke
> Palm Beach County Library System
> 
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