Library website insert sale advice sought

[david at spireproject.com]

Library website insert sale advice sought 

Greetings,

David Novak of the Spire Project. Seeking advice on if/how libraries would 
buy website inserts linking to internet research.

One of the difficulties in developing a fine library  website is a 
realistic way to link to outside resources which shift and change. The 
Spire Project already has this kind of information prepared with forms and 
deep-links. Is it possible to slice & dice the Spire Project, then insert 
form and deep-link data into library websites? Is this a viable market?

Superficially, at least, building a website insert could make for better 
web assistance at a lower price - maybe. I am describing a collection of 
web data with the forms and deep-links to library-grade information meta-
tools. Resources like the UN press release database, country profiles, 
online books... There are ways to more closely tie this information 
together and to a website: steps beyond just a link.

I am very interested in your opinion on whether it could be possible to 
create and sell to libraries a package for inserting into libraries.

?) Could a project meet the needs of a number of libraries?
?) Could a subscription structure work?
?) Would libraries see in this a short-term or long-term value?

If possible, it would open an environment where experts beyond the library 
field could assist the public through the library system. In an era where 
technology will begin to remove information from the library, I wonder if 
this is a viable way to bring information back?

Thoughts please to Web4Lib and david at spireproject.com

David Novak - david at spireproject.com
The Spire Project - SpireProject.com SpireProject.co.uk