[Web4lib] Content Management Systems

[Cary Gordon]

IMHO, it would be best to start using a CMS at the beginning. Once you are
in a CMS environment, there is no need for Dreamweaver.

To be fair, I am in the business of deploying, supporting and hosting Drupal
for libraries. That said, if you have no timetable or agenda, you can get
started with Drupal (or Wordpress or whatever application you like) and take
your time learning it. I think that, for most librarians, this is a better
investment of time than learning HTML.

On the other hand, if you want to be a systems librarian, you will probably
want to learn HTML, JavaScript, XML, CSS and at least one
programming/scripting language (PHP, ColdFusion, Java, Python, ASP). In
addition, you will want to learn T-SQL (unless you are in an Oracle
environment), and system administration for Linux, Windows or both. 

Bon voyage,

Cary Gordon
The Cherry Hill Company
http://www.chillco.com


-----Original Message-----
From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org
[mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of KWolf114 at aol.com
Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2007 12:59 AM
To: web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: Re: [Web4lib] Content Management Systems

I am developing my first web site using Composer (not on a  server).  At
what point would it be best to start using a CMS such as  WordPress or
Drupal?  
Would this be when I start using programs such as  Dreamweaver and the site
is on a server?  
 
KW