[Web4lib] Corporate logos on library websites?

[HAZEL Margaret E]

Or a corporate gift-named reading room.... 

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[mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Hutchens, Chad
Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 3:49 PM
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Subject: RE: [Web4lib] Corporate logos on library websites?

We're toying with the idea of putting supporting logos and names (for
people/companies that contribute to our endowment) on a separate page
that a user sees momentarily (for like 5 seconds) before they're dropped
into a database.  We're just in the experimental phase right now to how
it's going to fly with the rest of the campus (and other librarians).

Personally I don't see a problem with it as long as it's not done in an
annoying way.

I see plenty of libraries putting up logos that demonstrate that support
for databases comes out of tax dollars...why not for private companies
and/or individuals? 

It's really no different than a book plate on the web in my opinion.

Chad E. Hutchens
Electronic Resources Librarian
Montana State University Libraries
P.O. Box 173320
Bozeman, MT  59717-3320
(406) 994-4313 phone
(406) 994-2851 fax
chutchens at montana.edu

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[mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Dawn Work MaKinne
Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 4:08 PM
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Subject: [Web4lib] Corporate logos on library websites?

I'm trying to discover if any libraries allow corporate logos (of
library supporters) on library homepages or other library webpages. We
used to have this conundrum solved by our library foundation having
their own separate web domain, and we posted corporate logos on that
website without much worry. Now our library foundation is a link within
our domain, and they would like to post logos on on our homepage, their
pages, summer reading pages, other program pages, basically all over the
place. I have concerns about so much mixture of commercial space with
library space. Does anyone have a written policy? Or even an unwritten
one? I've been looking around, and (1) I find no policies and (2) I find
no corporate logos on library websites. Hmmm. 
   
  Dawn 
   
  Dawn Work-MaKinne
  Des Moines Public Library
  Des Moines, Iowa
  deworkmakinne at desmoineslibrary.com
   
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