[Web4lib] Corporate logos on library websites?

[Ryan Eby]

As others have stated it's not much different then some of the
physical things. However, as a user I'd prefer that they not be overly
distracting and ideally would be on a sponsors page which could be
linked to from all pages instead of logos scattered throughout.

If you decide to put them anywhere then my only suggestion may be to
think out some guidelines about size and level of sponsorship for
various placements. Maybe I'm cynical but I think if you don't have
some sort of rules then you might end up with everyone that has ever
given to the library trying to get a giant banner on the homepage for
their cause. Setting some constraints, or maybe even rotations, could
help make it more manageable. Having an area on your homepage or other
pages for sponsors that rotates the logos with each visit might be
compromise that pleases both patrons and sponsors.

Just some ideas, I've been lucky enough not to have to implement such a thing.

Ryan Eby

On 2/26/07, Dawn Work MaKinne <dawnework at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 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.
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>   Dawn
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>   Dawn Work-MaKinne
>   Des Moines Public Library
>   Des Moines, Iowa
>   deworkmakinne at desmoineslibrary.com
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