Need a new library website - help

[Patrice Chalon]

Hello,

Maybe of interest: Drupal offers some modules that allow to connect to ILS,
providing another discovering interface to your collection.

For Drupal (I'm also biased;-), you can visit this
http://drupalib.interoperating.info/library_modules

(For Wordpress, there is at least http://scriblio.net/)

Hope it helps,

Patrice



2012/1/23 Pruntel,Alison <Alison.Pruntel at fauquiercounty.gov>

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> Hi all,****
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> Our county IT department is moving away from the current website structure
> and looking at 3rd party vendors to host the county site(s). From
> preliminary conversations, they are weighing Sharepoint  vs. Vision
> Internet (http://www.visioninternet.com/index.aspx?page=1). From what
> I’ve seen of Vision Internet, it appears that in most counties (at least in
> Virginia),  the library system goes off to a separate domain/site (not the
> Vision Internet design/site used for the rest of the county departments).
> So we are thinking we may need to now budget to do something on our own. *
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> As I am just getting started (reviewing
> http://www.webjunction.org/technology/website-development/-/articles/content/98104148,
> etc.), am hoping to get some feedback from other libraries, especially
> those in Virginia/metro DC area. ****
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> Some background…****
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> **·         **We don’t have our own IT department…just me for “technical”
> issues; I use Dreamweaver to upload content to our current site, maintain
> our ILS, etc. and otherwise handle other “electronic” librarian duties for
> databases, e-books, etc. (i.e., “jack of all trades, master of none”);****
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> **·         **While not averse to using something like WordPress for a
> CMS (hosted by someone else!), something more complicated/staff-intensive
> like Drupal, Joomla, etc. and anything we’d be required to host ourselves
> is not really an option at this point;****
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> **·         **We don’t have a designer (let alone a web designer) on
> staff; ****
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> **·         **We do not want to be responsible for
> purchasing/configuring/maintaining a server (to be hosted by our county)
> for this…would want someone else to host;****
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> **·         **Money is always an issue…$10K is probably all we could
> afford at this point;****
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> **·         **We have had NO discussions at this point with board,
> amongst our staff, etc., as to what a library site should have or what our
> goals are – and I am aware that should be priority number one;****
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> In light of the above, can anyone who has been in a similar predicament
> send me any advice/recommendations on a 3rd party vendor (particularly
> one that works well with libraries) you used  and are happy with, and
> ballpark cost? Accompanying RFPs would also be appreciated. I realize I
> will be able to find some of this via discussion on WebJunction, TechSoup,
> etc. (and have access to Library Technology Reports), but also will gladly
> take any offline responses as I get started researching this.****
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> Thanks in advance,****
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> *Alison Pruntel*
> Electronic Resources Librarian
> Fauquier County Public Library
> 11 Winchester Street
> Warrenton, VA 20186
> 540-422-8515 ****
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> alison dot pruntel at fauquiercounty dot gov
> *FCPL Web Site:* http://library.fauquiercounty.gov
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> ****
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