Need a new library website - help

[Jillian Morris]

If you're looking at Open Source options, Lyrasis just put together a new
site (FOSS4Lib) that is designed to bring together the Open Source options
that are out there and allow you to compare and contrast them, and see
comments others have left.  It's new, and the site is still a work in
progress, but might be a valuable resource for you as you're costing out
your options.    http://foss4lib.org

-Jill

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On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 2:34 PM, Patrice Chalon <patrice.chalon at gmail.com>wrote:

> 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>
>
> ***Cross-posted to Web4Lib, publib and lita listservs; apologies in
>> advance if you have to read this more than once!*******
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Hi all,****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> 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.
>> ****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> 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. ****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Some background…****
>>
>> **·         **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”);****
>>
>> **·         **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;****
>>
>> **·         **We don’t have a designer (let alone a web designer) on
>> staff; ****
>>
>> **·         **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;****
>>
>> **·         **Money is always an issue…$10K is probably all we could
>> afford at this point;****
>>
>> **·         **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;****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> 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.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Thanks in advance,****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> *Alison Pruntel*
>> Electronic Resources Librarian
>> Fauquier County Public Library
>> 11 Winchester Street
>> Warrenton, VA 20186
>> 540-422-8515 ****
>>
>> alison dot pruntel at fauquiercounty dot gov
>> *FCPL Web Site:* http://library.fauquiercounty.gov
>>
>> ****
>>
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