Need a new library website - help

[Cary Gordon]

FWIW - foss4lib.org is built with Drupal.

On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 2:11 PM, Jillian Morris <jill at nclive.org> wrote:
> 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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