[Publib] Website Design

[Robert L. Balliot]

Jim Casey,

I guess that I am confused now.  Are you saying that
website management is defined as contribution to a
CMS based website and not actual construction of the
site itself?  

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-----Original Message-----
From: James Casey [mailto:jcasey at oaklawnlibrary.org] 
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 4:40 PM
To: rballiot at oceanstatelibrarian.com; Cary Gordon; Publib
Subject: RE: [Publib] Website Design

I disagree with Robert.  New websites that incorporate CMS (Content
Management Systems) can be updated and maintained with relatively little
knowledge of web design.  A CMS like Contribute enables staff to quickly
and directly update calendars, text and links within the website without
any more knowledge than editing a Microsoft Word document.  Updates can
be done without the services of a "web master". ---  Of course, the
design of a website with CMS is likely to be far more complex and
difficult in terms of programming than HTML.  

James B. Casey --- My own views.





-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Robert L. Balliot
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 1:42 PM
To: 'Cary Gordon'; 'Publib'
Subject: RE: [Publib] Website Design



Greetings,

I think the idea that you can manage a site without
any html knowledge is a bit farfetched.  That would
be like publishing a book without understanding some
basic rules of grammar.  Me think idea not good.

I love Microsoft Expression. It is a wonderful tool.
It incorporates what I like about Dreamweaver with the
elements that I liked about FrontPage. It is great for
commercial design and large site management - and
it plays well with the other Microsoft products.

A free trial download is available here:

http://www.microsoft.com/expression/

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-----Original Message-----
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On Behalf Of Cary Gordon
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 1:07 PM
To: Publib
Subject: Re: [Publib] Website Design

I think that you can find a solution in the plethora of capable free  
and open source content management systems available for download.  
Libraries have built excellent sites around Drupal, Joomla, and even  
blogging software like Wordpress. These tools allow you to build and  
maintain your site without any HTML knowledge, and don't require  
external software like Dreamweaver or ExpressionWeb (nee Frontpage).

My company provides training, customization, support and hosting for  
the Drupal CMS in our LibrarytSite offering, but if you don't need  
the help, you can download and use the software for free. Drupal is  
easy to install, database driven (also free), and very easy to backup.

Thanks,

Cary Gordon
The Cherry Hill Company
http://www.chillco.com




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