[Publib] Website Design

[Robert L. Balliot]

Greetings,

 

If the issue is a small budget,  why would a small library go to the expense
of

maintaining its own server to host a website or e-mail?

 

$20 a month buys 50 email addresses, hosting, security, domain name
registration,

 database management tools,  web authoring tools, FrontPage extensions, site

statistics and tracking, ftp account management, media support and more.

 

Compare that to having someone administer those same services for a small

library locally.  Even if you already own everything, would it equate to $20
a

month?   No.

 

Would a successful business operate that way?  Of course not.  Why

should it be any different for an institution with income derived from
taxes.?

 

BTW - I am glad Allen did not start disparaging my motherboard. :-)

 

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Subject: Re: [Publib] Website Design

 

I have to jump in here and say that for a small library with limited budget
and staff a cms is probably the best way to go. They probably cant afford
all of the software you are talking about and linux is easier than ever if
they are hosting thier own thing. If not a lot of hosts provide ONE CLICK
installs for many of the systems that have been discussed in this thread. If
even that is too complex, there are sites like blogger that they could use
with relative ease to get something out there. 




 

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