Home on the Web

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Home on the Web

• A Plone project for small libraries

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Home on the Web The RFP

• LSTA grant to enable small central
  Massachusetts public libraries that currently
  have no web sites or a static page attached to a
  municipal site to offer user-friendly, attractive
  and easy-to maintain pages.

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We didnt ask for much

• Single template, pre-populated with 5 sections
• Capacity to promote online databases and local
  programming
• Forms capability
• Harvestable calendar system
• Easy to use and well documented
• Vendor training and support

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Should we have asked for more?http//www.plinkit.
org/about/plinkit-features.html

• Prominent homepage
• Customized library info
• Intuitive navigation
• Quick link to online catalog
• Library News Events area
• National/international news
• Calendar of events
• Kids Teens area
• Online resources
• Links to statewide services

• Staff Calendar
• Library ROI calculator
• Library Directors page
• Online Photography Exhibits
• Spanish language area
• Community database
• Link to book reviews, recommendations, etc.
• Quotes about books and libraries

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because time is money scarce
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Under the Hood
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Users
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Content types - pages
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Content types Events and News
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Content types Window (iFrames)
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Content types - Portlets
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Home on the Web sites

• http//stevensmemoriallibrary.org
• http//cmrls.pondcms.net/sites/ashbylibrary.org
  
• http//BoltonPublicLibrary.org
• http//eastbrookfieldlibrary.org
• http//cmrls.pondcms.net/sites/thayermemoriallib
  rary.org
• http//taftpubliclibrary.org
• http//newbraintreepubliclibrary.org
• http//northbrookfieldlibrary.org
• http//fobeslibrary.org
• http//oxfordmapubliclibrary.org
• http//phillipstonlibrary.org
• http//boyntonpubliclibrary.org
• http//warrenpubliclibrary.org
• http//westwarrenlibrary.org
• http//winchendonlibrary.org
• pending cutover from current site