ARLIS/Ohio Valley Website Becky Bristol & Bryan Loar Presented at the Art Libraries Society of Ohio Valley’s Annual Conference October 26, 2007

ARLIS/Ohio Valley Website

Features Personalized ARLIS/OV Emails [email_address] Digital Management for Archived Materials Collage back issues Member-only only areas Many more features are available (more on this in a few minutes)

Personalized ARLIS/OV Emails

[email_address]

Digital Management for Archived Materials

Collage back issues

Member-only only areas Many more features are available (more on this in a few minutes)

Members’ Menu

History: How the Site Came to Be 2006 – ARLIS/OV voted to redesign the Web site Recognizing the need to create a more dynamic & engaging online presence 2007 – Frederick initiated a non-profit hosting contract with Dreamhost and installed their OSS packages; MySQL, SquirrelMail, and Joomla 2007 – Becky Bristol converted and migrated the content of the old site to the new site, and she cleaned and freshened the site’s design

2006 – ARLIS/OV voted to redesign the Web site

Recognizing the need to create a more dynamic & engaging online presence

2007 – Frederick initiated a non-profit hosting contract with Dreamhost and installed their OSS packages; MySQL, SquirrelMail, and Joomla

2007 – Becky Bristol converted and migrated the content of the old site to the new site, and she cleaned and freshened the site’s design

CMS: A New Way to Manage Content A content management system (CMS) is software for organizing and facilitating collaborative creation of documents and other content. Editing Window @ OV-ARLIS.ORG

A content management system (CMS) is software for organizing and facilitating collaborative creation of documents and other content.

Administrator End

Content Management

Content Editing

Content Editing

Joomla: Open Source CMS Advantages Allows the user to easily upload and manage several content formats Very user friendly interface that allows the user to browse and search the site Allows for security, based on users Users easily manage content with the use of templates, modules, and components

Advantages

Allows the user to easily upload and manage several content formats

Very user friendly interface that allows the user to browse and search the site

Allows for security, based on users

Users easily manage content with the use of templates, modules, and components

Joomla

Joomla

DreamHost Hosting a Web site is not cheap Dreamhost decided to sponsor several non-profits last year for free ARLIS/OV was chosen as one of the sites!

Hosting a Web site is not cheap

Dreamhost decided to sponsor several non-profits last year for free

ARLIS/OV was chosen as one of the sites!

DreamHost

Possible Features Blog Calendar E-Newsletter Multimedia center or image gallery Secure site for donations or member fees this includes creating an interactive form

Blog

Calendar

E-Newsletter

Multimedia center or image gallery

Secure site for donations or member fees this includes creating an interactive form

Modules

Components

Components: Mass Mail

Administration Administration of the ARLIS/OV site is based on a three-year, rotating three person committee Currently the committee consists of Becky Bristol, Bryan Loar, and one vacancy. Becky’s term is finished 2009, Bryan’s term is finished 2010. Train one year, maintain for two years. Qualifications The desire to promote the OV-Arlis in a professional manner. Time and the desire to learn a little HTML coding. The need to pad your resume!

Administration of the ARLIS/OV site is based on a three-year, rotating three person committee

Currently the committee consists of Becky Bristol, Bryan Loar, and one vacancy.

Becky’s term is finished 2009, Bryan’s term is finished 2010.

Train one year, maintain for two years.

Qualifications

The desire to promote the OV-Arlis in a professional manner.

Time and the desire to learn a little HTML coding.

The need to pad your resume!

Discussion Web site: care and feeding The site needs to be branded: colors, fonts, logo, and with current and future printed materials. Using the site as a tool, how, and to what end. Marketing and Promotion Conference proceedings Continuing Education Events Membership Newsletter Vendor relationships Questions

Web site: care and feeding

The site needs to be branded: colors, fonts, logo, and with current and future printed materials.

Using the site as a tool, how, and to what end.

Marketing and Promotion

Conference proceedings

Continuing Education

Events

Membership

Newsletter

Vendor relationships

Questions