Saturday, October 30, 2010

Reading Notes - Week 8

HTML Tutorial

This site gives a nice overview of HTML.  I've had some experience with HTML, having made a website or two in high school, so this site didn't tell me a whole lot I didn't already know.  It is a nice resource for the codes and such that are required as I'm pretty sure I don't remember them all.

CSS Tutorial

This site, just as the previous one, gives an overview of CSS programming.  I have very little experience with CSS, so I've learned a lot from this tutorial.  It seems that CSS does save a lot of work that previous programming with HTML would need. 

HTML Cheatsheet

This is exactly what the title implies - a cheatsheet.  It will come in handy for any HTML coding that will need to be done.  Which I'm guessing we might have to do some given the number of guides we're reading.

Beyond HTML: Developing and Re-imagining Library Web Guides in a Content Management System

Most of this article went over my head, to be perfectly honest.  Basically, a management system was developed to help Georgia State libraries manage their research guides created by their staff.  This could be used as a model for other libraries, but had at time of publication not been adopted by many other locations.  A CMS could be useful, given that many libraries operate with many research guides and databases. 

1 comment:

  1. My library system uses CMS. It allows each library to create their own website while still keeping a unified, standard structure. As long as you have a few administrators monitoring what content can be added and by whom, CMS can almost act as a "Websites for Dummies;" webpages can be easily maintained without having to understand how it is built.

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