Week 7 Reading Notes

After reading "Beyond HTML," I felt that it was outdated. For example, Goans, Leach and Vogel seem to emphasize the importance for librarians of learning HTML.

While I believe that all librarians should have a basic knowledge of HTML, I believe there is an "easy" solution that may help librarians. Institutions can subscribe to Springer LibGuides, to permit their librarians to create LibGuides which are similar in look, content, and feel. We at Temple employ LibGuides and are able to customize them within limits. Therefore, we don't need to know the details of setting up or navigating a CMS that much. The drawback, of course, is that Springer LibGuides costs money annually. A CMS-system customized to one's institution would cost time and effort upfront, but later, one may not need to pay for it.