Abstract
Traditional, larger libraries can rely on their physical collection, coffee shops, and study rooms as ways to entice patrons into their library. Yet virtual libraries merely have their online presence to attract students to resources. This can only be achieved by providing a fully functional site that is well designed and organized, allowing patrons to navigate and locate information easily. One such technology significantly improving the overall usefulness of Web sites is a content management system (CMS). Although the CMS is not a novel technology per se, it is a technology smaller libraries cannot afford to ignore. In the fall of 2004, the Northcentral University Electronic Learning Resources Center (ELRC), a small, virtual library, moved from a static to a database-driven Web site. This article explains the importance of a CMS for the virtual or smaller library and describes the methodology used by ELRC to complete the project.
Highlights
Traditional, larger libraries can rely on their physical collection, coffee shops, and study rooms as ways to entice patrons into their library
The Northcentral University Electronic Learning Resource Center (ELRC), a virtual library, recently moved from a static to a databasedriven Web site in 2004.1 Before this, the site consisted of 450 static pages and continued to multiply due to the creation and expansion of Northcentral University (NCU) programs
To provide the type of service demanded by our Internet-savvy patrons, the Electronic Learning Resources Center (ELRC) felt it needed to evolve to the stage of Web management and design
Summary
Traditional, larger libraries can rely on their physical collection, coffee shops, and study rooms as ways to entice patrons into their library. Virtual libraries merely have their online presence to attract students to resources. This can only be achieved by providing a fully functional site that is well designed and organized, allowing patrons to navigate and locate information . One such technology significantly improving the overall usefulness of Web sites is a content management system (CMS). In the fall of 2004, the Northcentral University Electronic Learning Resources Center (ELRC), a small, virtual library, moved from a static to a database-driven Web site. This article explains the importance of a CMS for the virtual or smaller library and describes the methodology used by ELRC to complete the project
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