[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] the web site team needs you

[Ruth Frasur]

Rogan,

If could remind people when the next Web meeting is, I think that'd be
helpful.

On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 10:16 PM, Rogan Hamby <rogan.hamby at yclibrary.net>wrote:

> I feel like I've been a negligent in sending this email out but in a way
> it illustrates exactly why I'm writing it.
>
> Everyone is probably aware that the Evergreen web site encompasses several
> functions.  At it's most basic it is both a portal and a wiki.  Basic in
> this case does not mean simple.  Many are probably also aware that the web
> site team has had some incredibly talented and hard working folks over the
> years, several of whom left us recently as their jobs moved them into other
> areas.  As the project has matured and use of our sites has increased we
> have found ourselves questioning their purposes and the best way of
> maintaining them.
>
> Right now the web site team is composed of many folks who hold a lot
> of commitments.  We all have actual employers and find time to do a lot in
> the community.  I don't think it's an exaggeration to say it's out of love.
>  However, there are only so many hours in the day.  What we are currently
> doing is working on infrastructure and building the mechanisms that will
> provide the tools for the sites to be managed in a content centric way.
>
> What this leaves is an opportunity.  If you have wanted to contribute to
> the community but not been sure how the purpose of this email is to
> explicitly solicit new blood.  What we need are editors.  We need someone
> first to fill an editor in chief position.  The analogy may not be perfect
> for the kind of management we need but it is accurate in terms of
> coordinating additional editors and making sure there is a person who can
> also liaison with DIG, developers, etc... and knows what balls are being
> juggled at any time.  And we will need section editors to work with this
> editor in chief in order to help flesh out the sections of the web site and
> wiki.  We don't expect these folks to just churn out content but also to
> watch for quality, do some editing and soliciting of content.
>
> I can not understate how valuable this could be as a contribution and the
> kind of impact the right person could make in this role.  So, yes, we need
> you.  If you're interested in any of these roles, if you have energy, if
> you have ideas, if you have an insane sense of optimism and love of open
> source, if you have blackmail I can use against someone else who would be
> good, please contact me and plan on joining us at our next IRC meeting.
>
> --
>
> Rogan Hamby, MLS, CCNP, MIA
> Managers Headquarters Library and Reference Services,
> York County Library System
>
> "You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit
> me."
> -- C.S. Lewis <http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1069006.C_S_Lewis>
>



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