Anne and Jim, I strongly suggest using an open-source CMS such as Joomla (http:// www.joomla.org/) and spend the money you save on a good and attractive template design. Following cultural heritage sites have been developed with Joomla (or its precursor Mambo):
http://www.circusaffiches.nl/ http://www.reproductiefonds.be/ http://www.nederlandsfotomuseum.nl/ Seth van Hooland ULB - Facult? de philosophie et lettres Dpt SIC - fili?re STIC Av. F.D. Roosevelt, 50 CP 123 1050 Bruxelles B?t. DC.11.203 +32 2 650 40 80 http://homepages.ulb.ac.be/~svhoolan/ Le 29-sept.-06 ? 16:31, Anne Botman a ?crit : > These are all excellent questions! > > I'd would also be very interested in this information as we will be > looking > at this issue next year. > > Thanks, > > Anne > > > __________________________ > Anne Botman > Senior Web Development Officer / > Agente principale au d?veloppment du site web > Canadian Museum of Nature / Mus?e canadien de la nature > Tel: 613.566.4243 > Email: abotman at mus-nature.ca > Web: http://nature.ca > > > > On 2006-09-29 10:23 AM, "Jim Ketterer" > <JKetterer at indianahistory.org> wrote: > >> We are looking into moving all or parts of our website to a CMS and I >> was wondering if anyone has done a survey recently of the >> experiences of >> museums/cultural institutions that have been down this road. >> >> I'd be most interested in the following info: >> Open source vs. low cost commercial (<$10000) >> # of html pages converted >> All or part of site >> Features most important >> Level of customization >> Skill levels of staff using >> Platforms >> Conversion done in-house or outsourced >> General experiences >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Jim Ketterer >> Senior Director, Information Technology >> Indiana Historical Society >> www.indianahistory.org >> 317-233-6482 >> jketterer at indianahistory.org >> _______________________________________________ >> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum >> Computer >> Network (http://www.mcn.edu) >> >> To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu >> >> To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: >> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum > Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l
