HI All. I was not going to wade in here, but as David kindly mentioned Nexhibition, I feel I have no choice...
Web based CMS is such an expanding field. A few years ago, you had to spend big cash for a CMS of any description. Now there are so many (open source ones), it's difficult to select an appropriate one. This is the best resource we have found to date: http://www.cmsmatrix.org/matrix True, Joomla! is cool, but it does have some quirks stemming from quite a long history of development. Loads of developers are familiar with it too, so you should be able to find someone local to your area. We plan to migrate Nexhibition to sit on a less quirky CMS at some stage in the future. Shameless self promotion: A site of interest that uses Nexhibition and Flash is the Michener Art Museum Web site. http://kids.michenerartmuseum.org/ -- - Ray Ray Shah - think design, inc. Web, application design, usability, training. rayshah at thinkdesign.com tel: 212.922.0952 x 212 http://www.thinkdesign.com mobile: 917.476.0952 On Sep 29, 2006, at 11:24 AM, David N. Israel wrote: > joomla, for sure, especially since: > > Nexhibition is a Joomla! CMS plugin that allows you to import and > display your digital collection items within a Joomla! web site. > Nexhibition also allows the Web site administrator (and, at your > discretion, any visitor to the Web site) to build their own virtual > exhibitions out of your digital items. The administrator decides > which, if any, exhibitions are published on the Web site for all to > view. > > Online demo: <http://nexhibition.thinkdesign.com/host/demo/> > > Home page: <http://www.nexhibition.com/> > > On Sep 29, 2006, at 10:45 AM, Seth van Hooland wrote: > >> 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > >
