[Wcm] The Code4Lib Journal – Free and Open Source Options for Creating Database-Driven Subject Guides

[Hilton Gibson]

This article reviews available cost-effective options libraries have for
updating and maintaining pathfinders such as subject guides and course
pages. The paper discusses many of the available options, from the
standpoint of a mid-sized academic library which is evaluating alternatives
to static-HTML subject guides. Static HTML guides, while useful, have proven
difficult and time-consuming to maintain. The article includes a discussion
of open source database-driven solutions (such as SubjectsPlus, LibData,
Research Guide, and Library Course Builder), Wikis, and social tagging sites
like del.icio.us. This article discusses both the functionality and the
relative strengths and weaknessess of each of these options.
http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/47
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