HTML Tutorial
This website tutorial was an extremely helpful guide in basic html construction. Before this class/reading I have never even thought about trying to learn how to create an html document (web page). I thought it would be complicated and in a language so foreign to me that I would never understand it. However, with this tutorial learning the basics wasn’t so hard. I mean I am not a master in it, but the “try it yourself” examples really helped me in grasping the beginning knowledge of html headings, paragraphs, formatting, styles, and etc.
HTML Cheatsheet
This website didn’t provide as much detail or explanation as the tutorial, but it will be a great handy guide for the construction of an html document. I felt that the cheatsheet wasn’t really to educate you on how to apply the correct html tag or syntax, but more of a list that would be helpful to print out and have next to you so that you can quickly find the syntax you need.
CSS Tutorial
Similar to the html tutorial, this website tutorial teaches you how to construct cascading style sheets, which is important because you need to create a CSS to display the html elements in your webpage. It provided the basic information, with the same “try it yourself” examples of CSS styling backgrounds, text, fonts, links, tables, and etc. However, what I found the most helpful was the CSS Demo where you can “see how it works.” In the demo you can view how a webpage would look in three different styles and then they provide the stylesheet for each style you saw. It was nice to match up the tags and proper syntax to how it would actually look on the document/webpage.
“Beyond HTML: Developing and Re-Imagining Library Web Guides in a Content Management System” by Doug Goans, Guy Leach, and Teri M. Vogel
This article studied and reported on the new content management system that was designed for the Georgia State University Library to manage their numerous web-based research guides. I feel that the most important information of the article was how the collaboration of the web development personnel and the liaison librarians were the reason of the success to the change and construction of the CMS. This case study is a great reference in to see who to consult and how to go about trying to switch systems and to provide the most content-rich guides for their patrons.
Felicia, I agree: I also thought one of the most interesting and important aspects of the "Beyond HTML" article was the successful collaboration between the libraries, librarians and the web personal. More and more we are learning how vital collaboration will be to our jobs, and I think the more successful case studies we have an opportunity to read, will only prepare us for the difficult road of collaboration ahead.
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