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 <[email protected]>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> > -- Ruth Frasur Director of the Historic(ally Awesome) Hagerstown - Jefferson Township Library 10 W. College Street in Hagerstown, Indiana (47346) p (765) 489-5632; f (765) 489-5808 Our Kickin' Website <http://hagerstownlibrary.org> Our Rockin' Facebook Page <http://facebook.com/hjtplibrary> and Stuff I'm Reading<http://pinterest.com/hjtplibrary/ruth-reads/>
