we are converting to  something on the  front  end   that  will look  more  
like a  newspaper.   you  can beat your self to death  with drupal and 
joomla  in that  instance  or  use  someone tat offers    a maintained    system 
as a product and  spend   your  time on  content. Just  depends on what  
you want  it  to  do......
 
now  if   you do roll  your  own   cms  be aware  there are  third party 
addins and plug ins   that are not secure...
 
ed sharpe  archivist  for smecc 
 
 
In a message dated 11/4/2015 9:34:56 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,  
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Hello readers,  


I am on the board for the Canton Historical Society, a very small  
organization. Our Museum is housed in a one-room schoolhouse, and we're  completely 
run by volunteers.


To get us moving onto the web, I'm looking for a good web CMS (content  
management system), most likely open-source (as we have a very limited  
budget), for our organization's web presence as well as some historical  photos, 
videos, and archival finding aids. So this had me thinking that a CMS  would 
help solve any problems such as data storage that a typical website  creator 
(like Squarespace) might not be able to handle.


I found a couple useful articles 
(http://spyrestudios.com/free-content-management-systems/  and 
http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/free-content-management-systems/)  but I wanted to get some input from the professional community. 
What are some  of the pros/cons to Drupal, WordPress, Joomla, etc. speci
fically for the  museum sector? Is there a particular CMS most museum 
professionals are  utilizing? What are some of the specific options I should be 
considering in  selecting a CMS? Am I on the right track? Thank you so much for all 
your  help!


Sincerely,


 
 
 
Mekie Kukan
Vice President
_Canton Historical  Society_ (http://www.cantonhistoricalsociety.org/) 
_Facebook_ (https://www.facebook.com/CantonHistoricalSociety/) 
_LinkedIn_ (http://www.linkedin.com/in/mekiekukan) 







 
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