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Jeremy,

Headwaters Science Center (www.hscbemidji.org)  is a small center  
with a limited budget. Our web site is relatively simple with  
straightforward design. We use a remote host and a volunteer (me) for  
design, maintenance and updating. I guess that means we are using  
CMS, since content is updated almost daily to reflect calendar and  
events items. Graphics are frequently changed.

I initiated the web site about 10-12 years ago with no knowledge  
whatsoever of web site design, had no idea what I was doing and had  
to learn basic HTML. About 6 years ago I started using Microsoft  
FrontPage which is what I use today. I guess that falls under the  
definition of proprietary software.

We have learned is that a web site can achieve its purpose without  
the costs of professional involvement and the dynamics of glitzy  
software.

John Mathisen
Webmaster
Headwaters Science Center

On Jun 26, 2009, at 6:46 PM, Jeremy Stoller wrote:

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> Greetings! To enhance the justification for our website redesign  
> approach at
> the California Science Center, I need to get some information about  
> what
> other institutions are doing. If possible, please answer the following
> questions...
>
> 1. Is your institution’s website static, or built on a content  
> management
> system (CMS)?
> 2. If you are using a CMS...
>> 1. Which CMS are you Using?
>> 2. When did you start using a CMS?
>> 3. Is it open-source or proprietary?
>> 4. If proprietary, about how much did the software cost?
>
> I’d appreciate any information you can give me.
>
> Jeremy Stoller
> Senior Graphic Artist
> California Science Center
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