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Plone: PLINKIT Collaborative receives ASCLA Leadership and Professional Achievement Award
The goal of the Plinkit Collaborative is to provide pre-built, easy-to-use and easy-to-deploy websites for libraries using Plone. While Plinkit was initially focused on serving small and/or rural libraries, Plone has made it easy to meet the needs of other library types (e.g. museum, school, and community college libraries). Currently, the four founding states have deployed Plinkit to over 225 libraries.
Article prepared by Zea Partners, based on a press release by: the American Library Association – March 10, 2008
CHICAGO - Public Library Interface Kit (PLINKIT)
Collaborative, is the 2008 co-recipient of the Association of
Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) Leadership and
Professional Achievement Award presented by the ASCLA, a division of
the American Library Association (ALA).
The ASCLA Leadership and
Professional Achievement Award is a citation presented to one or more
ASCLA members in recognition of leadership and achievement in the
following areas of activity: consulting, multi-type library
cooperation, networking, statewide service and programs and state
library development.
PLINKIT Collaborative (www.plinkit.org)
is a collaborative project of the Colorado State Library, Oregon State
Library, Texas State Library and Illinois Regional Libraries that
allows small libraries to customize and enrich websites, providing
links to reference databases, local and world newspapers and many other
information-rich resources.
“The PLINKIT
Collaborative is an innovative, multi-state technology project that was
chosen for this award in recognition of its significant impact on
libraries and communities across a broad section of America,” said Kathleen Hegarty, ASCLA awards committee chair. “The PLINKIT
Collaborative also represents a pioneering initiative, being the first
collaborative technology project of its kind among state library and
regional agencies.”
“This project demonstrates how leadership by cooperating agencies can result in better achievement for libraries,” stated Eugene Hainer, director of the Colorado State Library.