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NYLA Empire Friends Roundtable : Cloud Storage

Moving Friends Records to the Cloud : Friday September 27, 2013 - New York Library Association Annual Conference

Links to resources mentioned in slides:

(* these links are referral codes, I'll get a bit of extra free space if you use these links)

Articles, Organizations, Webinars, Misc

Cloud Storage Tool Comparison Checklist - Blank checklist for you to compare the tools you're interested in
PC World: The Best Cloud Storage Solutions (Jan2013)
Free and Low Cost Tools Every Organization Should Know About - recording of free webinar from Idealware.org
Idealware.org
TechSoupForLibraries.org

Slides from presentation

PDF of Presentation Slides

Examples of Friends websites

Sites using WordPress.com: free managed hosting, some limitations, pay extra for custom URL

Ocean City (NJ) Public Library - Friends & Volunteers http://fvocfpl.wordpress.com/
Friends of the Schenectady County (NY) PL http://friendsofscpl.org/

Sites using self-hosted WordPress: pay for hosting or host on own server

Friends of the Queen Creek (AZ) PL http://qcfriends.org/
Friends of CT Libraries http://foclib.org/
New Smyrna Florida http://www.folnewsmyrna.org/
Friends of the Orion (MI) Township Public Library http://orionlibrary.org/friends/
Friends of the Aurora (CO) Public Library http://www.fapl.info/
Friends of the Library Montgomery Co MD http://www.folmc.org/

Sites using Weebly: simple 5 page site for free, easy to use drag and drop interface, fee for custom URL

Granville County (NC) Friends of the Library http://granvillecountyncfol.weebly.com/
Weebly is very popular with friends groups - you'll find lots of examples with this google search: https://www.google.com/search?&q=friends%20of%20the%20library%20weebly