The background As a Round Table of ALA we are permitted to have the ALA server host our Web pages. Even though responsibilities for NMRT Web pages rotate with committee assignments the files stay in the same place. Our URL remains constant - none of our members have to change bookmarks, etc. We are asked not to distribute that password. While this requirement causes some time delay, that time delay is rather short.
Problems arise only if a page requires almost constant editing and reloading.
Pages on the ALA server must also be placed in ALA's template. The guidelines Using the NMRT Template Within the ALA template, we have a template of our own that provides a consistent header and footer among all our pages. Such sites are a detriment to our professional image. A different template can and should be made to indicate that this group of pages exists around a certain activity or event. The Web Committee will provide a template for conference pages, for example.