Like many Polaris libraries, the Ames catalog features a few content carousels based on booklists compiled manually by library staff. Ames has done something unique. They’ve put a mechanism in place which creates a booklist automatically. The list (and therefore the content carousel) updates dynamically as items are added to and removed from a specific shelf location (“staff picks”).
Baltimore County’s catalog represents a very high level of careful customization. The layout has been modified to include a custom header and footer. The navigation mechanism in the header offers the same effective “drop down” behavior they employ on the BCPL home page.
Bartlesville has a very attractive PowerPAC where they’ve made great use of dashboards and carousels. The site has been “skinned” to look very much like the library home page and there’s great cohesiveness between the two.
While the member libraries maintain their individual websites, the consortium uses PowerPAC as their sole web presence. Where there’s a need for a page of local content (e.g., a page with Book Recommendations) , Black Gold has added custom pages within the PowerPAC framework and linked them to a “Main Menu” in the side dashboard area.
As a multi-site system, Bridges has done a very nice job of personalizing the PowerPAC for the individual member libraries. If you visit their PowerPAC, be sure and switch between a few of the library locations. Notice how nicely each library site has been customized.