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.
Brampton has done some very basic customizations and added quite a few nice dashboards in the left panel of their PowerPAC. Interestingly, BL offers both Overdrive and Cloud Library ebooks. The Overdrive interface uses the legacy non-integrated approach while the Cloud Library uses the full Polaris eBook integration.
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.
Champaign is an example of a library who chooses to situate their dashboard sidebar on the right side of the main content versus the left side. As a result, the cover art for search results are prominent as the left most bit of content for the user.
Clinton-Macomb has created a very nice custom theme for their PowerPAC that matches their home page. Additionally, they’ve done a few things we haven’t seen at other libraries. In the PowerPAC header they’ve added prompts where patrons can enter their login information to sign on to their account.