The HTML tutorial explained the basics of using HTML to create a web page. I have to say that the page itself was cluttered and a little hard to read, with the main text being surrounded by so many boxes and ads. Their editor was a useful way for a user to make sure they understand the concepts and a quick and easy way to test out some HTML. I really liked that aspect of the site.
The HTML cheatsheet was just a listing and brief explanation of many basic HTML tags. Though I will say, I remember trying to learn HTML years ago and not being able to find a simple, organized cheatsheet like this one.
The CSS tutorial was on the same site as the HTML tutorial, and so it was also cluttered and a little hard to read. It was more distracting because I'm not as familiar with CSS. I've seen it used and I've had it explained to me, but I've never actually used it myself, so jumping right into reading a tutorial that didn't give any actual background for CSS was a little confusing at first. However, the tutorial seems pretty straightforward. CSS is more complicated than HTML, though. Of course, it also allows you to do more...
I should have read the Library Hi Tech article first, actually. I think it might have helped clear things up a little, since it discussed HTML and CSS use in libraries, with a major focus on CMS. Good CMS is so important, and I feel should be easy for pretty much anyone to use. This article discusses the use of CMS in libraries to develop a "collaborative publishing process" which connects librarians and web developers.
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I enjoyed the CMS article. It was amazing how they created something so useful. It seems that often we are confronted with technology that is not user friendly. I am only now realizing that code can be written to do whatever we want. I always thought that we had to change our lives to work around technology. Kind of like we are slaves to it. Seeing an example of a CML that serves many purposes, was implemented in a mutually agreed way and works is reassuring.
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