Herland Sister Resources

A newly redesigned and expanded Herland Web site debuts in April. The site, located at www.herlandsisters.org, will now feature an online edition of the Herland Voice, as well as Web-only features like a guestbook and searchable archives. Each month’s “Events at a Glance” and featured events will be easily accessed from the main page, so finding something to do in the community will be one click away.

For the past two years, the Herland site has been faithfully maintained by Pat Reaves. It has provided basic information about the organization, and featured the monthly events calendar. Pat has handed the webkeeping work over to Serena Blaiz, who now chairs a committee which will oversee the site and future online outreach. “So much information and networking is now accessed through the Internet,” Serena noted. “We want the site to continue to evolve and become an even more valuable resource for keeping our community informed and active.”

For those who are into the technical details, the content management of the updated site is being powered by the popular open-source blog software, Movable Type. (What’sa blog? We’ll have an article about blogs and the GLBT community in an upcoming issue of the Voice.) The online discussion group (listserv) and the email version of the Voice will continue as before, and can be accessed via the “new” site.

The other members of the Web committee are: Margaret Cox, Joann B, Beth, Judy, and Margy.Pat Reaves will continue to serve in an advisory role as the committee gets going. Anyone who would like to be involved can contact Serena at (405) 615-9401 or the Herland office at (405) 521-9696.

Please check out our updated site and let us know what you think!