Libnamic

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

HistSex is a nonprofit dedicated to developing freely-available, peer-reviewed, and open-source resource by sex educators, historians, and librarians active in sexuality fields

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Libnamic?

I hired Libnamic to develop an Omeka plugin that would work to show tags on books. The plugin will be released as CC-BY-NC. There was nothing that was effective in the Omeka community for this yet.

What were your goals for this project?

To help create an easier and more visual way to browse Omeka items, to improve knowledge on the history of sexuality.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

They approached me on the Omeka Forums after I posted looking for help!

Describe the project in detail.

HistSex.org is the home of an interdisciplinary, interinstitutional, and international resource for information on the history of sexuality. HistSex, a common abbreviation for ‘History of Sexuality,’ was founded by Brian M. Watson in 2020.

50 Years On, Many Years Past: Nonfictions of Sexuality is the first resource published for the public. It was funded by a generous Carnegie-Whitney Grant from the American Library Association.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

There was a plugin developed for Omeka S that will hopefully help me and others in the future! I have requested that the plugin be CC-BY-NC

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Fantastic! I had no problems or complaints.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Really open communication, willingness to be flexible and work even for a small client doing smaller work, kindness and WOW I can't believe how fast it was finished and how it worked perfectly without issue!

Are there any areas for improvement?

Nothing to add! I wish everyone could have an experience this wonderful!

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Mñn Mñn is a web development and marketing agency.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Libnamic?

I currently manage over 20 websites and the move to Libnamic's servers and its cluster set a precedent for the quality of these websites. Just by making the change to web hosting, it improved the loading time which helps to manage other aspects such as SEO and user experience. The professionalism of Libnamic and the support they offer is beyond any doubt.

What were your goals for this project?

Improve the loading time of websites.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

Libnamic offers several managed hosting packages. In addition, it has other services such as cloud servers taking advantage of the full power of its own server cluster.

Describe the project in detail.

The project was based on improving the load of several websites built on commercial Ecommerce platforms.

What was the team composition?

The team is formed by a developer and Jesus Bocanegra provides the integration of the websites in the new hosting and the adaptation of all the resources to it.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

The improvement in loading times meant an improvement in SEO positioning. We are talking about 80% improvement in most cases in terms of loading times.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

It is very easy to work with Libnamic as they have a standardized process for migrating and creating websites. It also has a high degree of customization and support.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The degree of customization and quality of their services and products stand out.

Are there any areas for improvement?

No

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

The Libnamic team really made our dreams come true with this project and provided us with creative solutions when we needed them, at the same time as being able to follow a detailed project specification. Jesus and colleagues are sensitive to client needs and seem to have a real passion for what they do.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Libnamic, and what were your goals?

Online interactive tracking library with user-friendly functionality.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

Searched for a company able to work with Omeka.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

Consultations over call and E-mail. Day-by-day check-ins to review the establishment of the project. Use of Omeka, plug-ins, metadata browsing, customized vocabularies.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

More than one.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

Impact and outreach in over 15 countries.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

Extremely responsive and timely.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

They have combined digital humanities, specialized IT knowledge with people skills, and the ability to deal with clients.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

No.