> On this thread in general, people may be interested in a previous Code4Lib
> Journal article on using Google Calendars via it's API to embed library
> "open hours" information on a website. (Sorry if this has already been
> mentioned in this thread!)
>
> http://journal.code4lib.org/**articles/46<http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/46>
>
> It occurs to me that such could also potentially be used for library
> events, I'm thinking? You'd be essentially using Google Calendar for it's
> UI for entering and managing events (and perhaps taking advantage of it's
> iCal feed for end-users that want such?), while building your own actual
> display UI, built on the Google Calendars API. It's be free, would be one
> advantage.
>

I generally favor using commodity solutions whenever possible since it
leaves more energy for to address more specialized needs. The best reason
to use Google Calendar IMO is that it plays well across organizational
domains and integrates well with a lot of software. It's easy to use, most
people like it, and it's easy to implement. I believe it functionally
addresses most of the specific weaknesses Tom raised.

kyle