Open Source in a metropolitan Library presented by Joan Larsen and Bente Jensen

Copenhagen Public Libraries The largest library system in Scandinavia 1 main library 19 library branches www.bibliotek.kk.dk – the 21. library branch is visited by more than 6,000 people a day

The largest library system in Scandinavia

1 main library

19 library branches

www.bibliotek.kk.dk – the 21. library branch is visited by more than 6,000 people a day

Blågården

Husum

Østerbro

The result was: Inconsistent navigation No site search A fatal lack of validation Impossible to offer any central support Solution: A Content Management System

Inconsistent navigation

No site search

A fatal lack of validation

Impossible to offer any central support

Solution:

A Content Management System

Key requirements Totally decentralized maintenance A system that would let us make any changes ourselves Solution: An Open Source system

Totally decentralized maintenance

A system that would let us make any changes ourselves

Solution:

An Open Source system

Plone and Headnet

Danish Centre for Accessibility

Key features of Plone Licensed under General Public License Built in Zope Using Python Generates 100% valid xhtml 1.0 Generates fully qualified URLs Platform independent open source editor

Licensed under General Public License

Built in Zope

Using Python

Generates 100% valid xhtml 1.0

Generates fully qualified URLs

Platform independent open source editor

If you can do it in HTML You can do it in Plone

If you can do it in HTML

You can do it in Plone

bibliotek.kk.dk

3 branch folders

Portal workflow 165 local users with access to their own branch site 4 administrators have access to all folders 2 Global managers have access to the Zope Management Interface (ZMI) Pending publication (request) 3-month auto revision notification

165 local users with access to their own branch site

4 administrators have access to all folders

2 Global managers have access to the Zope Management Interface (ZMI)

Pending publication (request)

3-month auto revision notification

bibliotek.kk.dk - news

The branch folder

Editing the branch folder

bibliotek.kk.dk - event

The branch folder

Events overview

Library Directory

Same content – different look

Editing Plone

Editing the branch folder

Tip-a-friend/ HTML mail

Add a commentary (optional)

RSS feeds –easy in Plone Monthly newsletter Service news New answers to FAQ

Monthly newsletter

Service news

New answers to FAQ

Blogs Blog tools with Copenhagen Public Libraries logo New music New foreign books Biblog – Library and it Internet search Library 2.0 DK Brønshøj branch library The patients’ library – Hvidovre hospital KKB on tour

Blog tools with Copenhagen Public Libraries logo

New music

New foreign books

Biblog – Library and it

Internet search

Library 2.0 DK

Brønshøj branch library

The patients’ library – Hvidovre hospital

KKB on tour

Our recent developments include: Extended RSS possibilities RSS feed based on a search string Expansion of the event archetype single-day or multi-day event locations other than the branches Automatic export of event information to a site listing all cultural events in Denmark New sitesearch: Livesearch

Extended RSS possibilities

RSS feed based on a search string

Expansion of the event archetype

single-day or multi-day event

locations other than the branches

Automatic export of event information to a site listing all cultural events in Denmark

New sitesearch: Livesearch

Next E-learning - Eduplone Translation - LinguaPlone Under consideration: CompositePack MapLocation Plone Google Sitemaps TagCloud

E-learning

- Eduplone

Translation

- LinguaPlone

Under consideration:

CompositePack

MapLocation

Plone Google Sitemaps

TagCloud

Advantages of Plone and Open Source Open Source and Plone is low cost software No manufacturer dependence Our site can change as fast as the world around us Large numbers of developers ensure the security

Open Source and Plone is low cost software

No manufacturer dependence

Our site can change as fast as the world around us

Large numbers of developers ensure the security

From spaghetti to Sushi Before 2002 All resources were manually made from scratch Some resources had a finite life span and had to be removed manually Manual management of broken links etc. Content delivery lacked workflow Few colleagues were able to contribute

Before 2002

All resources were manually made from scratch

Some resources had a finite life span and had to be removed manually

Manual management of broken links etc.

Content delivery lacked workflow

Few colleagues were able to contribute

From spagetti to Sushi After 2002 Strong workflow model Open Source, so the price was right Use what you need rather than buy unused features Don’t pay for software licenses, pay for development

After 2002

Strong workflow model

Open Source, so the price was right

Use what you need rather than buy unused features

Don’t pay for software licenses, pay for development

Looking ahead

Looking for at long term relationship?