Vincci Kwong & Kirby Cheng Schurz Library, IU South Bend K-12 Open Mind 2009 Michigan City, Indiana October 6, 2009

Background

What is Drupal? Content management system Open source General Public License (GPL)

Content management system

Open source

General Public License (GPL)

Why Drupal? Easy to set up Very flexible/customizable Minimal to no learning curve Highly stable Good documentation Good community

Easy to set up

Very flexible/customizable

Minimal to no learning curve

Highly stable

Good documentation

Good community

Libraries Using Drupal Public libraries: Ann Arbor District Library Brawley Public Library Camarena Memorial Library Douglas County Libraries ExploreOhio (sponsored by OPLIN ) Great River Regional Library (Central Minnesota) Hoover Alabama Public Library Jackson District Library Kinderhook Memorial Library London Public Library Metropolitan Cooperative Library System (Los Angeles) Monterey Park Bruggemeyer Library New York Public Library Red Deer Public Library San Anselmo Public Library West Lake Porter Public Library West Linn, Oregon Public Library School (K-12) libraries: Genesee Valley BOCES - School Library System School Library System of Genesee Valley Boces Special libraries: Idaho Commission for Libraries The Newberry Library - ChicagoAncestors.org Southwest Ohio and Neighboring Libraries (SWON Libraries) University libraries: Alaska Pacific University Cowles Library at Drake University Florida Center for Library Automation (FCLA) Florida State University Libraries Hamline Law Library Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Rochester Institute of Technology Libraries Simon Fraser University - Multicultural Canada St. Lawrence University Library planning site Original list by Ellyssa Kroski

Public libraries:

Ann Arbor District Library

Brawley Public Library

Camarena Memorial Library

Douglas County Libraries

ExploreOhio (sponsored by OPLIN )

Great River Regional Library (Central Minnesota)

Hoover Alabama Public Library

Jackson District Library

Kinderhook Memorial Library

London Public Library

Metropolitan Cooperative Library System (Los Angeles)

Monterey Park Bruggemeyer Library

New York Public Library

Red Deer Public Library

San Anselmo Public Library

West Lake Porter Public Library

West Linn, Oregon Public Library

School (K-12) libraries:

Genesee Valley BOCES - School Library System

School Library System of Genesee Valley Boces

Special libraries:

Idaho Commission for Libraries

The Newberry Library - ChicagoAncestors.org

Southwest Ohio and Neighboring Libraries (SWON Libraries)

University libraries:

Alaska Pacific University

Cowles Library at Drake University

Florida Center for Library Automation (FCLA)

Florida State University Libraries

Hamline Law Library

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Rochester Institute of Technology Libraries

Simon Fraser University - Multicultural Canada

St. Lawrence University Library planning site

Original list by Ellyssa Kroski

System Requirements Web server Apache (recommended) Microsoft IIS Database server MySQL (recommended) PostgreSQL PHP

Web server

Apache (recommended)

Microsoft IIS

Database server

MySQL (recommended)

PostgreSQL

PHP

Our Drupal Setup – not a smooth journey First Try: Installed on Windows 2003 Server with IIS ( Interne Information Service 6.0 ) Reason: Library Web server, We have the unlimited administration rights; same physical server; can’t have two web servers on the save box.

First Try: Installed on Windows 2003 Server with IIS ( Interne Information Service 6.0 )

Reason:

Library Web server, We have the unlimited administration rights;

same physical server; can’t have two web servers on the save box.

Installation on Windows 2003 Server with IIS --- Major Installation Procedures Install and configure IIS 6.0 Install MySQL Install PHP Download and install Drupal to a created directory under the root of IIS

Install and configure IIS 6.0

Install MySQL

Install PHP

Download and install Drupal to a created directory under the root of IIS

Installation on Windows 2003 Server with IIS – a “tragic end” Reason: There was no large enough user base of the Drupal customized for the Window IIS. As a results, there were too many unsolved bugs. After a “courageous battle”, we gave up.

Reason: There was no large enough user base of the Drupal customized for the Window IIS. As a results, there were too many unsolved bugs.

After a “courageous battle”, we gave up.

Installation on Linux Server with Apache --- end of the tunnel Campus IT rendered help: offering to host our Drupal on their Linux; giving administrator rights

Campus IT rendered help: offering to host our Drupal on their Linux; giving administrator rights

Installation on Linux Server Using Apache Install Apache Install MySQL Install PHP Download and install Drupal to a created directory under the root directory.

Install Apache

Install MySQL

Install PHP

Download and install Drupal to a created directory under the root directory.

Alternative: Installation on a Windows Server without IIS . XAMPP: XAMPP is a free and open source cross-platform web server package, consisting mainly of the Apache HTTP Server , MySQL database , and interpreters for scripts written in the PHP and Perl programming languages . -----Wikipedia

XAMPP: XAMPP is a free and open source cross-platform web server package, consisting mainly of the Apache HTTP Server , MySQL database , and interpreters for scripts written in the PHP and Perl programming languages .

-----Wikipedia

Install Drupal on a Windows Server without IIS --- Major Installation Procedures Download XAMPP Window version to a root director of a Drive ( example C:) Secure the XAMPP Configure MySQL Configure Apache Configure PHP

Download XAMPP Window version to a root director of a Drive ( example C:)

Secure the XAMPP

Configure MySQL

Configure Apache

Configure PHP

Build in Functions Collaborative book Role based permission system Searching User authentication Polls Templating Blogging Forum Analysis, tracking and statistics

Collaborative book

Role based permission system

Searching

User authentication

Polls

Templating

Blogging

Forum

Analysis, tracking and statistics

Add-in Modules CCK Views Webforms TinyMCE Image Web authentication Album photos Calendar

CCK

Views

Webforms

TinyMCE

Image

Web authentication

Album photos

Calendar

Administrator Interface

Administrative Menu Content management Site building Site configuration User management Report

Content management

Site building

Site

configuration

User management

Report

Modules Menu

When Working with Modules Modules can be found at http://drupal.org/node/206666 Download the module Upload it to the server Activate on the module on Module Menu page Change settings of the module if needed Note: Some modules are version dependent.

Modules can be found at http://drupal.org/node/206666

Download the module

Upload it to the server

Activate on the module on Module Menu page

Change settings of the module if needed

Note: Some modules are version dependent.

Content Types

User Roles

User Permissions

Themes

Looking for Themes http://drupal.org/project/Themes http://drupal2u.com/ http://www.freewebtemplates.com/templates/drupal-themes http://themebot.com/free-website-templates/drupal-themes Note: Just like modules, some themes are version dependent.

http://drupal.org/project/Themes

http://drupal2u.com/

http://www.freewebtemplates.com/templates/drupal-themes

http://themebot.com/free-website-templates/drupal-themes

Note: Just like modules, some themes are version dependent.

Content Contributor Interface

Intranet Homepage

Create Content

User Comment

Discussion Forum

Photo Album

Webform

Other Library Specific Modules Bibliography MARC Book Post Millennium Z39.50 Search

Bibliography

MARC

Book Post

Millennium

Z39.50 Search

Problems/Issues Extra fixes needed for PHP and Drupal when using Microsoft IIS as web server Some modules may conflict with Drupal core which leads to errors Integrating Drupal authentication with IU authentication system

Extra fixes needed for PHP and Drupal when using Microsoft IIS as web server

Some modules may conflict with Drupal core which leads to errors

Integrating Drupal authentication with IU authentication system

Learning Drupal Drupal in Libraries ( Library Technology Reports 44:4, May/June 2008) Drupal Dojo An archives of live Web trainings Lullabot Free podcasts, tutorials, blogs, etc.

Drupal in Libraries ( Library Technology Reports 44:4, May/June 2008)

Drupal Dojo

An archives of live Web trainings

Lullabot

Free podcasts, tutorials, blogs, etc.

Drupal Web Resources Drupal Official Website http://drupal.org Drupal and Libraries Listserv http://drupal4lib.org Drupal and Libraries Group http://groups.drupal.org/libraries Drupalib Library Drupallers Community http://drupalib.interoperating.info

Drupal Official Website

http://drupal.org

Drupal and Libraries Listserv

http://drupal4lib.org

Drupal and Libraries Group

http://groups.drupal.org/libraries

Drupalib Library Drupallers Community

http://drupalib.interoperating.info

Questions? Presentation slide available at: http://www.slideshare.net/cutemiffy/presentations Vincci Kwong Head of Web Services [email_address] AIM: HiMffy Kirby Cheng Head of Library Information Technology [email_address]

Presentation slide available at:

http://www.slideshare.net/cutemiffy/presentations

Vincci Kwong

Head of Web Services

[email_address]

AIM: HiMffy

Kirby Cheng

Head of Library Information Technology

[email_address]