Drupal and Libraries Ellyssa Kroski Computers in Libraries 2008

What is Drupal? How are Libraries Using Drupal? How can YOU get started using Drupal?

What is Drupal?

How are Libraries Using Drupal?

How can YOU get started using Drupal?

LIS901-06 http://www.infosherpas.com/fall2007

LIS901-06 http://www.infosherpas.com/fall2007

LIS901-06 http://www.infosherpas.com/fall2007

LIS901-06 http://www.infosherpas.com/fall2007

LIS901-06 http://www.infosherpas.com/fall2007

LIS901-06 http://www.infosherpas.com/fall2007

LIS901-06 http://www.infosherpas.com/fall2007

LIS901-06 http://www.infosherpas.com/fall2007

LIS901-06 http://www.infosherpas.com/fall2007

LIS901-06 http://www.infosherpas.com/fall2007

LIS901-06 http://www.infosherpas.com/fall2007

LIS901-06 Features Multiple Blogs Tagging Social Bookmarking Send to Friend Photo Sharing Video Sharing User Polls User Profiles Friends Lists Guestbooks Synchronous Chat Events Calendar RSS Feeds Image Galleries Recent/Popular Views Most Emailed FAQ Private Messaging

Multiple Blogs

Tagging

Social Bookmarking

Send to Friend

Photo Sharing

Video Sharing

User Polls

User Profiles

Friends Lists

Guestbooks

Synchronous Chat

Events Calendar

RSS Feeds

Image Galleries

Recent/Popular Views

Most Emailed

FAQ

Private Messaging

What is Drupal? Free Open-Source Content Management System Social-Enabled Software

Free

Open-Source

Content Management System

Social-Enabled Software

Technology Platform Apache MySQL PHP WAMP (Windows)/LAMP (Linux)/MAMP (Mac)

Apache

MySQL

PHP

WAMP (Windows)/LAMP (Linux)/MAMP (Mac)

Structure Core Basic functionality CMS Comes with some additional functionality pre-installed such as: User blogs Profiles Taxonomy Forum Statistics Strictly monitored

Core

Basic functionality

CMS

Comes with some additional functionality pre-installed such as:

User blogs

Profiles

Taxonomy

Forum

Statistics

Strictly monitored

Structure Contributed Modules Plug-ins which offer additional functionality Developed by the user community Over 1,900 contributed modules of varying levels of quality Stable & highly useful modules may be added to the next “Core” release “Nearly Core” Organic Groups Views CCK

Contributed Modules

Plug-ins which offer additional functionality

Developed by the user community

Over 1,900 contributed modules of varying levels of quality

Stable & highly useful modules may be added to the next “Core” release

“Nearly Core”

Organic Groups

Views

CCK

Structure Themes Design layouts and color schemes for Drupal websites Many themes available on drupal.org Custom themes HTML PHP CSS

Themes

Design layouts and color schemes for Drupal websites

Many themes available on drupal.org

Custom themes

HTML

PHP

CSS

Community Robust Open-Source Community Drupal Groups - 36,000+ members IRC Channels Drupal Camps Drupal Conferences Drupal version 6 – over 100,000 downloads first month Previous versions downloaded 600,000+ times http://drupal.org Download Modules, Themes, etc. Documentation Support Forums

Robust Open-Source Community

Drupal Groups - 36,000+ members

IRC Channels

Drupal Camps

Drupal Conferences

Drupal version 6 – over 100,000 downloads first month

Previous versions downloaded 600,000+ times

http://drupal.org

Download Modules, Themes, etc.

Documentation

Support

Forums

Administrative Menu

Modules Menu

How are Libraries Using Drupal? Library Websites Staff Intranets Collaboration Tools Communities of Interest

Library Websites

Staff Intranets

Collaboration Tools

Communities of Interest

Ann Arbor District Libraries http://www.aadl.org

AADL and Drupal Library Website Custom module reformats OPAC to produce an integrated catalog Over 13,400 comments 50,000 unique users Page views increased 216% Development Blog http://www.aadl.org/devblog Video game tournament system New Web service based on Drupal 6 GTSystem.org Info graciously provided by: Eli Neiburger, Information Access & Systems Manager, Ann Arbor District Library

Library Website

Custom module reformats OPAC to produce an integrated catalog

Over 13,400 comments

50,000 unique users

Page views increased 216%

Development Blog

http://www.aadl.org/devblog

Video game tournament system

New Web service based on Drupal 6

GTSystem.org

Oregon Libraries Network http://www.oregonlibraries.net

L-Net and Drupal Staff Intranet Manages 65,000 Virtual Reference Transcripts Prototyping automatic generation of subject guides based on patron question keywords Library Website Combined library website, WordPress blog, and wiki into one Librarian Blogs, User Profiles, Friends Lists, Favorites “ With Drupal, we don’t have to spend a lot to add tools and functionality to our website.” Info graciously provided by: Caleb Tucker-Raymond, Oregon Statewide Digital Reference Services Coordinator, Oregon Libraries Network

Staff Intranet

Manages 65,000 Virtual Reference Transcripts

Prototyping automatic generation of subject guides based on patron question keywords

Library Website

Combined library website, WordPress blog, and wiki into one

Librarian Blogs, User Profiles, Friends Lists, Favorites

“ With Drupal, we don’t have to spend a lot to add tools and functionality to our website.”

Franklin Park Public Library http://www.franklinparklibrary.org

Franklin Park and Drupal Library Website Small library without IT staff Created by one person in 2 ½ months Replaced old, HTML library website Librarian and Director Blogs Patron Commenting New RSS Feeds Info graciously provided by: Mikael Lars Jacobsen, Adult Services Librarian, Franklin Park Public Library

Library Website

Small library without IT staff

Created by one person in 2 ½ months

Replaced old, HTML library website

Librarian and Director Blogs

Patron Commenting

New RSS Feeds

St. Lawrence University Library http://sciencelibrary.stlawu.edu

St. Lawrence and Drupal Staff Intranet Professional staff and student library workers communicate about patron interactions Website Redesign Communication Tool Students, faculty, and staff to collaborate and provide input about website Public Website Fall 2008 Will combine all university library websites Building a course resources module Students contribute photos, bibliographies, etc. Info graciously provided by: Eric Williams-Bergen, Science Librarian, Launders Science Library, St. Lawrence University

Staff Intranet

Professional staff and student library workers communicate about patron interactions

Website Redesign Communication Tool

Students, faculty, and staff to collaborate and provide input about website

Public Website

Fall 2008

Will combine all university library websites

Building a course resources module

Students contribute photos, bibliographies, etc.

University of Minnesota Libraries http://biomed.lib.umn.edu

University of Minnesota Libraries and Drupal Library Website EthicShare Mellon Foundation funded Scholarly networking around the issue of ethics http:// www.lib.umn.edu/about/ethicshare/index.html Harvest Choice Gates Foundation funded Combined their expertise with bibliographic data with CH2MHill’s Mapping & GIS expertise for an agriculture resource http:// harvestchoice.org Usability Testing http://groups.drupal.org/node/9339 Info graciously provided by: Cody Hanson, Technology Librarian, University of Minnesota

Library Website

EthicShare

Mellon Foundation funded

Scholarly networking around the issue of ethics

http:// www.lib.umn.edu/about/ethicshare/index.html

Harvest Choice

Gates Foundation funded

Combined their expertise with bibliographic data with CH2MHill’s Mapping & GIS expertise for an agriculture resource

http:// harvestchoice.org

Usability Testing

http://groups.drupal.org/node/9339

UAA/APU Consortium Library http://consortiumlibrary.org

UAA/APU and Drupal Multi-Site Installation 3 websites, one code base, one database Staff Intranet Faculty and staff can update public pages Collaborate and share information between departments Library Website Previously static HTML site Distance Learners Edition FAQs MySite Module Info graciously provided by: Ian Chan, Web Services Librarian, UAA/APU Consortium Library

Multi-Site Installation

3 websites, one code base, one database

Staff Intranet

Faculty and staff can update public pages

Collaborate and share information between departments

Library Website

Previously static HTML site

Distance Learners Edition

FAQs

MySite Module

IUPUI Library http://www-lib.iupui.edu

IUPUI Library and Drupal Library Website Retrieves their list of databases along with descriptions and categories from ExLibris’ Metalib X-Server Librarians have their own subject pages Future plans Librarian profiles Patrons to customize the look of the library webpage Staff Intranet Info graciously provided by: Andy Smith, Lead Technology Analyst, IUPUI University Library

Library Website

Retrieves their list of databases along with descriptions and categories from ExLibris’ Metalib X-Server

Librarians have their own subject pages

Future plans

Librarian profiles

Patrons to customize the look of the library webpage

Staff Intranet

Simon Fraser University Learning Commons http://workshops.learningcommons.sfu.ca

SFU and Drupal Student Learning Commons Workshops Students can pre-register for workshops If classes are full, students are notified that they have been wait-listed Staff can manage registrations View and delete students Place limits on number of registrants Send mass mailings to entire class lists Download student information Info graciously provided by: Mark Jordan, Head of Library Systems, W.A.C. Bennett Library, Simon Fraser University

Student Learning Commons Workshops

Students can pre-register for workshops

If classes are full, students are notified that they have been wait-listed

Staff can manage registrations

View and delete students

Place limits on number of registrants

Send mass mailings to entire class lists

Download student information

Florida State University Libraries http://www.lib.fsu.edu

FSU Libraries and Drupal Exploring: Different Content types for E-Resources Library Study Spaces Programs & Events News & Announcements Projects User Profiles Taxonomies for different user groups Faculty Staff Department Subject area Info graciously provided by: Jonathan Blackburn, Web Development Librarian, Florida State University Libraries Library Website Using Pages with legacy databases 2 User Groups Explore Incremental Improvements

Exploring:

Different Content types for

E-Resources

Library Study Spaces

Programs & Events

News & Announcements

Projects

User Profiles

Taxonomies for different user groups

Faculty

Staff

Department

Subject area

Library Website

Using Pages with legacy databases

2 User Groups Explore Incremental Improvements

Red Deer Public Library http://www.rdpl.org

Red Deer Public Library and Drupal Library Website News Feeds Librarian Bloggers Patron commenting Staff Intranet “ Just Testing” section where new modules are announced and tested by staff Staff Blogging Project Planning Library Board Intranet Communication tool for Board trustees Electionforum.ca Website for October 2007 municipal election Candidates for mayor, city council, and school boards blogged Info graciously provided by: Dean Frey, Director, Red Deer Public Library

Library Website

News Feeds

Librarian Bloggers

Patron commenting

Staff Intranet

“ Just Testing” section where new modules are announced and tested by staff

Staff Blogging

Project Planning

Library Board Intranet

Communication tool for Board trustees

Electionforum.ca

Website for October 2007 municipal election

Candidates for mayor, city council, and school boards blogged

University of Alaska Fairbanks Libraries http://library.uaf.edu

UAF Libraries and Drupal Library Website They wanted to distribute process of updating the website throughout the organization DVD Browser A screen-scraping search of SIRSI catalog pulls out movies and puts them in Drupal database with IMDB covers Top Clicks section displays the most popular content Ad Module for house ads which promote the library’s content, collections, and services to visitors Info graciously provided by: Ilana Kingsley, Assistant Professor & Web Librarian, Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Library Website

They wanted to distribute process of updating the website throughout the organization

DVD Browser

A screen-scraping search of SIRSI catalog pulls out movies and puts them in Drupal database with IMDB covers

Top Clicks section displays the most popular content

Ad Module for house ads which promote the library’s content, collections, and services to visitors

Hoover Public Library http://www.hoover.lib.al.us

Hoover Public Library and Drupal Library Website Wanted a way to separate content from display Wanted to distribute Web content updates Captcha module solved spam problems Listing Events and RSS Feeds Several microsites on one Drupal install “ Drupal puts me in a position where I can concentrate on having good content and a well-organized website, rather than troubleshooting back-end stuff”. Info graciously provided by: Mike Benson, Webmaster, Hoover Public Library

Library Website

Wanted a way to separate content from display

Wanted to distribute Web content updates

Captcha module solved spam problems

Listing Events and RSS Feeds

Several microsites on one Drupal install

“ Drupal puts me in a position where I can concentrate on having good content and a well-organized website, rather than troubleshooting back-end stuff”.

University of Saskatchewan Library https://library.usask.ca

University of Saskatchewan Libraries and Drupal Library Website New Book Listings Room Bookings Custom module for patron types Resource Handling Module E-Resources Module Staff Intranet Manages hours Directory System User Permissions May Develop Dissertations Database Info graciously provided by: Patricia Moore, Information Systems & Technology Librarian, University of Saskatchewan Libraries

Library Website

New Book Listings

Room Bookings

Custom module for patron types

Resource Handling Module

E-Resources Module

Staff Intranet

Manages hours

Directory System

User Permissions

May Develop Dissertations Database

Cleveland Public Library http://www.cpl.org

Cleveland Public Library and Drupal Library Website Each library subject area has its own sub-site Custom module for multi-site search Blogging, social bookmarking, RSS feeds Customized Events module Staff Intranet Clevenet Consortium site Ohio Center for the Book http://www.ohiocenterforthebook.org Launched April 4, 2008 Concerns Original developer has left the organization Drupal is not vendor supported Drupal developers are hard-to-find Easier for staff to use day-to day but “Not a clear win” Info graciously provided by: Bob Carterette, Automation Administrator, and David Reynolds, Web Applications Specialist, Cleveland Public Library

Library Website

Each library subject area has its own sub-site

Custom module for multi-site search

Blogging, social bookmarking, RSS feeds

Customized Events module

Staff Intranet

Clevenet Consortium site

Ohio Center for the Book

http://www.ohiocenterforthebook.org

Launched April 4, 2008

Concerns

Original developer has left the organization

Drupal is not vendor supported

Drupal developers are hard-to-find

Easier for staff to use day-to day but “Not a clear win”

Idaho Commission for Libraries http://libraries.idaho.gov

ICFL and Drupal Library Website New social-enabled website to launch September, 2008 Blogging, commenting, social bookmarking, tagging Separating technology responsibilities from content management E-Branch in a Box Program “ Out of the box and onto the web in 30 minutes. “ Provides Drupal websites to all state-funded libraries in Idaho Reduced the technology and time barrier for librarians in Idaho libraries 52 libraries have set up these Drupal-based sites http://help.lili.org Staff Intranet Agendas Blog for informal news Info graciously provided by: Michael Samuelson, Web Developer, Idaho Commission for Libraries

Library Website

New social-enabled website to launch September, 2008

Blogging, commenting, social bookmarking, tagging

Separating technology responsibilities from content management

E-Branch in a Box Program

“ Out of the box and onto the web in 30 minutes. “

Provides Drupal websites to all state-funded libraries in Idaho

Reduced the technology and time barrier for librarians in Idaho libraries

52 libraries have set up these Drupal-based sites

http://help.lili.org

Staff Intranet

Agendas

Blog for informal news

Westlake Porter Public Library http://www.westlakelibrary.org

Monterrey Technology Library http://biblioteca.mty.itesm.mx

School Library System of Genesee Valley Boces http://sls.gvboces.org

Hamline University Law Library http://law.hamline.edu/library/law-library.html

SWON Libraries http://www.swonlibraries.org

Drupal & Libraries Trends Libraries are using it to distribute the management of website content Drupal is being used to empower students, faculty, and staff to create their own content Most libraries who have done one website in Drupal have had positive results and are expanding their Drupal efforts Many smaller projects are being created by librarians Drupal is often used to present new and different views of library content Commonly used for library staff intranets

Libraries are using it to distribute the management of website content

Drupal is being used to empower students, faculty, and staff to create their own content

Most libraries who have done one website in Drupal have had positive results and are expanding their Drupal efforts

Many smaller projects are being created by librarians

Drupal is often used to present new and different views of library content

Commonly used for library staff intranets

Getting Started Tips Check out some Drupal sites: http:// buytaert.net/tag/drupal -sites Browse modules http://drupal.org/project/Modules Talk to other libraries & librarians using the technology Sign up for a free trial with a Drupal host such as Bryght http:// www.bryght.com and experiment with an installation Check out library-friendly modules

Check out some Drupal sites: http:// buytaert.net/tag/drupal -sites

Browse modules http://drupal.org/project/Modules

Talk to other libraries & librarians using the technology

Sign up for a free trial with a Drupal host such as Bryght http:// www.bryght.com and experiment with an installation

Check out library-friendly modules

Bibliography Module Manage & display lists of scholarly publications bibTex and Endnote Import/Export http://drupal.org/project/biblio Marc Record Creates a library catalog by importing Marc records http://drupal.org/project/marc Book Review Publish book reviews Fields for unlimited authors, booktitle, cover image, publisher, copyright, isbn, # of pages, price, synopsis, table of contents and the review text http:// drupal.org/project/bookreview Five Modules Librarians Should Know About

Bibliography Module

Manage & display lists of scholarly publications

bibTex and Endnote Import/Export

http://drupal.org/project/biblio

Marc Record

Creates a library catalog by importing Marc records

http://drupal.org/project/marc

Book Review

Publish book reviews

Fields for unlimited authors, booktitle, cover image, publisher, copyright, isbn, # of pages, price, synopsis, table of contents and the review text

http:// drupal.org/project/bookreview

Bibliography Module

Five Modules Librarians Should Know About Millennium Searches Innovative Interfaces’ Millennium WebOpac for MARC records Creates a Drupal-based library catalog http://drupal.org/project/millennium Z39.50 Search Searches the world’s libraries and presents results http://drupal.org/project/z3950

Millennium

Searches Innovative Interfaces’ Millennium WebOpac for MARC records

Creates a Drupal-based library catalog

http://drupal.org/project/millennium

Z39.50 Search

Searches the world’s libraries and presents results

http://drupal.org/project/z3950

Millennium Module

Modules I Used for LIS901-06 CCK Development Event Image Image Assist Avatar Selection Chat Room FAQ Favorite Nodes Feedback Forward Guestbook Masquerade Month Service Links Signup Tabbed Blocks Thickbox TinyMCE Buddylist Tagadelic Views

CCK

Development

Event

Image

Image Assist

Avatar Selection

Chat Room

FAQ

Favorite Nodes

Feedback

Forward

Guestbook

Masquerade

Month

Service Links

Signup

Tabbed Blocks

Thickbox

TinyMCE

Buddylist

Tagadelic

Views

Drupal Web Resources 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

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 Community Resources DrupalCamp http:// barcamp.org DrupalCons Boston2008 http://drupal.org/drupalconboston2008 Barcelona2007 http://drupal.org/node/177855 Drupal IRC Channels http://drupal.org/node/108355

DrupalCamp

http:// barcamp.org

DrupalCons

Boston2008 http://drupal.org/drupalconboston2008

Barcelona2007 http://drupal.org/node/177855

Drupal IRC Channels

http://drupal.org/node/108355

Learning Drupal Library Technology Report - May 2008 “Drupal for Library Web Development” by Christopher Harris and Andrew Austin Screencast: Creating a Library Database Page with Drupal http://chicagolibrarian.com/node/262 Lullabot Drupal Podcasts http://www.lullabot.com/podcast Drupal DoJo http:// drupaldojo.com

Library Technology Report - May 2008 “Drupal for Library Web Development” by Christopher Harris and Andrew Austin

Screencast: Creating a Library Database Page with Drupal

http://chicagolibrarian.com/node/262

Lullabot Drupal Podcasts

http://www.lullabot.com/podcast

Drupal DoJo

http:// drupaldojo.com

Drupal Song http://tinyurl.com/288atb

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InfoTangle

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