Who is this guy anyway? Adult Services Librarian, Skokie Public Library Formerly the Adult and Web Services Librarian, Franklin Park Public Library Designed Franklin Park Public Library’s website using Drupal Designed Library Production Studio’s website using Drupal Part of the design team for the Skokie Business Portal website using Drupal Helped a few libraries get started with Drupal

Adult Services Librarian, Skokie Public Library

Formerly the Adult and Web Services Librarian, Franklin Park Public Library

Designed Franklin Park Public Library’s website using Drupal

Designed Library Production Studio’s website using Drupal

Part of the design team for the Skokie Business Portal website using Drupal

Helped a few libraries get started with Drupal

Content Management Systems (Framework) Drupal Wordpress Joomla Plone Mambo Etc.

Drupal

Wordpress

Joomla

Plone

Mambo

Etc.

Why Drupal? Free – Open Source – Evolving Menus User permissions Empower everybody/Spread the responsibility Themes Comments RSS Integration of blogs Fluid front page User profiles

Free – Open Source – Evolving

Menus

User permissions

Empower everybody/Spread the responsibility

Themes

Comments

RSS

Integration of blogs

Fluid front page

User profiles

So, is it easy?

Famous Drupal sites

A few local libraries using Drupal

And a few more

How it works

What we will go over Language Getting Started Themes Modules Concentrating on CCK and Views User permissions Blocks Menus

Language

Getting Started

Themes

Modules

Concentrating on CCK and Views

User permissions

Blocks

Menus

Drupalese Blocks Themes Core Modules Taxonomy Weight Node Path Page/Story/Content Type Drupal 6

Blocks

Themes

Core

Modules

Taxonomy

Weight

Node

Path

Page/Story/Content Type

Drupal 6

Basic configurations Site Name Email address Slogan Mission Date and Time Clean URLs Offline? Remember /user to log in again

Site Name

Email address

Slogan

Mission

Date and Time

Clean URLs

Offline?

Remember /user to log in again

Themes Drupal Theme Page

Settings for your theme Global Settings (pay attention to tabs) Display post Toggle Display Color Scheme Logo Favicon Switching Themes

Global Settings (pay attention to tabs)

Display post

Toggle Display

Color Scheme

Logo

Favicon

Switching Themes

But I want my own theme Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

Firefox/Firebug are your friends

Zen “ Zen is the ultimate starting theme for Drupal.” http://drupal.org/project/zen

Keep in mind CSS vs. Tables Accessibility Per Capita Grants http://groups.drupal.org/node/18595? http://www.ada.gov/websites2_prnt.pdf

CSS vs. Tables

Accessibility

Per Capita Grants

http://groups.drupal.org/node/18595?

http://www.ada.gov/websites2_prnt.pdf

Modules What are they? Add-ons Add capabilities Awesome!

What are they?

Add-ons

Add capabilities

Awesome!

Core Modules Blogs Profiles Page/Story Menu Blocks Taxonomy Path

Blogs

Profiles

Page/Story

Menu

Blocks

Taxonomy

Path

Contributed Modules Which ones to use ? Releases Issues Image by John Forsythe http://blamcast.net/articles/drupal-modules-word-cloud

Which ones to use ?

Releases

Issues

Content Construction Kit (CCK) and Views Modules

CCK Create content types Youth programs Teen programs Adult programs Databases Blogs Recommended websites

Create content types

Youth programs

Teen programs

Adult programs

Databases

Blogs

Recommended websites

Views Lists, lists, and more lists All programs, youth programs, adult programs, repeating programs, etc. Blocks Calendar A particular user’s posts Image Galleries Slideshows Ratings

Lists, lists, and more lists

All programs, youth programs, adult programs, repeating programs, etc.

Blocks

Calendar

A particular user’s posts

Image Galleries

Slideshows

Ratings

Hard to picture?

Taxonomy

A few cool modules Pathauto SOPAC Web Form Sign up Date and Date API Calendar Image Field and Image API Image Cache Scheduler Text Size Five Star and Vote API Printer Friendly WYSIWYG API FCKeditor Image Assist CAPTCHA Panels Content Template Nice Menus Administration Menu Google Analytics Link

Pathauto

SOPAC

Web Form

Sign up

Date and Date API

Calendar

Image Field and Image API

Image Cache

Scheduler

Text Size

Five Star and Vote API

Printer Friendly

WYSIWYG API

FCKeditor

Image Assist

CAPTCHA

Panels

Content Template

Nice Menus

Administration Menu

Google Analytics

Link

User Permissions: divide and conquer

Blocks Where Sidebars Header Footer Content Depends on Theme Use your CSS Configure

Where

Sidebars

Header

Footer

Content

Depends on Theme

Use your CSS

Configure

Menus Primary, Secondary, and Navigation Settings While creating content Weight Contextual Menus Nice Menus Module DHTML Menu

Primary, Secondary, and Navigation

Settings

While creating content

Weight

Contextual Menus

Nice Menus Module

DHTML Menu

Basic options for content Split summary Input format Revision information Comment settings File attachments URL path settings Authoring information Publishing options

Split summary

Input format

Revision information

Comment settings

File attachments

URL path settings

Authoring information

Publishing options

Good online resources Learn by the Drop http://learnbythedrop.com/ Drupal4lib Listserv http://listserv.uic.edu/archives/drupal4lib.html GotDrupal.com? http://gotdrupal.com/ Drupalib- Drupal for Libraries http://drupalib.interoperating.info/ Drupal Dojo http://drupaldojo.com/ Getting Started http://drupal.org/getting-started/6 Drupal Handbooks http://drupal.org/handbooks Support http://drupal.org/forum Library Drupal Group http://groups.drupal.org/libraries Lullabot http://www.lullabot.com/

Learn by the Drop http://learnbythedrop.com/

Drupal4lib Listserv http://listserv.uic.edu/archives/drupal4lib.html

GotDrupal.com? http://gotdrupal.com/

Drupalib- Drupal for Libraries http://drupalib.interoperating.info/

Drupal Dojo http://drupaldojo.com/

Getting Started http://drupal.org/getting-started/6

Drupal Handbooks http://drupal.org/handbooks

Support http://drupal.org/forum

Library Drupal Group http://groups.drupal.org/libraries

Lullabot http://www.lullabot.com/

A few books on Drupal

Local groups NSLS, DLS, PALS Web Services CoP June 15 th 10-12 at the Oak Park Public Library ALA Drupal4Lib BoF ALA 2009 … still working out the time

NSLS, DLS, PALS Web Services CoP

June 15 th 10-12 at the Oak Park Public Library

ALA Drupal4Lib BoF

ALA 2009 … still working out the time

Please feel free to contact me @ [email_address] http://twitter.com/mickjacobsen