This document provides an overview of Drupal, an open source content management system. It introduces the presenter as an experienced Drupal librarian and discusses key Drupal concepts like modules, themes, taxonomy, views and user permissions. Useful online resources for learning Drupal are also listed.

2. 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

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

4. 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

5. So, is it easy?

6. Famous Drupal sites

7. A few local libraries using Drupal

8. And a few more

9. How it works

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

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

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

13. Themes Drupal Theme Page

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

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

16. Firefox/Firebug are your friends

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

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

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

20. Core Modules Blogs Profiles Page/Story Menu Blocks Taxonomy Path

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

22. Content Construction Kit (CCK) and Views Modules

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

24. 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

25. Hard to picture?

26. Taxonomy

27. 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

28. User Permissions: divide and conquer

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

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

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

32. 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/

33. A few books on Drupal

34. 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

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