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© 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013
Getting Started with
Drupal in a Library
Ken Varnum
Web Systems Manager
University of Michigan Library
@varnum | varnum@umich.edu
© 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013
Overview
• Content Management
• Drupal
• Concepts
• Questions
• Drawing for a copy of “Drupal in Libraries”
© 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013
Content Management Systems
So what is a Content Management System?
• They come in lots of flavors:
Drupal, WordPress, Joomla, Plone, etc.
• Are a database for your website
• Separate words from interface
• Centralize back end in one system
• Distributed authorship
© 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013
• Eliminate redundancy
– Simplify everything through consolidation
• Control
– What needs control or oversight in your
organization?
• Staffing levels
– Put right staff in right place
– Outsource hosting, worry about customizing?
CMS Advantages – Back End
© 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013
• A CMS separates content creation from
programming
• Removes most skill barriers from
authoring
– May require additional training, procedures
CMS Advantages -- Staff
© 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013
Why Open Source
• Open source tools are responsibility of those
who use them
• Code is available for use, reuse, revision
• Security risks identified & patched
• Bugs identified & patched
• By who? Everyone (in a healthy ecosystem)
© 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013
Why Drupal
• Arguably most popular open source CMS
system
• Heavily used by libraries of all sizes
• 6400 modules, 450 themes for the current
release
© 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013
Libraries Using Drupal
• Aarhus public libraries,
Denmark
• Adams County Public
Library (OH)
• Arlington Heights
Memorial Library
• Altadena Library District
(CA)
• Ann Arbor District
Library
• Anythink Libraries
• Arapahoe Library District
• Athens County Public
Libraries
• Maryland AskUsNow!
• Ballerup public libraries,
Denmark
• Bellaire Public Library
(OH)
• Benicia Public Library
• Bexley Public Library
(OH)
• Brawley Public Library
• Brighton District Library,
Michigan
• Brown County Public
Library (OH)
• Camarena Memorial
Library
• Cambridge Libraries
(ON)
• Canton Public Library
• Cardington-Lincoln
Public Library (OH)
• Carnegie Public Library
(OH)
• Casey-Cardinia Library
Corporation, Australia
• Centerburg Public
Library (OH)
• Champaign County
Public Library (OH)
• Chillicothe & Ross
County Public Library
(OH)
• City of Commerce Public
Library (CA)
• Clark County Public
Library (OH)
• Claymont Public Library
(OH)
• Coldwater Public Library
(OH)
• Columbus Metropolitan
Library(OH)
• Conneaut Public Library
(OH)
• Coventry Public Library
(RI)
• Cuyahoga Falls Library
(OH) (Kids theme, Teens
theme)
• Daniel Boone Regional
Library
• Darien Library
• Denny Ashby Library
(WA)
• Denver Public Library
• Denver Public Library
Teens
• Denver Public Library
Spanish
• Dover Public Library
(OH)
• Douglas County Libraries
• Dundee Library and
Information Services
• East Greenwich Free
Library (RI)
• ExploreOhio (sponsored
by OPLIN)
• Findlay-Hancock County
Public Library (OH)
• Fort Recovery Public
Library (OH)
• Franklin Park Public
Library
• Franklin-Springboro
Public Library (OH)
• Geelong Regional
Library, Australia
• Germantown Public
Library (OH)
• Gnadenhutten Public
Library (OH)
• Grafton-Midview Public
Library(OH)
• Grand County Library
District
• Great River Regional
Library (Central
Minnesota)
• Gwinnett County Public
Library (GA)
• Hamilton Public
Library(ON)
• Harbor-Topky Memorial
Library (OH)
• Harrison District Library
(MI)
• Henderson Memorial
Public Library (OH)
• Herbert Wescoat
Memorial Library (OH)
• Homer Public Library
(OH)
• Homewood Public
Library (AL)
• Hoover Alabama Public
Library
• Idaho's statewide public
library web site project:
eBranch
• Ida Rupp Public Library
(OH)
• Jackson City Library (OH)
• Jackson District Library
• Jasper County Public
Library (IN)
• Jolliet Public Library(IL)
• J.R. Clarke Public Library
(OH)
• Kansas City Public
Library
• Kate Love Simpson
Morgan County Library
(OH)
• Keene Public Library
(NH)
• Kinderhook Memorial
Library
• Kirtland Public Library
(OH)
• Kitsap Regional Library
(WA)
• Lexington Public
Library(KY)
• Libraries of Stevens
County (WA)
• Lima Public Library (OH)
• Logan-Hocking County
District Library (OH)
• London Public Library
• London Public Library
(OH)
• Loudonville Public
Library (OH)
• Madison Public Library
(WI)
• Marion Public Library
(OH) (Kids theme, Teens
theme)
• Marvin Memorial Library
(OH)
• Mary L. Cook Public
Library (OH) (Kids
theme, Teens theme)
• Mead Public Library
(Teens theme, Kids
theme)
• Meigs County District
Public Library (OH)
• Mercer County District
Public Library (OH)
• Metropolitan
Cooperative Library
System (Los Angeles)
• Milton-Union Public
Library (OH)
• Minverva Public Library
(OH)
• Missouri River Regional
Library
• Monterey Park
Bruggemeyer Library
• Mount Gilead Public
Library (OH)
• Napoleon Public Library
(OH)
• National Library of
Australia, Australia
• Northbrook Public
Library (Northbrook, IL)
• North Kingstown Free
Library (North
Kingstown, RI)
• The New Jersey State
Library
• New York Public Library
• Ohio Public Library
Information Network
(OPLIN)
• Oregon Libraries
Network
• Orrville Public Library
(OH)
• Oslo Public Library
• Palos Verdes Library
District
• Pataskala Public Library
(OH)
• Pere Marquette District
Library (MI)
• Perry County District
Library (OH)
• Perry Public Library (OH)
• Pikes Peak Library
District (CO)
• Piscataway Public
Library(NJ)
• Portage County District
Library (OH)
• Prince George's County
Memorial Library System
• Puskarich Public Library
System (OH)
• Powell River Public
Library
• Prince Rupert Library
• Red Deer Public Library
• Redwood Library and
Athenæum (Newport,
RI)
• Rhode Island Library
Association
• Richland Library (SC)
• Ritzville Public Library
(WA)
• Rodman Public Library
(OH) (Kids theme, Teens
theme)
• San Anselmo Public
Library
• Santa Clarita Public
Library
• Schlow Centre Region
Library (Central
Pennsylvania)
• South San Francisco
Public Library
• Skokienet run by Skokie
Public Library
• State Library of Victoria,
Australia
• Stockholm Public Library
(Mobile version)
• Stow-Munroe Falls
Public Library
• Stowe Free Library
• Traverse Area District
Library
• Troy-Miami County
Public Library (OH)
• Tuscarawas County
Public Library (OH)
• Warner Public Library
• Warwick Public Library
(RI)
• Washington County
Cooperative Library
Services (Oregon)
• Washington County
Public Library(OH)
• Vaski-kirjastot consortia
(Western Finland)
• Waterford Township
Public Library (MI)
• Waukegan Public Library
• West Lake Porter Public
Library
• West Linn, Oregon
Public Library
• Williams County Public
Library (OH)
• Wissahickon Valley
Public Library (PA)
• Worthington Libraries,
Worthington, OH
(mobile site)
• Wood County District
Public Library (OH)
• Wright Memorial Public
Library (OH)
• Zadar Public Library,
Croatia
http://groups.drupal.org/node/13473
© 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013
Building Blocks
• Content
• Functionality
• Interface
Flickr user Artful Magpie
© 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013
Content
• Content is defined by a “content type”
• Fields of information that go with it
• Combines metadata with display data
• Define to meet your needs
© 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013
Functionality
• Functionality is added through modules
• There are thousands at drupal.org
• Can write your own if you need to
• Basically, uses PHP & Drupal’s API
© 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013
Interface
• Themes are the “skin” for the site
• Pick from hundreds that already exist
• Customize them
• Write your own (advanced)
• Themes organize the page into blocks
(regions) that you can place content in
© 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013
DEMO – Drupal in place, getting
started
Switch to live demo
© 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013
Requirements for Running Drupal
• Web-connected computer
• Windows, Unix (Macintosh), Linux
• Run it on your own computer
© 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013
Where to Get It
DIY
• Drupal.org
• Acquia downloads
Hosted Solutions
• lishost.org
• Cherry Hill, Acquia
• Just about any ISP
© 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013
And the Winner Is….
Drawing for free copy of “Drupal in Libraries”
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Bonus!
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Getting Started with Drupal

  • 1. © 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013 Getting Started with Drupal in a Library Ken Varnum Web Systems Manager University of Michigan Library @varnum | varnum@umich.edu
  • 2. © 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013 Overview • Content Management • Drupal • Concepts • Questions • Drawing for a copy of “Drupal in Libraries”
  • 3. © 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013 Content Management Systems So what is a Content Management System? • They come in lots of flavors: Drupal, WordPress, Joomla, Plone, etc. • Are a database for your website • Separate words from interface • Centralize back end in one system • Distributed authorship
  • 4. © 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013 • Eliminate redundancy – Simplify everything through consolidation • Control – What needs control or oversight in your organization? • Staffing levels – Put right staff in right place – Outsource hosting, worry about customizing? CMS Advantages – Back End
  • 5. © 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013 • A CMS separates content creation from programming • Removes most skill barriers from authoring – May require additional training, procedures CMS Advantages -- Staff
  • 6. © 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013 Why Open Source • Open source tools are responsibility of those who use them • Code is available for use, reuse, revision • Security risks identified & patched • Bugs identified & patched • By who? Everyone (in a healthy ecosystem)
  • 7. © 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013 Why Drupal • Arguably most popular open source CMS system • Heavily used by libraries of all sizes • 6400 modules, 450 themes for the current release
  • 8. © 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013 Libraries Using Drupal • Aarhus public libraries, Denmark • Adams County Public Library (OH) • Arlington Heights Memorial Library • Altadena Library District (CA) • Ann Arbor District Library • Anythink Libraries • Arapahoe Library District • Athens County Public Libraries • Maryland AskUsNow! • Ballerup public libraries, Denmark • Bellaire Public Library (OH) • Benicia Public Library • Bexley Public Library (OH) • Brawley Public Library • Brighton District Library, Michigan • Brown County Public Library (OH) • Camarena Memorial Library • Cambridge Libraries (ON) • Canton Public Library • Cardington-Lincoln Public Library (OH) • Carnegie Public Library (OH) • Casey-Cardinia Library Corporation, Australia • Centerburg Public Library (OH) • Champaign County Public Library (OH) • Chillicothe & Ross County Public Library (OH) • City of Commerce Public Library (CA) • Clark County Public Library (OH) • Claymont Public Library (OH) • Coldwater Public Library (OH) • Columbus Metropolitan Library(OH) • Conneaut Public Library (OH) • Coventry Public Library (RI) • Cuyahoga Falls Library (OH) (Kids theme, Teens theme) • Daniel Boone Regional Library • Darien Library • Denny Ashby Library (WA) • Denver Public Library • Denver Public Library Teens • Denver Public Library Spanish • Dover Public Library (OH) • Douglas County Libraries • Dundee Library and Information Services • East Greenwich Free Library (RI) • ExploreOhio (sponsored by OPLIN) • Findlay-Hancock County Public Library (OH) • Fort Recovery Public Library (OH) • Franklin Park Public Library • Franklin-Springboro Public Library (OH) • Geelong Regional Library, Australia • Germantown Public Library (OH) • Gnadenhutten Public Library (OH) • Grafton-Midview Public Library(OH) • Grand County Library District • Great River Regional Library (Central Minnesota) • Gwinnett County Public Library (GA) • Hamilton Public Library(ON) • Harbor-Topky Memorial Library (OH) • Harrison District Library (MI) • Henderson Memorial Public Library (OH) • Herbert Wescoat Memorial Library (OH) • Homer Public Library (OH) • Homewood Public Library (AL) • Hoover Alabama Public Library • Idaho's statewide public library web site project: eBranch • Ida Rupp Public Library (OH) • Jackson City Library (OH) • Jackson District Library • Jasper County Public Library (IN) • Jolliet Public Library(IL) • J.R. Clarke Public Library (OH) • Kansas City Public Library • Kate Love Simpson Morgan County Library (OH) • Keene Public Library (NH) • Kinderhook Memorial Library • Kirtland Public Library (OH) • Kitsap Regional Library (WA) • Lexington Public Library(KY) • Libraries of Stevens County (WA) • Lima Public Library (OH) • Logan-Hocking County District Library (OH) • London Public Library • London Public Library (OH) • Loudonville Public Library (OH) • Madison Public Library (WI) • Marion Public Library (OH) (Kids theme, Teens theme) • Marvin Memorial Library (OH) • Mary L. Cook Public Library (OH) (Kids theme, Teens theme) • Mead Public Library (Teens theme, Kids theme) • Meigs County District Public Library (OH) • Mercer County District Public Library (OH) • Metropolitan Cooperative Library System (Los Angeles) • Milton-Union Public Library (OH) • Minverva Public Library (OH) • Missouri River Regional Library • Monterey Park Bruggemeyer Library • Mount Gilead Public Library (OH) • Napoleon Public Library (OH) • National Library of Australia, Australia • Northbrook Public Library (Northbrook, IL) • North Kingstown Free Library (North Kingstown, RI) • The New Jersey State Library • New York Public Library • Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN) • Oregon Libraries Network • Orrville Public Library (OH) • Oslo Public Library • Palos Verdes Library District • Pataskala Public Library (OH) • Pere Marquette District Library (MI) • Perry County District Library (OH) • Perry Public Library (OH) • Pikes Peak Library District (CO) • Piscataway Public Library(NJ) • Portage County District Library (OH) • Prince George's County Memorial Library System • Puskarich Public Library System (OH) • Powell River Public Library • Prince Rupert Library • Red Deer Public Library • Redwood Library and Athenæum (Newport, RI) • Rhode Island Library Association • Richland Library (SC) • Ritzville Public Library (WA) • Rodman Public Library (OH) (Kids theme, Teens theme) • San Anselmo Public Library • Santa Clarita Public Library • Schlow Centre Region Library (Central Pennsylvania) • South San Francisco Public Library • Skokienet run by Skokie Public Library • State Library of Victoria, Australia • Stockholm Public Library (Mobile version) • Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library • Stowe Free Library • Traverse Area District Library • Troy-Miami County Public Library (OH) • Tuscarawas County Public Library (OH) • Warner Public Library • Warwick Public Library (RI) • Washington County Cooperative Library Services (Oregon) • Washington County Public Library(OH) • Vaski-kirjastot consortia (Western Finland) • Waterford Township Public Library (MI) • Waukegan Public Library • West Lake Porter Public Library • West Linn, Oregon Public Library • Williams County Public Library (OH) • Wissahickon Valley Public Library (PA) • Worthington Libraries, Worthington, OH (mobile site) • Wood County District Public Library (OH) • Wright Memorial Public Library (OH) • Zadar Public Library, Croatia http://groups.drupal.org/node/13473
  • 9. © 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013 Building Blocks • Content • Functionality • Interface Flickr user Artful Magpie
  • 10. © 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013 Content • Content is defined by a “content type” • Fields of information that go with it • Combines metadata with display data • Define to meet your needs
  • 11. © 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013 Functionality • Functionality is added through modules • There are thousands at drupal.org • Can write your own if you need to • Basically, uses PHP & Drupal’s API
  • 12. © 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013 Interface • Themes are the “skin” for the site • Pick from hundreds that already exist • Customize them • Write your own (advanced) • Themes organize the page into blocks (regions) that you can place content in
  • 13. © 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013 DEMO – Drupal in place, getting started Switch to live demo
  • 14. © 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013 Requirements for Running Drupal • Web-connected computer • Windows, Unix (Macintosh), Linux • Run it on your own computer
  • 15. © 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013 Where to Get It DIY • Drupal.org • Acquia downloads Hosted Solutions • lishost.org • Cherry Hill, Acquia • Just about any ISP
  • 16. © 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013 And the Winner Is…. Drawing for free copy of “Drupal in Libraries”
  • 17. © 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013 Bonus! Drupal in Libraries at Amazon.com http://amzn.to/drupalinlibraries

Editor's Notes

  1. Abstract: Drupal is a powerful yet flexible tool for managing a library web site. It has an undeserved reputation for being hard for non-programmers to use. In fact, it is easy to set up a Drupal-powered website for your library without knowing any programming languages. In this workshop, the author of "Drupal in Libraries" (ALA TechSource, 2012) will provide a brief introduction to content management software and present the basic steps needed to create a simple web site using Drupal. We will explore the basic content authoring interface for a site and see how easy it is to create content for your library's needs.
  2. Eliminate redundant interfaces - Makes creating, managing, and *using* content easier for all - Can make granularity of content harder to see - If you can do one function, you can do all - More burden on center to keep everything up; harder to delegate - Parts of your library may feel loss of control; may become data providers without the “pleasure” of maintaining the interfaceTeach one system - Everyone can be [somewhat easily] taught to use the system on the authoring side - Requires training effort. Easier/harder than Dreamweaver/raw HTML?Democratize content creation - Everyone can be an author – yay! - Everyone can be an author – uh oh. Does everyone understand how to speak with the library’s voice? - Editing/review processed may be needed; can increase bureaucracy when anyone can write, do you trust them to do so?One design (with subdesigns) for all - Gives your site an identify - Lowers user burden to understand where they are and how to get where they’re going - Your operating units may perceive a lack of autonomy - Their expertise is probably not server maintenance, graphic design – but content. Let them do that.
  3. Well, some public libraries from a self-identified list.