drupal for libraries 01/22/09
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A powerpoint on the basics of Drupal.TRANSCRIPT
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Who is this guy anyway?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• Helped a few libraries get started with Drupal
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What we will go overWhat we will go over
LanguageThemesModulesUser permissionsBlocksMenus
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Content Management Systems Content Management Systems (Framework)(Framework)
• Drupal• Wordpress• Joomla• Plone• Mambo• Etc.
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Why Drupal?Why Drupal?
MenusUser permissions
Empower everybody/Spread the responsibilityThemesCommentsRSSIntegration of blogsFluid front page
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So, is it easy?So, is it easy?
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Famous Drupal sitesFamous Drupal sites
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A few local libraries using DrupalA few local libraries using Drupal
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And a few moreAnd a few more
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DrupaleseDrupaleseA. BlocksB. ThemesC. TaxonomyD. CoreE. ModulesF. WeightG. NodeH. PathI. Page/Story
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CoreCore
BlogsProfilesPage/StoryMenuBlocksModulesThemes
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Basic configurationsBasic configurations
Site NameSloganMissionDate and TimeClean URLsOffline?
Remember /user to log in again
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ThemesThemes
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Settings for your themeSettings for your theme
Global Settings (pay attention to tabs)Site Information
TitleSloganMissionLogoFavicon
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But I want my own themeBut I want my own theme
• Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) (not as hard as it looks … seriously)
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Firefox/Firebug are your friendsFirefox/Firebug are your friends
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ModulesModules
• What are they?• Which ones to use?
ReleasesIssuesMaintainers
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Content Construction Kit (CCK) Content Construction Kit (CCK) and Views Modulesand Views Modules
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CCKCCK
• Create content typesYouth programsTeen programsAdult programsDatabasesBlogsRecommended websites
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ViewsViews• Lists, lists, and more lists
Blog typesAll programs, youth programs, adult programs, repeating programs, etc.CalendarA particular user’s postsDatabases by subjectRatings
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A few cool modulesA few cool modules
PathautoSOPACWeb FormSign upDate and Date APICalendarImage Field and Image APIImage CacheSchedulerText Size
Printer FriendlyTinyMCEFCKeditorCAPTCHAPanelsContent TemplateNice MenusAdministration MenuGoogle AnalyticsLink
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User Permissions:User Permissions:divide and conquerdivide and conquer
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BlocksBlocks
WhereSidebarsHeaderFooterContentUse your CSS
Configuring
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MenusMenus
• Primary, Secondary, and Navigation• Settings• Weight• While creating content• URL Path Module• Nice Menus Module
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Basic options for contentBasic options for content• Split Summary• Input Format• Revision information• Comment Settings• File Attachments• URL Path Settings• Authoring Information• Publishing Options
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A few websites I have found A few websites I have found helpfulhelpful
Drupal Dojo http://drupaldojo.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/
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/
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A few books on DrupalA few books on Drupal
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Please feel free to contact me @Please feel free to contact me @[email protected]@hotmail.com
http://twitter.com/mickjacobsenhttp://twitter.com/mickjacobsen