Creating library website using Joomla (Open Source-Content Management System):

A case study on IIM Ahmedabad library website

by

Jignesh AminProfessional Assistant

Vikram Sarabhai LibraryIIM Ahmedabad

Viral NavikProfessional Assistant

Vikram Sarabhai LibraryIIM Ahmedabad

21st to 23rd March, CALIBER 2013

What is Joomla

• Joomla is a free, open source content management system

• Organizes all forms of content• It helps you to create/edit/delete content in

a shared database• Content shared across the Web site• Content can be published or not - based on

conditions (Approved, Date range, Viewer rights)

• Easy to use and expandable

Joomla Originated in 2000 as Mambo, Split in 2005 to

form Joomla The name Joomla is a phonetic spelling for the

Swahili word "Jumla", which means "all together" or "as a whole".

An award-winning content management system (CMS)

Open Source software Available for Linux and Windows

Why Joomla?

Open Source It’s Easy to Install, Use and Manage by non

technical person and no need of HTML Separation of Content and Form Portable Extendable Strong Support Communities

Top Ten Open Source CMS

1. WordPress2. Joomla3. Drupal4. Media Wiki5. Plone6. Liferay7. TYPO38. Moodle9. Dolphin10. Pligg

http://trends.builtwith.com/cms

Comparison MetricsA tool to compare up to 10 content management systems at

once. http://www.cmsmatrix.org/matrix

Google Search Trend

In the Beginning

Everybody used a text editor (coding language) to construct Web pages in a language called HTML

If you know the HTML mark up language, you can control the content of your Web site. “The Webmaster”

Problem!

Must learn HTML or hire web developer.

HTML is time consuming & StaticBig Webmaster

Benefits of CMS

Creation of content in a standard format using a Web browser and WYSIWYG (What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get) editor

Share the work with several staff members and have options to let the public enter content (Library 2.0)

Archive and reuse content

BYE… BYE… FrontPage & DreamWeaver

What Joomla can do ? Some real examples

Corporate Web sites or portals Online magazines, newspapers, and publications E-commerce and online reservations Government applications Small business Web sites Non-profit and organizational Web sites Community-based portals School Web sites Personal or family homepages

Who are using Joomla ? (Live Example)

MTV Networks Quizilla (Social networking) - http://www.quizilla.com

IHOP (Restaurant chain) - http://www.ihop.com

Harvard University (Educational) - http://gsas.harvard.edu

Citibank (Financial institution intranet) - Not publicly accessible

The Green Maven (Eco-resources) - http://www.greenmaven.com

Outdoor Photographer (Magazine) - http://www.outdoorphotographer.com

PlayShakespeare.com (Cultural) - http://www.playshakespeare.com

Senso Interiors (Furniture design) - http://www.sensointeriors.co.za

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Prerequisites to Install Joomla

PHP (Coding Language)4.2.x or above: http://www.php.net

MySQL (Database) 3.23.x or above: http://www.mysql.com

Apache (Webserver) 1.13.19 or above: http://www.apache.org

Also available bundle (Package) like WAMP or XAMPP (for Windows) or LAMP (for Linux)

Download Joomla from http://www.joomla.org/download.html

Basic Structure of Joomla

Front-end›Viewable by users

Back-end›Editable by administrator

Database›Stores information

Simple steps for Installation of Joomla

Simple – Download, Unzip, Install

Installation Screen 1

Screen 2

Screen 3

Final Installation Screen

Administration Module

User Name

Password

Main Admin Panel

Hierarchy of Module

Category Manager Content Items Manager

Content Static Content

Section Manager Frontpage Manager Archive Manager

Category Manager

Create a New Category

Section Manager

Create a New Section

Content Items Manager

Create a New Content

Static Content Manager

Create a New Static Content

Media Manager

Change the Template

Add New Template

Website for Joomla Templateshttp://www.joomla24.com/

Components

Add New Component

Website for Joomla Componentshttp://extensions.joomla.org/extensions

Modules

Add New Modules

Website for Joomla Moduleshttp://extensions.joomla.org/extensions

Lets start work with Joomla