Delivering Library Services in the Web

2.0 Environment:

OSU Libraries’ ICAP Publishing System

for and by Librarians

Code4Lib 2008

Kim Griggs, Margaret Mellinger, Jane Nichols

Connecting Students to Libraries

Connect students with quality library information when and where they need it for course assignments.

Single access point to relevant library

resources at a course or assignment level.

Integrate Web 2.0 features, chat and RSS feeds, etc. with traditional library content, such as catalogs and article databases.

ICAP Publishing System: For and By Librarians

Librarians have enough to do and maintaining static HTML pages is tedious

and time consuming.

OSU Libraries developed the ICAP Tool, which enables librarians to quickly and easily create, manage and publish ICAPs through a web browser

Why a Custom Solution?

Image CreditInside-out Lego brick

Oskay. http://www.flickr.com/photos/oskay/265899811/in/set-72157594321212027

User-Centered Design

Paper prototypingUser Test / Feedback IntegrationRapid prototypingUser Test / Feedback IntegrationReleaseUser Test / Feedback IntegrationRinse and Repeat …

ICAP Technology StackThe ICAP tool was developed using:

Ruby on Rails, MySQL, Apache & Mongrel

AJAX, (X)HTML, CSS

ICAPs are ADA and W3C CompliantTested on IE, FireFox, Safari & Opera

ICAP Screencast

• http://screencast.com/t/mSsmLVeFd

• /Users/Kim/ICAP/Jing/ICAP-screencast.swf

Drag & Drop Interface

http://www.informit.com/guides/content

Open Source Release available for download:http://ica.library.oregonstate.edu/about/index.html

Coming to a Library near you …

Requirements– Sudo / root access to (UNIX) server– Apache, Mysql, Ruby interpreter & Image

Magic Installing the ICAP tool

– Run Database Migrations & Install script– Login to Admin Interface

Customizing the ICAPs– Adding a Header – Format Layout with CSS

Extending the Open Source Code– New Modules– New Functionality

Thank You

Questions?

Contact Us For More Information: {kim.griggs, margaret.mellinger, jane.nichols} at

oregonstate.edu

ICAP Project Website: • http://ica.library.oregonstate.edu/about/index.html