introduction to drupal for libraries an webinar laura solomon, mciw, mls...
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Introduction to
Drupal for LibrariesAn Webinar
Laura Solomon, MCIW, MLS
druplicon
Some content & graphics courtesy of Isriya Paireepairit
August 28, 200912 pm-1 pm
Infopeople webinars are supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
Agenda
• What is Drupal?
• What can you do with Drupal?
• Examples
• Practical realities
• Live demo
What is Drupal?
•Content management system (CMS)•Open source (GPL)•Mostly/entirely W3C compliant•Extremely extensible
CMS vs. development framework
• Drupal is both!
• Provides the building blocks for complex web sites and dynamic web apps
Core functionality
• Block - box display
• Filter - input format
• Node - content
• System - admin, theming, ...
• User
• Watchdog - logging
Modules just for libraries
• Not a ton, but some robust ones
• Some work with specific ILSs
• Most are designed to work with specific products/protocols
Pros of Drupal
• Free• Dynamic
• Re-theming capability
• Granular level of customization
• Huge community
Cons of Drupal
• Knowledge required, documentation iffy
• Third-party pieces can be problematic
• Upgrading is challenging
• Initial setup
• “Free as in free kittens”
Migrating your current site
• Compare functionality to version
• Automated conversion is possible (sort of)
• WYSIWYG editor
The Drupal Songhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ-s3DRZJKY