Building With Drupal

Building With Drupal - Transcript

Introduction
Katherine Lynch Web developer Drexel University Libraries

Libraries Website catalog interaction Drupal Wordpress

What is Drupal
Open source Content management system CMS

What is Drupal
Open source Content management system CMS Created in 2001

PHP database backend Continuing development

http www drupal org High profile site users
Whitehouse gov

What can it do
Edit your site from anywhere
Sites Blogs Forums

Interface with outside sources RSS social networking sites etc Highly customizable internals Community support

What can it do
Edit your site from anywhere
Sites Blogs Forums

Interface with outside sources RSS social networking sites etc Highly customizable internals Community support

What can it do
Edit your site from anywhere
Sites Blogs Forums

Interface with outside sources RSS social networking sites etc Highly customizable internals Community support Theme it any way you want

What can it do
Page content
Appears on any one page can be used on another page with Views Stories
Text Media Feeds dynamic information

Blocks

Static dynamic information Sections of information navigation native to the site

Drupal sites
Universities Media sites Blogs News agencies Developers

Ubuntu

Linden Lab developers of Second Life

Lucas Arts Star Wars The Old Republic

University of Colorado

Strayer University

Duke University

Stanford University Humanities Center

Reuters Labs

CNN Go

The Onion

What about libraries
Catalog interface Facilitate searching
Databases Articles

Building information

Hours phone numbers Upcoming events speakers workshops

Connecting students with librarians
Tutoring Consultation Reference Questions

What about libraries

Deliver resources to students

What about libraries

How can Drupal help

NYU Health Sciences Libraries

Simon Fraser University Library

Cowles Library Drake University

Darien Library

Building Blocks of Drupal
CCK Views

Building Blocks of Drupal
CCK
Content Construction Kit
Classify information in content upon creation

Standard Page create view
Title body taxonomy enabled

Library Staff create view
Created with CCK

Library Staff objects referenced
Created with CCK

Systems Department staff objects
Created with CCK

Systems Department staff objects
Sorted by Library

Subject Librarians Services page
Librarian object embedded in the page

Drexel BCC Services page
Librarian objects embedded in the page

Building Blocks of Drupal
Views Sort and display information

Databases with Views
Environmental Studies Recommended and not Name URL notes date range description

Building Blocks of Drupal
Views
Pages Blocks

Sorting
Associated content Machine data Hidden content Build new content resource links

Building Blocks of Drupal
Views
Pages Blocks

Sorting
Associated content Machine data Hidden content Build new content resource links

But there is a problem

Views new view dashboard
WTF

Building Blocks of Drupal
Views are

Building Blocks of Drupal
Views are
A way of displaying data on pages in Drupal without having to edit the HTML

Building Blocks of Drupal
Views are
A way of displaying data on pages in Drupal without having to edit the HTML

Views can

Building Blocks of Drupal
Views are
A way of displaying data on pages in Drupal without having to edit the HTML

Views can
Dynamically display data using logic built around facets of the relevant data

Building Blocks of Drupal
Views are
A way of displaying data on pages in Drupal without having to edit the HTML

Views can
Dynamically display data using logic built around facets of the relevant data Expedite content management and updates

Building Blocks of Drupal
Views are
A way of displaying data on pages in Drupal without having to edit the HTML

Views can
Dynamically display data using logic built around facets of the relevant data Expedite content management and updates Open up your library s resources to your students

Building Blocks of Drupal
Views powered by

Building Blocks of Drupal
Views powered by
Your content s data

Building Blocks of Drupal
Views powered by
Your content s data
Machine created
Timestamps Authors

Common facets
Title Content

Uncommon facets
CCK Taxonomy

Building Blocks of Drupal
Roles
Admins
Content editors
Librarians

Developers
Coders Librarians

Users
Patrons
Faculty Students

Building Blocks of Drupal
Roles
Permissions Create edit Delete
Own or others

Access
Certain types Certain modules

Building Blocks of Drupal
Content Types
Site pages sections
Library services Policies

Chunks of information
Staff members Subscription databases Collections

Building Blocks of Drupal
Taxonomy
Like tagging in Flickr

Building Blocks of Drupal
Taxonomy
Like tagging in Flickr Further classify information tells the system where when how to use it

Building Blocks of Drupal

Communication
Librarians create the data and tell the system about it through content types taxonomy roles associated

Communication
Librarians create the data and tell the system about it through content types taxonomy roles associated The student asks the system for what s he needs

Communication
Librarians create the data and tell the system about it through content types taxonomy roles associated The student asks the system for what s he needs The system delivers data based on what the content creators have educated them about

More features
Other modules
SOPAC MARC EZProxy LDAP Biblio Bookmarks Fivestar rating Google Analytics

SOPAC
Social Online Public Access Catalog Uses locum to connect to catalog Rich social interaction with catalog records
Reviews Ratings Backpacks

MARC
Import MARC records as nodes data objects into Drupal Fish4Info library portal Recreate the catalog
Taxonomy Types

EZProxy
Middleware to connect students with EZProxied data
Drupal login Access EZProxy permission

External script log in again to EZP CGI script if already logged in to Drupal Ticket authentication API Still fairly new being debugged and experimented with

LDAP Integration
Works with LDAP Provisioning module Three in one
Authentication Groups Drupal roles Data read write LDAP data from Drupal

Use LDAP authentication to log in create Drupal users to help minimize security threats on students data

Bibliography
Accepts
MARC XML EndNote Citations more

Creates nodes
Exports as XML Endnote more not MARC

Outputs in many formats
MLA APA Chicago IEE more

Very recent security vulnerability discovered

More modules
Bookmarks
Favorite Drupal nodes
Public or private Autopopulate for certain user types

More modules
Fivestar Rating
Rate nodes
Customizable visuals Permissions and privacy

More modules
Google Analytics
Easily hook GA into your site GA options customizable in the Drupal admin interface
Outgoing links File downloads by type Allow users to opt out Restrict by type page etc

In conclusion
Drupal s native information architecture is immediately useful for bringing resources to students

In conclusion
Drupal s native information architecture is immediately useful for bringing resources to students There are already many customizations profiles and modules specifically for library developers making Drupal sites

In conclusion
Drupal s native information architecture is immediately useful for bringing resources to students There are already many customizations profiles and modules specifically for library developers making Drupal sites And if there isn t

In conclusion
you can build it

In conclusion
you can build it
Drupal is
PHP A database Open source Cleanly written Hugely supported by a community of developers

Thank you
Resources
http www lullabot com http drupal org books

Contact me
klynch drexel edu http www library drexel edu http www katherinelynch org katelynch on Twitter