Library à la Carte: Customize|Collaborate|Connect Overview & Demo Kim Griggs & Jane Nichols Oregon State University

Presentation Overview About Library à la Carte Screenshare à la Carte o Page Creation o Admin Customization Advanced Customization Installation and Deployment Future Plans

Custom content management system Build course assignment pages, subject guides, portal pages and--newly added--tutorials Free & open-source Available to download, install, and start using Customizable and extensible "Library à la Carte is as easy to use as blog software and as familiar as Facebook. Nice design!" -Librarian What Is Library à la Carte?

Poll: What Does Your Library Use? No database driven guides LibGuides Wiki/blog Home-grown CMS Another open source option (MyLibrary, SubjectsPlus, LibData, ResearchGuide) Other Free and Open Source Options for Creating Database-Driven Subject Guides by Edward M. Corrado and Kathryn A. Frederick. Code4Lib Journal, Issue 2,

Customize | Collaborate | Connect Build course and subject guides by creating and adding reusable modules Write text, add images, embed media widgets, insert links and more Use web-based text editor or HTML for more control Module Types: Attachments Comments Course Reserves Custom Content Databases Images Instructor Profile Librarian Profile Multi-Media Widget RSS Feeds

Customize | Collaborate | Connect Create and reuse modules across multiple guides (or tutorials) Share modules, guides and tutorials with other users to create content together Copying modules, guides, and tutorials makes starting a new guide a snap

Customize | Collaborate | Connect Collect comments and feedback from users Bookmark toolbar to common social networking sites Connect pages to each other by displaying related guides guide's URL to users Chat widget connects users to librarian

Example Course Assignment Page #1

Example Course Assignment Page #2

CSU-SM Course Assignment Page Example #3

Example Subject Guide

Dashboard

Create a New Page

Start with Contact and Related Guides Modules

Adding a Previously Created Module

Editing Module

Browsing My Course Pages

Example Portal Page

Quick Questions for Jane?

Basic Customization

Advanced Customization: Templates app/views Holds the template files for the views. E.g., the template for a page at /guides/ should be at guides/index.html.erb Main Template: app/views/layout/template.html.erb ENG 106: Introduction to Literature: Poetry Course Guide

Customization: Header & Footer app/views/shared/template_top and template_bottom

Customization: Portal Views /views/ica/published_pages and /views/srg/published_guides

Customization: Guides /views/ica/index and /views/srg/index

Advanced Customization: Features

Skill Set Configuring webserver Working with files on a server Manipulating permissions on server Creating, backing up / restoring databases Running Ruby Scripts Editing Config files Applying bug patches Diagnosing errors and reading a log file An ability to learn independently, and do some research on your own

Tech Stack and Requirements Tech Stack Ruby (1.8.7) Gems (1.3.1) Rails (2.3.2) Database (MySQL) Server (Apache) Phusion Passenger Requirements RMagick Graphics Interface ReCaptcha Key Google API Key hpricot gem Mail Client

Install Download Code From RubyForge README Create Databases Run rake db:migrate Add mail client and API keys Customize course prefixes and subjects data Set permissions on folders Run install script Navigate to

Deploy Mongrel Mongrel is a fast HTTP library and server for Ruby that is intended for hosting Ruby web applications. Phusion Passenger Phusion Passenger is an Apache module that makes deploying RoR apps a breeze Hosting On demand deployment and management solution if you lack a server or have a smaller IT staff.

Future Development Development Research Tutorials LDAP authentication New Modules More template and Customization options Language Localization ADA compliance Community Steering Committee Developer Tools Hosting options

Building Community Early Adopters CSU-San Marcos CSU-Monterey Bay Portland Community College Reed College CSU-Northridge CSU-Channel Islands University of Georgia Forked University of Arizona Call to Action Visit the forums and answer posts Provide feedback, feature suggestions and bug tickets Help with design templates or documentation Test release candidates Contribute code

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