http://paris2009.drupalcon.org/taxonomy/term/32/0 en http://paris2009.drupalcon.org/session/sopac-integrating-online-access-your-librarys-biblio-records-your-drupal-website <p>A huge frustration for many libraries is that their OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog) is a completely different website than their primary website. This results in library website visitors effectively leaving the library's primary website when they want to search for a book or place a hold. Also, many OPAC vendors don't provide much ability to customize the user interface or look-and-feel of the OPAC. And many OPAC vendors haven't yet caught up to Web 2.0 and the desire for website users to share content such as ratings and reviews with each other. Wouldn't it be great if you could have OPAC functionality as a Drupal module that integrates into your Drupal website, is customizable via the theme layer, and allows user-generated content to enhance the catalog data? The <a href="http://drupal.org/project/sopac">SOPAC module</a> does exactly this!</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-bio-booklet"> <div class="field-label">Speaker bio:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> is a Drupal programmer and co-founder of CraftySpace, a Drupal consulting and development company, and of YourLibrarySite.com, a division of CraftySpace focused on Drupal development for libraries. He is a member of the SOPAC development group, and is currently working on research into providing additional integration of SOPAC with other Drupal modules. </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://paris2009.drupalcon.org/session/sopac-integrating-online-access-your-librarys-biblio-records-your-drupal-website" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://paris2009.drupalcon.org/session/sopac-integrating-online-access-your-librarys-biblio-records-your-drupal-website#comments libraries Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:28:16 +0000 effulgentsia 1188 at http://paris2009.drupalcon.org http://paris2009.drupalcon.org/session/open-library-how-use-drupal-build-library-websites <p>Libraries all over the world are trying to move with the pace of developing technology by establishing a strong online presence. Many of the most usable and informational library websites use Drupal to achieve this. However, many more libraries have a need for Drupal but do not even know where to start. This session will educate attendees on best practices for making library websites with Drupal.</p> <p>In this session, attendees will learn about the following:</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-bio-booklet"> <div class="field-label">Speaker bio:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> is a web developer for Drexel University Libraries. She advocated and made the push to Drupal for the Institution&#039;s library websites in 2008 and has been researching and developing since then. She is currently conducting ongoing research into Drupal-based community in libraries. </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://paris2009.drupalcon.org/session/open-library-how-use-drupal-build-library-websites" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://paris2009.drupalcon.org/session/open-library-how-use-drupal-build-library-websites#comments libraries Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:54:14 +0000 kat3_drx 617 at http://paris2009.drupalcon.org