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Library à la Carte: Customize|Collaborate|Connect
Overview & Demo
Kim Griggs & Jane NicholsOregon 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, 2008-03-24. http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/47
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
Email guide's URL to users
Chat widget connects users to librarian
Quick Questions for Jane?
Advanced Customization: Templatesapp/viewsHolds 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
<head> <meta name="keywords" content= "MLA, poetry, MLA Bibliography, peer
review, databases, catalogs, books, searching, articles " /> <meta name="description" content= "Library research resources and tips for
ENG 106: Poetry. Summer 2009." /> <title>ENG 106: Introduction to Literature: Poetry Course Guide </title> </head>
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
RequirementsRMagick Graphics InterfaceReCaptcha KeyGoogle API Keyhpricot 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 http://your_root/
Deploy
MongrelMongrel is a fast HTTP library and server for Ruby that is intended for hosting Ruby web applications.
Phusion PassengerPhusion Passenger is an Apache module that makes deploying RoR apps a breeze HostingOn 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
ForkedUniversity 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
If interested in a hosted option type in yes or some indicator...
Poll
Thanks for attending! Questions?
Library à la Carte Web Sitehttp://alacarte.library.oregonstate.edu
Request Demohttp://alacarte.library.oregonstate.edu/demo Download Codehttp://rubyforge.org/projects/alacarte/
Installing and Setting UpKim Griggs, [email protected] UsingJane Nichols, [email protected]
