Getting Started with Drupal
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The document provides an overview of using Drupal, a popular open-source content management system, specifically in library settings. It outlines the advantages of CMS for content management, staffing, and the open-source model, and lists various libraries currently utilizing Drupal. Additionally, it discusses the building blocks of Drupal, including content types, modules for functionality, and themes for site interface.
Getting Started with Drupal
- 1. © 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013 Getting Started with Drupal in a Library Ken Varnum Web Systems Manager University of Michigan Library @varnum | [email protected]
- 2. © 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013 Overview • Content Management • Drupal • Concepts • Questions • Drawing for a copy of “Drupal in Libraries”
- 3. © 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013 Content Management Systems So what is a Content Management System? • They come in lots of flavors: Drupal, WordPress, Joomla, Plone, etc. • Are a database for your website • Separate words from interface • Centralize back end in one system • Distributed authorship
- 4. © 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013 • Eliminate redundancy – Simplify everything through consolidation • Control – What needs control or oversight in your organization? • Staffing levels – Put right staff in right place – Outsource hosting, worry about customizing? CMS Advantages – Back End
- 5. © 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013 • A CMS separates content creation from programming • Removes most skill barriers from authoring – May require additional training, procedures CMS Advantages -- Staff
- 6. © 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013 Why Open Source • Open source tools are responsibility of those who use them • Code is available for use, reuse, revision • Security risks identified & patched • Bugs identified & patched • By who? Everyone (in a healthy ecosystem)
- 7. © 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013 Why Drupal • Arguably most popular open source CMS system • Heavily used by libraries of all sizes • 6400 modules, 450 themes for the current release
- 8. © 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013 Libraries Using Drupal • Aarhus public libraries, Denmark • Adams County Public Library (OH) • Arlington Heights Memorial Library • Altadena Library District (CA) • Ann Arbor District Library • Anythink Libraries • Arapahoe Library District • Athens County Public Libraries • Maryland AskUsNow! • Ballerup public libraries, Denmark • Bellaire Public Library (OH) • Benicia Public Library • Bexley Public Library (OH) • Brawley Public Library • Brighton District Library, Michigan • Brown County Public Library (OH) • Camarena Memorial Library • Cambridge Libraries (ON) • Canton Public Library • Cardington-Lincoln Public Library (OH) • Carnegie Public Library (OH) • Casey-Cardinia Library Corporation, Australia • Centerburg Public Library (OH) • Champaign County Public Library (OH) • Chillicothe & Ross County Public Library (OH) • City of Commerce Public Library (CA) • Clark County Public Library (OH) • Claymont Public Library (OH) • Coldwater Public Library (OH) • Columbus Metropolitan Library(OH) • Conneaut Public Library (OH) • Coventry Public Library (RI) • Cuyahoga Falls Library (OH) (Kids theme, Teens theme) • Daniel Boone Regional Library • Darien Library • Denny Ashby Library (WA) • Denver Public Library • Denver Public Library Teens • Denver Public Library Spanish • Dover Public Library (OH) • Douglas County Libraries • Dundee Library and Information Services • East Greenwich Free Library (RI) • ExploreOhio (sponsored by OPLIN) • Findlay-Hancock County Public Library (OH) • Fort Recovery Public Library (OH) • Franklin Park Public Library • Franklin-Springboro Public Library (OH) • Geelong Regional Library, Australia • Germantown Public Library (OH) • Gnadenhutten Public Library (OH) • Grafton-Midview Public Library(OH) • Grand County Library District • Great River Regional Library (Central Minnesota) • Gwinnett County Public Library (GA) • Hamilton Public Library(ON) • Harbor-Topky Memorial Library (OH) • Harrison District Library (MI) • Henderson Memorial Public Library (OH) • Herbert Wescoat Memorial Library (OH) • Homer Public Library (OH) • Homewood Public Library (AL) • Hoover Alabama Public Library • Idaho's statewide public library web site project: eBranch • Ida Rupp Public Library (OH) • Jackson City Library (OH) • Jackson District Library • Jasper County Public Library (IN) • Jolliet Public Library(IL) • J.R. Clarke Public Library (OH) • Kansas City Public Library • Kate Love Simpson Morgan County Library (OH) • Keene Public Library (NH) • Kinderhook Memorial Library • Kirtland Public Library (OH) • Kitsap Regional Library (WA) • Lexington Public Library(KY) • Libraries of Stevens County (WA) • Lima Public Library (OH) • Logan-Hocking County District Library (OH) • London Public Library • London Public Library (OH) • Loudonville Public Library (OH) • Madison Public Library (WI) • Marion Public Library (OH) (Kids theme, Teens theme) • Marvin Memorial Library (OH) • Mary L. Cook Public Library (OH) (Kids theme, Teens theme) • Mead Public Library (Teens theme, Kids theme) • Meigs County District Public Library (OH) • Mercer County District Public Library (OH) • Metropolitan Cooperative Library System (Los Angeles) • Milton-Union Public Library (OH) • Minverva Public Library (OH) • Missouri River Regional Library • Monterey Park Bruggemeyer Library • Mount Gilead Public Library (OH) • Napoleon Public Library (OH) • National Library of Australia, Australia • Northbrook Public Library (Northbrook, IL) • North Kingstown Free Library (North Kingstown, RI) • The New Jersey State Library • New York Public Library • Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN) • Oregon Libraries Network • Orrville Public Library (OH) • Oslo Public Library • Palos Verdes Library District • Pataskala Public Library (OH) • Pere Marquette District Library (MI) • Perry County District Library (OH) • Perry Public Library (OH) • Pikes Peak Library District (CO) • Piscataway Public Library(NJ) • Portage County District Library (OH) • Prince George's County Memorial Library System • Puskarich Public Library System (OH) • Powell River Public Library • Prince Rupert Library • Red Deer Public Library • Redwood Library and Athenæum (Newport, RI) • Rhode Island Library Association • Richland Library (SC) • Ritzville Public Library (WA) • Rodman Public Library (OH) (Kids theme, Teens theme) • San Anselmo Public Library • Santa Clarita Public Library • Schlow Centre Region Library (Central Pennsylvania) • South San Francisco Public Library • Skokienet run by Skokie Public Library • State Library of Victoria, Australia • Stockholm Public Library (Mobile version) • Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library • Stowe Free Library • Traverse Area District Library • Troy-Miami County Public Library (OH) • Tuscarawas County Public Library (OH) • Warner Public Library • Warwick Public Library (RI) • Washington County Cooperative Library Services (Oregon) • Washington County Public Library(OH) • Vaski-kirjastot consortia (Western Finland) • Waterford Township Public Library (MI) • Waukegan Public Library • West Lake Porter Public Library • West Linn, Oregon Public Library • Williams County Public Library (OH) • Wissahickon Valley Public Library (PA) • Worthington Libraries, Worthington, OH (mobile site) • Wood County District Public Library (OH) • Wright Memorial Public Library (OH) • Zadar Public Library, Croatia http://groups.drupal.org/node/13473
- 9. © 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013 Building Blocks • Content • Functionality • Interface Flickr user Artful Magpie
- 10. © 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013 Content • Content is defined by a “content type” • Fields of information that go with it • Combines metadata with display data • Define to meet your needs
- 11. © 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013 Functionality • Functionality is added through modules • There are thousands at drupal.org • Can write your own if you need to • Basically, uses PHP & Drupal’s API
- 12. © 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013 Interface • Themes are the “skin” for the site • Pick from hundreds that already exist • Customize them • Write your own (advanced) • Themes organize the page into blocks (regions) that you can place content in
- 13. © 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013 DEMO – Drupal in place, getting started Switch to live demo
- 14. © 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013 Requirements for Running Drupal • Web-connected computer • Windows, Unix (Macintosh), Linux • Run it on your own computer
- 15. © 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013 Where to Get It DIY • Drupal.org • Acquia downloads Hosted Solutions • lishost.org • Cherry Hill, Acquia • Just about any ISP
- 16. © 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013 And the Winner Is…. Drawing for free copy of “Drupal in Libraries”
- 17. © 2013 Ken Varnum Let’s Talk Tech – 10 May 2013 Bonus! Drupal in Libraries at Amazon.com http://amzn.to/drupalinlibraries
Editor's Notes
- #2: Abstract: Drupal is a powerful yet flexible tool for managing a library web site. It has an undeserved reputation for being hard for non-programmers to use. In fact, it is easy to set up a Drupal-powered website for your library without knowing any programming languages. In this workshop, the author of "Drupal in Libraries" (ALA TechSource, 2012) will provide a brief introduction to content management software and present the basic steps needed to create a simple web site using Drupal. We will explore the basic content authoring interface for a site and see how easy it is to create content for your library's needs.
- #5: Eliminate redundant interfaces - Makes creating, managing, and *using* content easier for all - Can make granularity of content harder to see - If you can do one function, you can do all - More burden on center to keep everything up; harder to delegate - Parts of your library may feel loss of control; may become data providers without the “pleasure” of maintaining the interfaceTeach one system - Everyone can be [somewhat easily] taught to use the system on the authoring side - Requires training effort. Easier/harder than Dreamweaver/raw HTML?Democratize content creation - Everyone can be an author – yay! - Everyone can be an author – uh oh. Does everyone understand how to speak with the library’s voice? - Editing/review processed may be needed; can increase bureaucracy when anyone can write, do you trust them to do so?One design (with subdesigns) for all - Gives your site an identify - Lowers user burden to understand where they are and how to get where they’re going - Your operating units may perceive a lack of autonomy - Their expertise is probably not server maintenance, graphic design – but content. Let them do that.
- #9: Well, some public libraries from a self-identified list.