Library la Carte:

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• Library à la Carte 
• CustomizeCollaborateConnect
• Overview Demo
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• Kim Griggs Jane NicholsOregon State
  University

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Presentation Overview

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

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What Is Library à la Carte?

• 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
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 "Library à la Carte is as easy to use as blog
software and as familiar as Facebook. Nice
design!" -Librarian
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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.code4
lib.org/articles/47
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Customize Collaborate Connect

• Module Types
• Attachments
• Comments
• Course Reserves
• Custom Content
• Databases
• Images
• Instructor Profile
• Librarian Profile
• Multi-Media Widget
• RSS Feeds

• 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

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Customize Collaborate Connect

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

• Bookmark toolbar to common social networking
  sites
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Chat widget connects users to librarian

• Collect comments and feedback from users
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Connect pages to each other by displaying related
guides
Email guide's URL to users
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Example Course Assignment Page 1
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Example Course Assignment Page 2
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CSU-SM Course Assignment Page Example 3
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 Example Subject Guide
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Dashboard
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Create a New Page
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Start with Contact and Related Guides Modules
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Adding a Previously Created Module
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Editing Module
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Browsing My Course Pages
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Example Portal Page
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Quick Questions for Jane?
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Basic Customization
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Advanced Customization Templates

• app/viewsHolds the template files for the views.
  E.g., the template for a page at /guides/  should
  be at guides/index.html.erb  
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• Main Template
• app/views/layout/template.html.erb
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• ltheadgt
• ltmeta name"keywords" content "MLA, poetry, MLA
  Bibliography, peer review, databases, catalogs,
  books, searching, articles " /gt
• ltmeta name"description" content "Library
  research resources and tips for ENG 106 Poetry.
  Summer 2009." /gt
• lttitlegtENG 106 Introduction to Literature
  Poetry Course Guide lt/titlegt 
• lt/headgt

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Customization Header Footer

• app/views/shared/template_top 
• and template_bottom

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Customization Portal Views

•  /views/ica/published_pages and
  /views/srg/published_guides

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Customization Guides

• /views/ica/index and 
• /views/srg/index

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Advanced Customization Features
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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

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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
  Key
• Google API Key
• hpricot gem
• Mail Client

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Install

• Download Code From RubyForge
• README
• Create Databases
• Run rake dbmigrate 
• Add mail client and API keys
• Customize course prefixes and subjects data
• Set permissions on folders
• Run install script
• Navigate to http//your_root/

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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
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• Hosting
• On demand deployment and management solution if
  you lack a server or have a smaller IT staff.

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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

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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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If interested in a hosted option type in yes or
some indicator...
Poll
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Thanks for attending! Questions?
Library à la Carte  Web Site http//alacarte.libra
ry.oregonstate.edu Request Demo http//alacarte.
library.oregonstate.edu/demo   Download
Code http//rubyforge.org/projects/alacarte/
Installing and Setting Up Kim Griggs,
kim.griggs_at_oregonstate.edu   Using Jane Nichols,
jane.nichols_at_oregonstate.edu