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The Application Of Drupal To Website Development In Academic Libraries, Cristina Tofan
The Application Of Drupal To Website Development In Academic Libraries, Cristina Tofan
Cristina Tofan
Drupal is one of top tech topics in libraries right now. Academic libraries think very carefully about how they design their websites, and more and more libraries look at Drupal as a framework for their website development, as well as a cohesive interface for gathering content coming from different silos. In this paper we highlight the high degree of similarity that we observed across the websites of academic libraries in the United States, and we analyze the use of open source content management systems, with an emphasis on Drupal, in the development of these websites.
A Fight To The Death: Two Catalog Search Interfaces Battle It Out, Cristina Tofan, Todd King
A Fight To The Death: Two Catalog Search Interfaces Battle It Out, Cristina Tofan, Todd King
Cristina Tofan
Our old OPAC just couldn’t keep up with the search needs of our patrons. So, we looked for something easier to use with better results. Enter Encore and WorldCat Local — not just one, but two new search interfaces. We could only keep one, so find out how our students, faculty, and staff helped decide the outcome of this epic duel.
Creating Online Subject Guides Using Libguides, Cristina Tofan, Kelly Smith
Creating Online Subject Guides Using Libguides, Cristina Tofan, Kelly Smith
Cristina Tofan
A poster session that describes the implementation of new subject guides using LibGuides, a web-based software application which includes tools such as RSS and podcast feeds, Delicous tag clouds, dynamic scripts, Facebook and LibraryThing integration, and tracking of usage statistics. Embedding features such as search boxes, canned catalog searches, and videos is easily accomplished using this software. Discover how LibGuides allows for collaborative creation and maintenance of subject guides.