drupalib A place for library drupallers to hang out

The LITA Drupal Interest Group has put together a super quick (12-question, 10-15 minutes) survey for Drupal developers who are based in, or work primarily for, library environments of all types.

http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22E9TCFXQ3H

We'll report the results out at the IG meeting at ALA Midwinter, Saturday, January 21st at 1:30, and also online via ALA Connect (visible to all, not just ALA members).

Thanks in advance!

Nina McHale of Arapahoe Library District, CO and Rachel Vacek of University of Houston will present Getting Started with Drupal. This workshop will provide a thorough introduction to the Drupal content management system. Presenter will guide attendees as they create Drupal sites in a sandbox environment, covering the basics of content creation, themes, modules, and user management. Demonstrations of innovative Drupal sites, including library sites, library intranets, and an electronic journal will be provided. Previous web experience is helpful, but not required. Participants should plan to bring a laptop.

More information on these workshops and other LITA events at Midwinter can be found at the LITA web site. Visit the ALA Midwinter Meeting registration page to register for these events. Please note: you do not have to register for the ALA Midwinter Meeting in order to attend these workshops. You may register for the workshop only or add a workshop to your existing Midwinter registration by calling ALA Registration at 1 (800) 974-3084 or through the online registration form in the “Your Events” section. Online Registration for workshops is available through January 16 or you may register onsite in Dallas.

We're looking for a Drupal-minded developer to join our team. Whether your background is in libraries, computer science, or just you know and love Drupal, we would like to talk to you!

Nitty Gritty:

Under the general supervision of the Web Manager, the Sr. Web Developer will collaborate closely with Information Technology Services and Web Team members to develop and maintain web-based technology solutions that meet library goals and objectives while also supporting internal websites and systems as needed. Job responsibilities include installing, configuring, and theming Drupal-based websites; defining standards used to create and code reusable modules/libraries; and ensuring that work completed by external contractors meets standards. Minimum qualifications include bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field and three years of web development experience, or an equivalent combination of education and related experience. Must have a strong command of PHP and MySQL; significant knowledge of current web standards, HTML, CSS, Javascript, and Windows and Unix client and server operating systems; excellent interpersonal skills; and strong public service orientation. Salary is DOQ plus excellent benefits. Position is open until filled. A completed Kansas City Public Library application is required to be considered.

Contact jobs@kclibrary.org or call (816) 701-3651 for more information.

Did you suck at Drupal? Have you been responsible for a Drupal-related disaster? Or perhaps you’ve created a mess of another CMS? You are not alone!

Consider serving on the Drupal Fail Panel at the LITA Drupal Interest Group Meeting at ALA Midwinter in Dallas. The meeting takes place on Saturday, January 21st, from 1:30-3:30 in room A310 of the Dallas Convention Center.

Drupal FAIL might include:

*Installation FAIL
*Migration FAIL
*Permissions FAIL
*Upgrade FAIL
*Taxonomy FAIL
*Module FAIL
*Theme FAIL
*Roll-out FAIL
*Marketing FAIL

Tell us what went wrong and, if and how you recovered, and what the long-term ramifications of the FAIL were. Comedy welcome!

We can then share a group hug and learn from each other's mistakes in a Q & A session.

Send a short proposal or any questions you may have to the LITA Drupal IG chairs Nina McHale (milehighbrarian@gmail.com) or Christopher Evjy (chris.evjy@gmail.com) Please send proposals by Friday, December 16th.

ONE LAST REMINDER: "Success with Drupal Web Development Vendors" Survey
(With the short week last week, we wanted to make sure everyone had an opportunity to complete the survey.)

As more organizations are adopting Drupal as their platform of choice for complex web projects the number of development firms offering services is increasing rapidly. How often do relationships with Drupal web development vendors succeed? How often do they fail? Why?

The purpose of this short anonymous survey is to gain insight into the dynamics between Drupal website development firms and their clients. Basically, as a community, we want to take a quick temperature check as to how things are going. If you complete this survey, we’ll share the aggregate results with you.

The survey consists of only 10 multiple choice questions and should take no longer than 2 (two!) minutes to complete.

In addition, if you provide a credible and complete response, you may be selected to win $100 Amazon.com gift card!

To access the survey, visit:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/drupalsuccess

Our library is looking for a way for customers to request a room or equipment reservation from our Drupal site. We would like our staff to be able to select a room for library-sponsored events and programs as well while they are entering the details about the upcoming program. Has anyone got a recipe of modules that might help accomplish this task without being too difficult for the public? If possible, we would like to incorporate a financial piece for accepting deposits.

I noticed that some libraries have incorporated the Evanced solution for room reservations, but I would prefer to leverage our Drupal site and staff-submitted programs and events that are already happening but could use a room reservation component.

Thanks!

Hello, all,

With DrupalCon Denver coming up in approximately 4 months, I wanted to see if there was interest in an Education-specific unconference on Monday, the 19th, the day before DrupalCon begins.

As has been noted before, the interests and needs that fall under the "Education" umbrella are wide and varied; yet, despite the broad range of interests and needs between K12, Higher Ed, Training organizations, Drupal-specific education, non-profits working around education, open content, etc, there are also sufficient overlaps where there is value in talking across our specific niches.

In some ways, it's a perfect fit for an unconference.

I'm officially volunteering to do the legwork to get us a space, and to coordinate the logistics for the event. I would love some help in this, and over the next few days I'll be reaching out to folks in the community who have been active in education-related events in the past. I'll also be reaching out to some folks in the ed-tech community who aren't necessarily in the Drupal community, as we could all benefit from talking with one another about needs and interests.

At a high level, I would love to see an unconference that met these general needs:

• Facilitated connections between people working in the education space who would not have the opportunity to interact within the larger venue of DrupalCon;
• Generate conversations among people working in different areas of education; in this way, K12 folks could talk to Higher Ed, people working in Libraries could talk to other stakeholders, etc - while there are many differences in what we do, there are also similarities, and it would be good to see some opportunities for collaboration materialize;
• Set the stage for more focused BoFs at DrupalCon - rather than spend the first BoF of DrupalCon figuring out who wants to talk about what, we could lay the groundwork at the unconference for ongoing conversations throughout DrupalCon;
• Discuss development methodologies and best practices that are making our lives easier, and more productive;
• Demonstrate and discuss example sites, and talk about how we built great sites that help people learn more effectively;
• Your idea here.

If you are interested in helping with the planning and organization of this event, and/or if you have ideas on how to make it better, please, chime in in the thread.

And, I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible in Denver!

REMINDER: "Success with Drupal Web Development Vendors" Survey
(We have had a great response! Thanks to all that have already completed the survey.)

As more organizations are adopting Drupal as their platform of choice for complex web projects the number of development firms offering services is increasing rapidly. How often do relationships with Drupal web development vendors succeed? How often do they fail? Why?

The purpose of this short anonymous survey is to gain insight into the dynamics between Drupal website development firms and their clients. Basically, as a community, we want to take a quick temperature check as to how things are going. If you complete this survey, we’ll share the aggregate results with you.

The survey consists of only 10 multiple choice questions and should take no longer than 2 (two!) minutes to complete.

In addition, if you provide a credible and complete response, you may be selected to win $100 Amazon.com gift card!

To access the survey, visit:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/drupalsuccess

Does anyone have resources (like step-by-step tutorials) for building templates in Drupal? As part of my library job, I'm being pushed into designing templates which will need stuff like image resizing capabilities, uploading stuff, etc. I know very little PHP. The regular Drupal forums haven't been very fruitful so I decided to try out the libraries + Drupal community on here for pointers!

Thanks.

Success with Drupal Web Development Vendors Survey (Thanks to all that have already completed this survey!)

As more organizations are adopting Drupal as their platform of choice for complex web projects the number of development firms offering services is increasing rapidly. How often do relationships with Drupal web development vendors succeed? How often do they fail? Why?

The purpose of this short anonymous survey is to gain insight into the dynamics between Drupal website development firms and their clients. Basically, as a community, we want to take a quick temperature check as to how things are going. If you complete this survey, we’ll share the aggregate results with you.

The survey consists of only 8 multiple choice questions and should take no longer than 2 (two!) minutes to complete.

In addition, if you provide a credible and complete response, you may be selected to win $100 Amazon.com gift card!

To access the survey, visit:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/drupalsuccess

As more organizations are adopting Drupal as their platform of choice for complex web projects the number of development firms offering services is increasing rapidly. How often do relationships with Drupal web development vendors succeed? How often do they fail? Why?

The purpose of this short anonymous survey is to gain insight into the dynamics between Drupal website development firms and their clients. Basically, as a community, we want to take a quick temperature check as to how things are going. If you complete this survey, we’ll share the aggregate results with you.

The survey consists of only 8 multiple choice questions and should take no longer than 2 (two!) minutes to complete.

In addition, if you provide a credible and complete response, you may be selected to win $100 Amazon.com gift card!

To access the survey, visit:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/drupalsuccess

CS RAS Technology is the leading provider of Drupal Training Classes.

We hold regular Drupal Beginner and Intermediate classes in Pune (India).

CS RAS Technology offer Drupal Training from our Pune offices - or are more than happy to deliver courses on-site at your premises.

We also provide Drupal Based Corporate Training.

For more details, please send us email at mktg@csras.in