How-tos

I was wondering if anyone had any experience building something for automating readers advisory. My librarians are calling it "read-a-likes." The idea is that there is a list of authors. Each author would link to their page with links to other similar authors. You can see the example below.

If you like David Baldacci, then try:

William Bernhardt
Stephen J. Cannell
Linda Fairstein
Vince Flynn
James Grippando
John Grisham
Brad Meltzer
Kyle Mills
Robert Tanenbaum
Stuart Woods (Will Lee Series)

A further example can be found here.
http://www.lansing.lib.il.us/readalikeauthors.html

We'll be having our Chicagoland Drupal Library BoF on Friday, Sept. 25, 2pm-4pm at the Offices of the Metropolitan Library System (224 S. Michigan) in Chicago.

Cost is free but we need people to register at:
http://www.librarylearning.info/events/?eventID=5356

The Chicagoland Drupal4Lib BoF is an opportunity for librarians to get together and discuss how they use (or would like to use) Drupal in a library context. We'll ask people to present projects they're working on and we'll field questions on problems and approaches to implementing Drupal. All levels of knowledge from expert to beginner are welcome.

[Agenda after the jump... ]

Can I invite you to share insight on your library website's TAXONOMY?

Since implementing Drupal on our library website, I've spoken to a number of library Drupal programmers and seen many implementations of Drupal for library websites. Many of the implementations do the same things as one another but in different ways, which can cause module clashes and frustration for new Drupal users trying to maintain newly-transformed library websites. While all of these sites have needs unique to them, they also all have some basic needs in common that are unique to library sites.

Hello Drupal library people!

I'd like to extend a 10% registration discount for The Do It With Drupal Seminar to everyone in the Libraries group. To receive the discount enter the code LIBRARY at the checkout. This discount code expires on November 21st (a week from tomorrow).

Do It With Drupal is a large-scale conference-style learning event happening in New Orleans, December 10, 11, and 12th. We've got a lot of superstar speakers from both Drupal and the greater web community. The event is being organized by Lullabot and features speakers such as Earl Miles (Views), Karen Stevenson (CCK), Moshe Weitzman (Organic Groups), John Resig (author of jQuery), Chris Pirillo (Lockergnome), Heather Champ (Flickr Community Manager), Chris Messina (Flock, DiSo, etc), Angie Byron (Drupal 7 maintainer), Addi Berry (Drupal Dojo), and many more.

For more information about the event please visit http://doitwithdrupal.com . Be sure not to miss the latest schedule and the blog for the latest news.

Does anyone have any good advice for creating a content type for links? Does anyone know a better way to do this than what I describe in the following?

Our library has a huge page of links for finding good books to read. There are several headings that take you to different parts to the page via anchors. Anyhow, take a look at it. You'll get it as soon as you see it.

http://www.hooverlibrary.org/goodbooks

It would be helpful if we could share details on what themes we are using and how they've been modified, especially front pages. Currently I am developing a site for Stony Brook University Libraries using the Beginning W2 theme, and I would appreciate learning what others use and why, and how you've modified it.

Related to this, I am bursting to learn how others have modified any of your *.tpl.php pages.

I will post more as I continue my design and implementation for SBU libs.

Thanks very much :)

For my fellow NOOBS, here's a quick (~9 mins) introduction to the Views modules in Drupal 6. I found a lot of value in this so I thought I'd share.

http://learnbythedrop.com/drop/22#comment-18