1. Building Library Web Site Using Drupal
Samrat Guha Roy
Sr. Library Information Assistant
MCA, MLIS, UGC NET (Qualified)
Central Library, IIT Kharagpur

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Objectives
Building the Library Web Site
Designing Library Web Site
Introduction to Drupal
Features of Drupal
Content Management Using Drupal
Contents for Library Web Site
Sample Web Sites
Drupal Theme
User Management
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3. Introduction to Drupal
Open Source software
Using Drupal an individual or a community of users can easily publish, manage and organize a wide variety of content on their website.
Drupal was created in 2000 by a Belgian student: Dries Buytaert.
It is publicly released in 2002
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Features of Drupal
blogs
video course
search
poll
e-journals
e-books
web pages
User logins s
RSS
news
Drupal Engine
Database
In this digital age, we are all faced with various forms of online content, such as podcasts, s, blogs, e-books and web pages. We are challenged to figure out:
What is the best way to create and store this digital content for use in the future?
How can the content be indexed to build a personal or group repository of knowledge and information?
Beyond storage, how can we grow and learn from the information and content that we create and encounter?
Are there ways to collaborate and share information with others?
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Features of Drupal
Content Management Systems
Collaborative authoring environments
Blogs
Podcasting
Picture galleries
User login is present
Like admin login for site maintenance
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Features of Drupal
Peer-to-peer networking
Newsletters
Forums
Feedback
File uploads and downloads
Comments
RSS Feeds
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Content Management
Theme
Search
Content
API’s
Drupal
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8. Content Management Using Drupal
Create Web Page
Indexing Content
Publish Web Content
CMS Engine
Links, URL, Database Updating
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9. Contents for Library Web Site
Content Management System --
Drupal Engine
Library Sections
Library FAQ
Library Contacts
E-Resource
Ask Librarian
Repository
User Profiles
Blogs
Theme API and other details are inserted
Module API Installed
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Drupal Themes
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11. Web Site : http://drupal.org/node/258
Drupal.org Handbook – Drupal.org
Web Site:
Web Site :
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12. Library Architecture and Drupal
Drupal Database
Library Web Server
Digital Repository Database
Drupal and API Modules
Biblio
OAI-PMH
MARC
Z39.50
Apache Web Server
HTTPD
Static Web Pages and Other Links
Library Automation Software
e.g. Libsys (3rd party)
Libsys DB
Out side World
i.e. Client Browser Internet / Intranet
DSpace IDR
Search Engines
DSpace Search
Drupal Site Search
Web OPAC Search
IIT Kgp
LAN
Mail
Server
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Library Architecture and Drupal
Typical academic library system architecture is having four major servers
Library Automation Server
Library web server – Drupal
Digital Repository Server – DSpace
Mail Server
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14. Drupal System Requirement
Hardware
Server
Client
Software
Operating System – Windows / Linux
Database – MySQL
Web server – Apache
Drupal binary
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15. Data Storage i.e. database engine
Drupal Layers
Data Storage i.e. database engine
Apache Web Server [Middleware]
Drupal Engine
User Browser
Theme Subsystem
Web Server / PHP Engine
Module subsystem
Layer 1
Layer 2
Layer 3
Library content XML
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Drupal Layers
Layer 1: This layer is the client interface i.e. the browser using which the user browses the site.
Layer 2: This layer is the middleware where the drupal application engine.
Module subsystem
Theme subsystem
Layer 3: This layer is the data store where the all contents are stored.
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Thank You
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