1. Workshop on Implementing Scriblio The Next-Generation Library Catalog 25 June 2008 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Library Interface Design and Customization Interface Design and Customization Edward Spodick Information Technology Manager HKUST Library lbspodic@ust.hk

2. Design Explore recent usability studies for Library Catalogs, along with websites and more interactive Web 2.0 implementations Integration with established institutional look- and-feel (color, layout, graphics, etc.) Design never ends Continual Beta Keep adjusting/tweaking Add new capabilities as they become viable Separation of content from presentation Remember mobile users and browser options

3. Customization Document everything you change Try to only change what won’t be overlaid Wordpress main package Scriblio Plug-in Visual Theme <–make changes here Use Styles and Scripts

4. Customization WordPress Files Scriblio Plugin Files Theme Files -WordPress -Scriblio…

5. wordpress Customization wp-content plugins themes scriblio You can use the Wordpress Web Interface for most theme file updates