[Web4lib] Online Calendars

[Andrew Darby]

I'll second (or third, or fourth) the idea of Google Calendar.  We use
it to power our library hours (harvesting the data using the api, and
then storing it in a MySQL database), but it should work well for
event listings.  As people have noted, you could either hand the look
and feel over to Google, or use your favourite scripting language +
the api and integrate it more seamlessly into your site.  Your
Calendar data is available as an Atom feed, which gives you lots of
options for how to use it.

Andrew

On Jan 10, 2008 4:22 PM, Thomas Bennett <bennetttm at appstate.edu> wrote:
> You may want to look at Google Calendar, go to
> http://www.google.com/intl/en/googlecalendar/tour.html
>   On the tour page click on "For organizations". Lots of nice features.  From
> google code you could also get the python code and probably use apache and
> mod_python to display those events in your own format from your server.  I'm
> looking into using the google python calendar code to display events locally
> on my server using the calendar product for Zope.
>
>   There is also http://schooltool.org Schoolbell calendar (free).  The
> standalone calendar product is only being upgraded as part the schooltool
> product now, no more stand alone calendar upgrades. Again, python based and
> probably only runs on linux.
>
> For in house only you might want to look at citadel
> ( http://www.citadel.org/doku.php ) They have a vmware appliance so if you
> have vmware player you can take a quick look at it.  vmware player is free
> and so is citadel.
>
> There is a blank chart at
> http://www.library.appstate.edu/calendar/calendar_committee
> We were looking at these products for a campus wide calendar solution but did
> not come to a consensus on one calendar.  But it lists the names of calendars
> you may want to look at.
>
>
> Thomas
>
>
>
>
>
> On Thursday 10 January 2008 14:19, Amanda Lunn wrote:
> > I'm new to this listserve, so I hope that this is not a question that
> > has already been hashed out on here.  My library is looking for a
> > calendar system/program that can be used library wide to keep track of
> > each department's public events as well as some private, staff events.
> > Of course each department would like to be able to color code their
> > events and be able to enter their own events.  In general, the program
> > would like to have some customization options for style.  Initially, we
> > would like to use it for in-house purposes only, but will probably make
> > it available to the public after some time.
> >
> >
> >
> > We would prefer not to have to install it on our web server, but am open
> > to good products that are only available that way.  Localcalendar.com
> > seems to be the most popular option out there that fits our needs.  Has
> > any library had any positive experiences (or negative for that matter)?
> > Has anyone used any other products successfully?
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks for your time!
> >
> >
> >
> > Amanda Lunn
> >
> > Librarian, Adult Services
> >
> > Allen Public Library
> >
> > 300 N. Allen Drive
> >
> > Allen, TX 75013
> >
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> >
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