[Web4lib] FW: Drupal for library staff intranet?

[Cary Gordon]

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On May 19, 2008, at 7:26 AM, VanderHart, Robert wrote:

> 1) Would Drupal be "overkill" for our needs that I've expressed above,
> especially for an intranet used by 40 people?

Drupal would be a great fit for that application.
>
> 2) Would there be a huge need for me, as the admin, to be up to  
> snuff on
> PHP to even consider deploying Drupal?

You don't need to know any PHP, unless you are developing your own  
functionality. To develop themes, you might need a little PHP. To  
develop an original module to interact with with your ILS, say, you  
will need a pretty good handle on PHP as well as an understanding of  
the Drupal development approach.
>
> 3) Are there other software solutions you might suggest?  I know about
> FarCry, an open-source CF-based CMS; has anyone used that?

I have used FarCry, and it really isn't in the same category. FarCry  
might be appropriate if you have a lot of resources in ColdFusion, and  
were willing to build your CMS using their toolkit. Drupal lets you  
get started with a simple site OOTB. You can then build on that by  
using some of the three thousand contributed modules. Then, if that  
doesn't get you what you need, you can add in your own tools.

Like FarCry, and unlike Joomla, Drupal is a developer friendly  
framework. Unlike FarCry (and like Joomla) Drupal gives you something  
OOTB.