[Web4lib] Drupal / LibGuides / Library a la Carte question

[Tom Keays]

Ooops. URL for article is http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/63

On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 10:43 AM, Tom Keays <tomkeays.lists at gmail.com> wrote:
> There was an article in Code4Lib Journal last year called "The ICAP
> (Interactive Course Assignment Pages) Publishing System". ICAP is the
> old name for Library à la Carte. Poking around on their site,
> http://alacarte.library.oregonstate.edu/ , I noticed that Ian Chan had
> compared Library a la Carte to Drupal and Moodle.
> http://alacarte.library.oregonstate.edu/node/1001 But not LibGuides,
> which is a hosted service.
>
> Tom
>
> On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 12:58 PM, Ian Chan <ichan at csusm.edu> wrote:
>> We used this tutorial,
>> http://blog.codahale.com/2006/06/19/time-for-a-grown-up-server-rails-mon
>> grel-apache-capistrano-and-you/, to set-up LAC using a Mongrel cluster
>> and Apache.  I did not use Capistrano, as the tutorial recommends, but
>> it still worked.  OSU has indicated they might integrate Rails Phusion
>> to expedite the installation process.
>>
>> Our instructional librarians took a serious look at LibGuides but
>> selected Library a la Carte.  After several months of use, they have
>> found LAC to be a much better product.  In addition, since the database
>> is hosted locally in MySQL, I can see lots of potential for integration
>> with Drupal and other applications.  LAC is more extensible and
>> integrating your own theme is very easy - here's a sample:
>> http://lib2.csusm.edu/subject-guide/18.
>>
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Ian Chan
>> Web Development Librarian
>> California State University San Marcos
>> http://library.csusm.edu/about/people/ian/
>> 760.750.4385 [office]
>> 760.683.4234 [mobile]
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org
>> [mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Philip Shafer
>> Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 11:56 AM
>> To: Angela Boyd; web4lib at webjunction.org
>> Subject: Re: [Web4lib] Drupal / LibGuides / Library a la Carte question
>>
>> I just saw this post and took a look at Library a la Carte.  It looks
>> great!
>>
>> Has anyone successfully set the application up in a Linux/Apache/Mysql
>> setting?  Outside of running applications locally, I haven't been too
>> successful with actually deploying RoR apps.
>>
>> Just wondering if there were any good instructions that I could forward
>> to
>> my sys admin.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Phil
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Philip Shafer
>> Library System Services
>> Rowan University Library
>> 201 Mullica Hill Rd
>> Glassboro, NJ  08028
>> 856-256-4418
>> 856-256-4924 Fax
>>
>>
>>
>>> From: Angela Boyd <angela.boyd at gmail.com>
>>> Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:22:24 -0700
>>> To: <web4lib at webjunction.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Web4lib] Drupal / LibGuides / Library a la Carte
>> question
>>>
>>> Thank you to ALL who have answered these questions for me, on and off
>> list.
>>> We've got a few things to think about now.  There's a bit of a time
>> crunch
>>> (isn't there always!!!)  But you've all been very, very helpful and
>> for that
>>> I am really thankful, so THANK YOU!
>>>
>>> Angela Boyd
>>> co-Web Services Librarian @ UCSB Library
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> [1] http://www.ithacalibrary.com/subsplus/
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 5:45 PM, Angela Boyd <angela.boyd at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> I have a few questions for you all. My library is currently
>> exploring
>>>>> Library a la Carte and LibGuides.  We're also migrating all of our
>>>> content
>>>>> to Drupal.  We'd like to have a subject guide package ready for
>> folks to
>>>>> work on this coming summer.  So here are my questions.
>>>>>
>>>>> 1. Does anyone here manage their website content with Drupal  AND
>> use
>>>>> Library a la Carte or LibGuides?
>>>>>
>>>>> 2. If yes, have you been able to integrate Library a la Carte or
>>>> LibGuides
>>>>> into your site search through Drupal?
>>>>>
>>>>> 3. Are you hosting Library a la Carte or LibGuides locally and on
>> the
>>>> same
>>>>> server as Drupal?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for your time!
>>>>>
>>>>> Angela Boyd
>>>>> co-Web Services Librarian @ UCSB Library
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Andrew Darby
>>>> Web Services Librarian
>>>> Ithaca College Library
>>>> http://www.ithaca.edu/library/
>>>> adarby at ithaca.edu
>>>>
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