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

[Cox, Thomas]

Hi Ian,

I'm curious why your instructional librarians found LAC to be a better product.  We're looking at LibGuides here and this information might be very helpful to us.

Thanks so much for anything you have time to share.

Best regards,

Thom W. Cox
Technical Project Manager
Tisch Library
Tufts University
Medford, MA

"Every technology has a philosophy which is given
expression in how the technology makes people  use their minds, 
in how it codifies the world, and in which of our senses it amplifies..."
    - Neal Postman


>> 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.


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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]