library website content management system layer and SharePoint

[Cary Gordon]

Drupal has several options for connecting to SharePoint.

There is a SharePoint module that provides a variety of services to connect to SharePoint 2010 and later, although I don't know of anyone using it with SharePoint 2013. It seems pretty dead.

There is also a CMIS API <https://www.drupal.org/project/cmis> which was build for Drupal/Alfresco integration. Alfresco is an open-source DMS that is more-or-less compatible with SharePoint. SharePoint uses CMIS, but they do it the Microsoft way, so it may or may not work for you.

We have had the best results when we use feeds to move information in and out of Drupal. This is largely what the SharePoint module does, but it makes fewer (as in no) assumptions.

The bottom line is that your success in integrating Drupal, or any CMS, with SharePoint will depend on your objectives and your resources. For example, if you have SharePoint devs, you will be looking at a different picture that if you need to rely on what comes from SharePoint OOTB, because you will be able to create bespoke endpoints and adjust what SharePoint sends.

Thanks,

Cary

Cary Gordon
The Cherry Hill Company
http://chillco.com



On Jul 17, 2014, at 11:32 AM, Shannon E. Fox <sfox at austincollege.edu> wrote:

> Apparently SharePoint is being used by campus IT to develop a one-stop-shop for students to manage various aspects of their courses, etc. and my boss and library director wants the library to be included in some way that is most effective in promoting services and resources for students, hopefully even at a granular subject-level, if at all possible. I really know very little about SharePoint and what can be done; he asked me yesterday to begin researching this. At the same time, we are ready to move forward with creating a new, modern, dynamic website. I have been using DreamWeaver to create and maintain our library website for the past seven years. So we are wondering if there is any CMS out there that is mainly used for the library website, but in some way connects or communicates with SharePoint when it is used as a campus portal.
>  
> Thanks so much for all feedback thus far!
> Shannon
>  
> From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Henry, Laura
> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2014 1:00 PM
> To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] library website content management system layer and SharePoint
>  
> +1
>  
> What are you trying to accomplish by using SharePoint with your website? Maybe there’s another, better way.
>  
> Laura C. Henry, MLS
> Assistant Systems Librarian
> Beaufort County Library
> 311 Scott Street, Beaufort, SC 29902
> Phone 843.255.6444   lhenry at bcgov.net
> www.beaufortcountylibrary.org
> For Learning ♦ For Leisure ♦ For Life
>  
> From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of John Chadwick
> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2014 1:57 PM
> To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] library website content management system layer and SharePoint
>  
> Shannon,
> 
> I have had direct experience with trying to use SharePoint as a CMS. Save yourself a lot of aggravation and avoid doing so it at all possible.
> 
> John Chadwick
> drjohnnm at gmail.com
>  
> 
> On Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 11:08 AM, Shannon E. Fox <sfox at austincollege.edu> wrote:
> Has anyone developed a library website/content management system that works with SharePoint? Or know of such capability and good information sources about SharePoint working in conjunction with websites?
>  
> Thanks.
>  
>  
>  
> Shannon Fox-Teichmann
> Coordinator of Electronic Services & Collections
>  
> 900 N. Grand Avenue, Suite 6L
> Sherman, TX  75090-4400
> Phone 903.813.2559 Cell 903.267.2424
> http://abell.austincollege.edu/abell
> sfox at austincollege.edu
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