Drupal, Anyone?
Hello,
Is anyone using Drupal for either a blog or website?
Are you loving it? Learning curve?
I'm doing some freelance work, and I have a feeling that I will eventually be taking over the website responsibilities at my job (if I survive here that long), and I am interested in Drupal. Was just wondering what other librarian types thought.
Jessica
Is anyone using Drupal for either a blog or website?
Are you loving it? Learning curve?
I'm doing some freelance work, and I have a feeling that I will eventually be taking over the website responsibilities at my job (if I survive here that long), and I am interested in Drupal. Was just wondering what other librarian types thought.
Jessica
Labels: Drupal, library website, web design
6 Comments:
Hi Jessica, by joining the Drupal community you are in good hands, both from the point of view of the software, and the people that use and develop it.
It has a pretty steep learning curve if you want to do very customised things, but "out of the box" it is usable in many ways without any hardcore geeky legwork.
Good luck with your adventure - keep an eye on the drupal.org site, search it, check the forums - there's lots of answers out there for you! :)
By NikLP, at 7:30 AM
AADL uses Drupal, so you might want to talk to John Blyberg. I believe SJCPL also uses it. You could ask skagirlie about that.
I know about Drupal, but I don't have any first-hand experience with it.
By Joshua M. Neff, at 11:40 AM
Hi Jessica - I recently did some design work for a Drupal site (leptree.net) and found it to be a pretty good group solution. The learning curve is steep if you want to configure it in any unusual way, but if you have a programmer on your team that's not a problem. The community is growing, which bodes well for plugins and themes. Let us know if you decide to go for it!
By Erica, at 10:58 AM
Thanks for the comments, guys!
Erica, I am so far from being a programmer it's not funny, and this project will be all about me, if it comes to fruition.
I stumbled upon a site designed in Drupal quite a while ago, and just liked it. Figured I'd put Drupal on the list for ideas.
By Jessica, at 1:30 PM
Jessica,
Ryan Deschsamps, the Other Librarian, has been talking up Joomla and is offering to let people take a peek in the inner workings of it and play around a bit.
By Joshua M. Neff, at 2:13 PM
We are considering it for an intranet / extranet & for generating webpage content (INFO KIOSK) to display on a plasma screen within our library at checkout stations, along with powerpoint slides & weather alerts. IBM did an excellent case study, but omitted Joomla, (used fractured Mambo - same thing) and rated Drupal above all others for quick development, longterm flexibility, & super support/groups, being Drupal's main advantages. UC Berkley is also using it extensively.
By Thad Guidry, at 12:12 PM
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