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www.bibliotek.kk.dk
CITY OF COPENHAGENThe Culture and Leisure AdministrationLibraries/Division of Library Development
Open Source in a metropolitan Library
presented byJoan Larsen and Bente Jensen
Copenhagen Public Libraries
The largest library system in Scandinavia 1 main library 19 library branches www.bibliotek.kk.dk – the 21. library
branch is visited by more than 6,000 people a day
Blågården
Husum
Østerbro
The result was:
Inconsistent navigation No site search A fatal lack of validation Impossible to offer any central support
Solution:A Content Management System
Key requirements
Totally decentralized maintenance A system that would let us make any
changes ourselves
Solution:An Open Source system
Plone and Headnet
Danish Centre for Accessibility
Key features of Plone
Licensed under General Public License Built in Zope Using Python Generates 100% valid xhtml 1.0 Generates fully qualified URLs Platform independent open source editor
If you can do it in HTMLYou can do it in Plone
bibliotek.kk.dk
3 branch folders
Portal workflow
165 local users with access to their own branch site
4 administrators have access to all folders
2 Global managers have access to the Zope Management Interface (ZMI)
Pending publication (request) 3-month auto revision notification
bibliotek.kk.dk - news
The branch folder
Editing the branch folder
bibliotek.kk.dk - event
The branch folder
Events overview
Library Directory
Same content – different look
Editing Plone
Editing the branch folder
Tip-a-friend/ HTML mail
Add a commentary (optional)
RSS feeds –easy in Plone
Monthly newsletter Service news New answers to FAQ
Blogs
Blog tools with Copenhagen Public Libraries logo New music New foreign books Biblog – Library and it Internet search Library 2.0 DK Brønshøj branch library The patients’ library – Hvidovre hospital KKB on tour
Our recent developments include:
Extended RSS possibilities RSS feed based on a search string
Expansion of the event archetype single-day or multi-day event locations other than the branches
Automatic export of event information to a site listing all cultural events in Denmark
New sitesearch: Livesearch
Next
E-learning - Eduplone
Translation - LinguaPlone
Under consideration: CompositePack MapLocation Plone Google Sitemaps TagCloud
Advantages of Plone and Open Source
Open Source and Plone is low cost software
No manufacturer dependence Our site can change as fast as the world
around us Large numbers of developers ensure the
security
From spaghetti to Sushi
Before 2002 All resources were manually made from scratch Some resources had a finite life span and had to
be removed manually Manual management of broken links etc. Content delivery lacked workflow Few colleagues were able to contribute
From spagetti to Sushi
After 2002 Strong workflow model Open Source, so the price was right Use what you need rather than buy unused
features Don’t pay for software licenses, pay for
development
Looking ahead
Looking for at long term relationship?
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