OSUL CMS Changes – v.1.1.5

Posted on February 11, 2011

Hello CMS Users,

We released the latest update to the OSU Libraries Content Management System on Thursday, February 11. Here is a summary of the issues that were resolved:

Fixes

  • Create Profile does not work in IE (CMS-118)
  • Page Missing from CMS site tree, Error Loading Subtree on viewing Deleted files (CMS-131)
  • My Profile – Bad page ID (CMS-153)
  • UserDefinedForms can’t add custom rule (CMS-161)
  • UserDefinedForms can’t drag form elements (CMS-162)
  • ImageGallery – disable all but lightbox pop-up styles (CMS-176)
  • Fix Pages that have OwnerID = 0 (CMS-178)
  • NOTLOGGEDIN message on form (CMS-184)
  • Can’t see some profiles (CMS-190)

Improvements

  • Change Instant Message link on homepage (CMS-177)
  • Change Homepage>NewsTab>Exhibits to ‘Featured Exhibits’ (CMS-181)

If you have any questions or concerns, or if you are wondering the status of a different issue, please contact us!

Thanks!

Posted in CMS |

Organizing the Toolkit

Posted on February 2, 2011

With a sense of design and topical ideas the model toolkits provided, we next considered what the organizing issues would be for our toolkit.  We quite quickly decided that the things that faculty do should be one of the organizing features.  We are now referring to those as “purposes” or “roles” and they currently include:

  • Advising students
  • Teaching
  • Research
  • Carmen
  • New faculty

We then decided that how we organize the resources under those purposes was a chance for us to guide faculty in the various components of Information Literacy.  It presented an opportunity for us to begin the dialog on what our profession brings to the table in understanding this literacy and so we settled on the Information Literacy Standards developed by ACRL as our organizers.  We quickly found ourselves referring to these as “themes” and we articulated them with one word identifiers:

  • Identify
  • Access
  • Evaluate
  • Incorporate
  • Use
  • Understand

As we’ve worked with “purposes” and “themes” we have felt increasingly comfortable with these as organizing concepts, but less comfortable with the labels we have chosen.  We will likely do some testing with faculty on the “purposes” labels to determine how to finalize those. A separate blog post will discuss the work we’ve done on “themes”.

One other feature we knew we wanted was a way to build community with faculty.  This would require a toolkit that was dynamic in nature, conversational, and exploitative of social media tools.  We anticipate using blogging, tweeting, rss feeds and other useful tools that may enhance this tool as a place to participate in local and national discussions around and work on Information Literacy. In fact, the blog component of the toolkit will be the first publicly released piece and this blog series is setting us up to implement that piece.

Posted in InfoLit Toolkit |

Developing an Information Literacy Toolkit for Faculty at OSU

Posted on January 19, 2011

InfoLit Toolkit LogoThe new Strategic Plan for the OSU Libraries includes an action agenda item:

  • Develop an online tool kit to organize and share instructional resources with university faculty: Identify resources to include, develop organizational plan, create and publicize the tool kit.

The Libraries’ Teaching and Learning Committee was tasked with making this happen, with a deadline of Winter 2011 for implementation.  We have been working on it and now want to bring the project to your attention — and call for your participation.

What should the tool kit be?  Are there any models? Some toolkits developed at other libraries were inspiring to us:

Also, the November 2010 issue of College and Research Libraries News includes an article on the toolkit concept of Information Literacy.

This idea seems to be catching on in Libraries!

Posted in InfoLit Toolkit, Uncategorized |

OSUL CMS Changes v.1.1.3

Posted on October 29, 2010

Hello CMS Users,

We released the latest update to the OSU Libraries Content Management System on Thursday, October 28. Here is a summary of the issues that were resolved:

Fixes

  • Add Sidebar Widget works again (CMS-114)
  • Fixed ability to assign edit permissions by group (CMS-117)
  • Fixed some glitches in the Image Gallery pages (CMS-146,CMS-155,CMS-159)
  • Fixed a condition where a user might not be able to edit a newly created page (CMS-150)

Improvements

  • There are now Popular Links on the Home page (CMS-140)
  • Updated the look of the blogs page (CMS-151)
  • Changed some copy and links on the Home page (CMS-157,CMS-165)
  • Changed the title and functionality of some of the Search options (CMS-163, CMS-169)
  • Added the ability to load alternative hours on the location pages (CMS-168)
  • Added the numerals to the OSUL general phone number 292-OSUL (6785) (CMS-160)

If you have any questions or concerns, or if you are wondering the status of a different issue, please contact us!

Thanks!

Posted in CMS, Uncategorized |

Website FTP Access Changes

Posted on September 14, 2010

Archiving the old website continues.  We will be freezing access to the files on the old website on Wednesday, September 15.  On this day, your FTP login to the old website will no longer work.

Content that falls into one of these categories will remain on the old website:

  • digital exhibits
  • staff documentation
  • dynamic content (existing or candidate)
  • patron/public documents in PDF or another non-web format

All other content for a public audience should have already moved from the old site to the new website/CMS. If you have yet to move your content, please do so as soon as possible.

Beginning this week, we will be archiving (taking offline) the pages that have been replaced and moving the documents mentioned above into the new ftp directory.  If you maintain content that falls into one of those categories or you need access to something that is being archived, please help us remain organized and fill out this form.

WIT and the Training Advisory Council are offering one-on-one sessions to those who need CMS training, both refreshers and first-time.  Please use the CMS training registration form to request an appointment.

Posted in -- LIPP Update --, CMS |

Web Site Update

Posted on July 28, 2010

On behalf of the Web Implementation Team, I’m pleased to announce that we have released an update to the web site.  This update includes improvements for both general web site users as well as content providers.

Some of the items for general web site users are:

  • Enhanced Main Navigation Menu by adding 5 second delay timer after hovering over a menu item
  • Added OSU Libraries Toolbar to all non-homepage pages to indicate login status
  • Added My Settings form to allow users to have settings for the frontend of the website
  • Updated color of CMS theme
  • Reformatted Contact Sidebar styles to better separate contacts
  • Expand/Collapse symbols fixed (didn’t appear on some pages in FFox 3.6.2 on XP)

Some of the items for CMS content providers are:

  • Can now upload image files that are smaller than 1 MB
  • Can now delete profile fields
  • Related pages lists sorted by title
  • Non-essential form fields now sort based on user permissions
  • Citation style added to style pull-down

Special thanks to all the CMS beta testers.  We really appreciated your help.

We hope you find these improvements useful. If you have any comments or issues, please let us know at http://library.osu.edu/about/contact-us/webmaster-mail

Posted in -- LIPP Update --, CMS |

Archiving the Old Website

Posted on July 14, 2010

We are thrilled that so much content is now being delivered through the CMS. It is time to focus our attention on archiving the old web pages. We’re going to archive a snapshot of the entirety of the old site and then find new homes for all 154,471 files. This is a lot of files, so we’re going to be asking for your help figuring out what to do with them. Our schedule involves ‘freezing’ access (you will not be able to make changes) to the old site at the end of July and finishing archiving and moving by the end of August.

The majority of the content on the old website will be moved offline to separate file storage accessible only by the Web Implementation Team (WIT). Owners of the archived content will be given copies of their files on request. Limited exceptions will remain on the old site, but moved to a new location:

  • staff documentation
  • dynamic content with its own database backend
  • good candidates for a database as determined by the LIPP team
  • existing digital exhibits
  • other sites as approved by the Director

We’ve developed a specialized application called ClaimStake to help us in our workflow, and we have a few folks who have agreed to help us sort these files, so you may hear from one of us if you have content that is not easily identifiable.

If you have a section for which you are responsible and would like to let us know what to do with it, please fill out our Claim Form, https://portal.lib.ohio-state.edu/claimstake/suggest . If it is more complex, let us know using the CMS Comments & Suggestions form, https://library.osu.edu/about/departments/web-implementation-team/cms-comments/.  We can come and interview you regarding the files and how to care for them.

Posted in Uncategorized |

Summer CMS Training

Posted on June 25, 2010

Get ready for the final push to get our public content migrated to the new site!

Registration is required for ALL classes. Please use our sign up form to register. Space is limited to 14 participants persession. All sessions are held in Room 390 of the Science and Engineering Library.

Intro to CMS in Thompson 149
Covers how to use the CMS to create pages and a short portion on the navigational structure. Each session includes significant hands-on practice time. This class is REQUIRED in order to create pages using the CMS.

  • Tuesday June 29th 2-4pm
  • Wednesday July 21st 10am-12pm
  • Thursday August 12th 10am -12pm

Carmen Library Link/CMS Open Lab in SEL 390
Get help with creating your Carmen Library Link pages and then re-using the same information for your OSU Library Subject pages.  Staff will be on-hand to guide you through the process.  Please register so that we can schedule enough helpers.

  • Wednesday July 21st 2-4pm
  • Thursday July 29th 10am-12pm

CMS Open Lab in Thompson 149
Come with your questions and/or work in SEL 390 with helpers   standing by, it’s up to you. If you have a particular question, please share it on the registration form so we can be prepared to answer it. These require registration so we can be sure to have enough helpers.

  • Tuesday August 24th 2-4pm
Posted in Uncategorized |

Latest Website Upgrade provides significant user interface changes and introduces new features for all website users

Posted on April 9, 2010

Following the launch of the newly redesigned homepage, the latest web site upgrade (upgrade performed on Friday 4/9 in the afternoon) shows significant front end changes and introduces new features for all users of our website.

Some key points of interest:
Updated layout and design of pages that are in the Content Management System – you’ll notice that all the pages match the newly redesign homepage

  • Section Background Image has been moved to the top which presents a cleaner section header area (also the Section Title will never overlap the featured image as it was previously)
  • Sidebar widget headings match home page
  • New design for listing links (e.g. Sidebar Navigation, RSS Feed links, Contact)
  • New Global Full-Featured Search Box – can search from any page
  • New Breadcrumb design

New “List” page formatting (As seen here: http://library.osu.edu/about/locations/ )

  • No more bullets, much cleaner list layout
  • Also the same for Departments, Collections, Exhibits, Committees, Partners, etc.

New Subject Page Layout (As seen here: http://library.osu.edu/find/subjects/political-science-resources/ )

  • Easier to read list of subjects
  • Entire subject line can now be clicked to expand that particular subject

New Location Page Information: (As seen here: http://library.osu.edu/about/locations/thompson-library/ )

  • Includes location photo, full address, phone number, hours, embedded map with link to full map

New Library Map ( http://library.osu.edu/about/map/ )

  • Map of all Library locations with ability to get directions to any library location using Google Maps
  • Now includes regional library locations

Enhanced “Page Not Found” Page for broken links

  • It is important to know that your links are safe and it is common for portions of the website to move to a different section.
  • To assist users of our website that have outdated links, the enhanced Page Not Found page has been introduced:
  • An Example:
    1. Say you have a link for the Multimedia Collections page under Digital Projects:
    2. The link should read: http://library.osu.edu/projects-initiatives/digital-projects/multimedia-collections/ (Don’t click on this yet)
    3. But for some reason or another, the link has the “digital-projects” portion missing: http://library.osu.edu/projects-initiatives/multimedia-collections/ (Go ahead and click this incorrect link)
    4. The new enhanced “Page not found” will be displayed. Now click on “Click here now for suggested pages” and the page will do a quick web site search looking for a similar page.
    5. The top result shows the correct link to the Multimedia Collections Page!

Library Web Site Search Auto-Suggest:

  • This is located in the new Global Search Box under “Library Web Pages”
  • Similar to Google’s auto-suggest feature, just start typing and it will search the website for pages (currently limited to search only published pages within the Content Management System and only by Title)
  • Great for quickly navigation to any page if you know the Title of the page you are looking for!
  • If there are no results, the search will behave like our normal web site search and covers both the new website and the old website.

As always, if you have an questions, suggestions or any other feedback, please feel free to let us know: http://library.osu.edu/about/contact-us/webmaster-mail

Posted in CMS, Website Redesign |

Spring Quarter CMS Training Schedule

Posted on March 25, 2010

During spring quarter, we will be offering 3 CMS classes:

* Introduction to the CMS: covers how to use the CMS to create pages and a short portion on the navigational structure. Each session includes significant hands-on practice time. This class is REQUIRED in order to create pages using the CMS.
* Carmen Library Link and Subject Pages: covers the Carmen Library Link (CLL) editor and the connection from that system to the CMS for the creation of Subject pages using Carmen Library Link widgets. This session will also cover the changes to the CLL editor, so even those using it for a while are encouraged to attend.
* Open Lab: Come with your questions and/or work in SEL 390 with helpers standing by, it’s up to you. If you have a particular question, please share it on the registration form so we can be prepared to answer it. These require registration so we can be sure to have enough helpers.

Registration is required for ALL classes.

All sessions are held in Room 390 of the Science and Engineering Library. Please use our sign up form to register. Space is limited to 14 participants per session.

Here’s the training schedule for spring quarter:

  • Wed March 31, 1-3pm CMS Intro
  • Thurs Apr. 15, 10:00 am-noon Carmen Library Link/Subject pages
  • Wed April 21, 1-3pm CMS Open Lab
  • Thursday May 13, 10am-noon CMS Intro
  • Tuesday May 18, 1-3 CMS Open Lab
  • Wednesday May 19, 2:00 pm-4:00 pm Carmen Library Link/Subject pages
  • Thursday June 3, 1-3pm CMS Intro
  • Wednesday June 9, 10am-noon CMS Open Lab
Posted in LIPP GLOSSary |