By
popular demand, ALA Editions announces a new session of the facilitated
eCourse Using Drupal to Build Library Websites. Ken Varnum serve as the
instructor for this six-week facilitated eCourse starting on October 7,
2013.
Drupal is an open source content management tool that allows users
to build complex websites without extensive programming, making it
perfect for library websites. In this eCourse, librarian and Drupal
expert Ken Varnum will guide participants in building an attractive,
functional library website using Drupal. This test website will be
hosted on a server for six months after the eCourse, facilitating
additional learning. This eCourse will focus on Drupal 7, while
highlighting what is still applicable to Drupal 6. Whether the objective
is a simple site or full-service digital branch, this eCourse will give
participants the know-how to get a library website up and running.
Ken will introduce you to Drupal, teach you how to set up and configure a site and give you the foundation for learning more.
Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes for this course:
- Functional knowledge of Drupal
- Ability to build basic websites
- Experience in developing a fully-functional Drupal website
- Knowledge of resources for expanding the functionality of a Drupal-based library website
Instructor(s)
Ken Varnum has been the Web Systems Manager at
the University of Michigan Library since 2007, a position that involves
all aspects of the libraries’ websites. In his 17 years working as a
technology librarian, he has served in a variety of libraries, including
a small special library at the Open Media Research Institute in Prague,
a large corporate library at Ford Motor Company, and a small academic
library at Tufts University. He received his MLIS from the University of
Michigan and a Master’s of Russian and East European Studies. Prior to
his postgraduate education, he received a BA from Grinnell College. His
research interests include open source software, discovery environments,
and personalized information delivery systems. Ken can be found on the
web athttp://www.varnum.org/ and on Facebook, Twitter, and Google Plus
under the username varnum. He writes occasionally about technologies and
libraries on his blog, RSS4Lib.
Date(s) & Time(s)
This six week course begins on October 7, 2013.
Fee
Registration for this course is $250.00
Technical Requirements
Participants in this course will need regular access to a
computer with an internet connection for online message board
participation, viewing online video, listening to streaming audio (MP3
files), and downloading and viewing PDF and PowerPoint files.
How to Register
Registration for this ALA Editions facilitated eCourse, which begins on October 7, 2013, can be purchased at the ALA Store. http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=3553
