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Web Publishing Tool for Libraries by Librarians

Librarians have enough to do and maintaining static HTML pages is tedious and time-consuming. The Library à la Carte tool enables librarians to easily and quickly create dynamic web pages that integrate Web 2.0 features, such as chat and RSS feeds, with traditional library content, such as catalogs and article databases.


Library Information Made to Order

Library à la Carte gives librarians a menu of choices to build course assignment pages, subject guides and tutorials. Customized content in bite-size chunks helps users discover and connect with library resources and librarians.

Course Guides Subject Guides Portal Pages Modules
Course Guides Subject Guides Portal Pages Modules

Release 1.4 Canidate available for download
griggsk
11/18/2009 - 14:42
We are very pleased to announce a new release of Library a la Carte. The new release involves major under-the-hood changes, new features and some improvements to existing features. There are also some design and layout changes to the tool and the public pages.

New Modules

YouTube Videos
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Release 1.4
griggsk
10/06/2009 - 21:37

Release 1.4 is postponed until the middle or end of October. We want to finish adding some admin customization tools and test out the new Tutorials with some users.

Thanks for your patience.

Have some time on your hands? Help us test. Contact us about helping with the new release.

 

 

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Version 1.4 Release Canadate
griggsk
09/02/2009 - 11:00
Release V 1.4 will include many great new features and funtionality. Test them out in the demo. An official 1.4 release is coming toward the end of the month.


New Modules

YouTube Videos
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Register for OCLC (TAI CHI) Webinar: Library à la Carte
griggsk
08/19/2009 - 10:46

OCLC Research Announces Technical Advances for Innovation in Cultural Heritage Institutions (TAI CHI) Webinar Series
First Webinar to be Held Wednesday, 26 August from 11 a.m.-12 noon Eastern Daylight Time/8-9 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time

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Demo Temporarily Down for Upgrade
griggsk
07/20/2009 - 10:16

The demo site will be down for the day so that we can do a major upgrade. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Kim

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Library à la Carte Release 1.3
griggsk
06/05/2009 - 17:17

We are very pleased to announce a new release of Library a la Carte. The new release involves some under-the-hood changes, new librarian-requested features and some improvements to existing features. There are also some design and layout changes to the tool, and work continues on making the public pages meet section 508 requirements and improving the usability of the tool.

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New Look for la website
griggsk
05/29/2009 - 15:52

Enjoy the new brighter look of the website. New content is our next goal, including videos and more FAQs and documentation.

Get Involved: Consider contributing training material, documentation, and install tips. Help us help others! 

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Site down for a few hours on 4-17-09
griggsk
04/16/2009 - 14:48
We need to do some maintance work on this site. We will have the site offline for a few hours on April 17 09.
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Comparison of Library a la Carte to other similar OSS
griggsk
04/03/2009 - 14:15

Ian Chan of SMCU compared Library a la Carte to Drupal and Moodle. Read about the differences and how Library a la Carte stacked up.

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CSUSM is on la Carte
griggsk
03/23/2009 - 20:10

California State University San Marcos is using Library à la Carte for their course and subject guides. They have customized the guides' templates and made some changes to the open-source code. Check out their course guides.

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