Improving the Drupal User Experience

Improving the Drupal User Experience

Drupal is a powerful, but complex, Web Content Management System, being adopted by many libraries. Installing Drupal typically involves adding additional modules for flexibility and increased functionality. Although installing additional modules does increase functionality, it inevitably complicates...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rachel Vacek, Sean Watkins, Christina M. Morris, Derek Keller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Code4Lib 2010-12-01
Series:Code4Lib Journal
Online Access:http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/4578
id doaj-1fa0e2dd047944b8ae2830e5321dfff6
record_format Article
spelling doaj-1fa0e2dd047944b8ae2830e5321dfff62020-11-25T01:27:28ZengCode4LibCode4Lib Journal1940-57582010-12-0112Improving the Drupal User ExperienceRachel VacekSean WatkinsChristina M. MorrisDerek KellerDrupal is a powerful, but complex, Web Content Management System, being adopted by many libraries. Installing Drupal typically involves adding additional modules for flexibility and increased functionality. Although installing additional modules does increase functionality, it inevitably complicates usability. At the University of Houston Libraries, the Web Services department researched what modules work well together to accomplish a simpler interface while simultaneously providing the flexibility and advanced tools needed to create a successful user experience within Drupal. This article explains why particular modules were chosen or developed, how the design enhanced the user experience, how the CMS architecture was created, and how other library systems were integrated into Drupal. http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/4578
collection DOAJ
language English
format Article
sources DOAJ
author Rachel Vacek
Sean Watkins
Christina M. Morris
Derek Keller
spellingShingle Rachel Vacek
Sean Watkins
Christina M. Morris
Derek Keller
Improving the Drupal User Experience
Code4Lib Journal
author_facet Rachel Vacek
Sean Watkins
Christina M. Morris
Derek Keller
author_sort Rachel Vacek
title Improving the Drupal User Experience
title_short Improving the Drupal User Experience
title_full Improving the Drupal User Experience
title_fullStr Improving the Drupal User Experience
title_full_unstemmed Improving the Drupal User Experience
title_sort improving the drupal user experience
publisher Code4Lib
series Code4Lib Journal
issn 1940-5758
publishDate 2010-12-01
description Drupal is a powerful, but complex, Web Content Management System, being adopted by many libraries. Installing Drupal typically involves adding additional modules for flexibility and increased functionality. Although installing additional modules does increase functionality, it inevitably complicates usability. At the University of Houston Libraries, the Web Services department researched what modules work well together to accomplish a simpler interface while simultaneously providing the flexibility and advanced tools needed to create a successful user experience within Drupal. This article explains why particular modules were chosen or developed, how the design enhanced the user experience, how the CMS architecture was created, and how other library systems were integrated into Drupal.
url http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/4578
work_keys_str_mv AT rachelvacek improvingthedrupaluserexperience
AT seanwatkins improvingthedrupaluserexperience
AT christinammorris improvingthedrupaluserexperience
AT derekkeller improvingthedrupaluserexperience
_version_ 1725105350329237504

Similar Items