Using Google Calendar to Manage Library Website Hours

The management and display of hours of operation on a library website can be needlessly complicated. One relatively simple solution is to manage the library hours in Google Calendar, and then use the Google API to extract this data for use on the public website. This article outlines how the Ithaca...

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Main Author: Andrew Darby
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Code4Lib 2008-03-01
Series:Code4Lib Journal
Online Access:http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/46
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spelling doaj-dc7f6ed3f3d44264861a32fff6b449102020-11-25T03:37:38ZengCode4LibCode4Lib Journal1940-57582008-03-01246Using Google Calendar to Manage Library Website HoursAndrew DarbyThe management and display of hours of operation on a library website can be needlessly complicated. One relatively simple solution is to manage the library hours in Google Calendar, and then use the Google API to extract this data for use on the public website. This article outlines how the Ithaca College Library used Google Calendar, PHP and MySQL to manage and report against our library's operational hours. Example code is included.http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/46
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description The management and display of hours of operation on a library website can be needlessly complicated. One relatively simple solution is to manage the library hours in Google Calendar, and then use the Google API to extract this data for use on the public website. This article outlines how the Ithaca College Library used Google Calendar, PHP and MySQL to manage and report against our library's operational hours. Example code is included.
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