Creating library website using

Joomla
(Open Source-Content
Management System):
A case study on IIM Ahmedabad
library website
by
Jignesh Amin
Professional Assistant
Vikram Sarabhai Library
IIM Ahmedabad

Viral Navik
Professional Assistant
Vikram Sarabhai Library
IIM Ahmedabad

21st to 23rd March,

What is Joomla
Joomla is a free, open source
content management system
Organizes all forms of content
It helps you to create/edit/delete
content in a shared database
Content shared across the Web site
Content can be published or not based on conditions (Approved,
Date range, Viewer rights)
Easy to use and expandable

Joomla
Originated in 2000 as Mambo, Split in
2005 to form Joomla
The name Joomla is a phonetic spelling
for the Swahili word "Jumla", which
means "all together" or "as a whole".
An award-winning content management
system (CMS)
Open Source software
Available for Linux and Windows

Why Joomla?
Open Source
Its Easy to Install, Use and Manage
by non technical person and no need
of HTML
Separation of Content and Form
Portable
Extendable
Strong Support Communities

Top Ten Open Source CMS

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WordPress
Joomla
Drupal
Media Wiki
Plone
Liferay
TYPO3
Moodle
Dolphin
Pligg

http://trends.builtwith.com/cms

Comparison Metrics
A tool

to compare up to 10 content management systems at

once. http://www.cmsmatrix.org/matrix

Google Search Trend

In the Beginning
Everybody used a text editor (coding
language) to construct Web pages in a
language called HTML
If you know the HTML mark up language, you
can control the content of your Web site.
The
Webmaster
Problem!
Must learn HTML or hire web developer.
Big Webmaster

HTML is time consuming & Static

Benefits of CMS
Creation of content in a standard format using a Web
browser and WYSIWYG (What-You-See-Is-WhatYou-Get) editor
Share the work with several staff members and have
options to let the public enter content (Library 2.0)
Archive and reuse content
BYE BYE
FrontPage & DreamWeaver

What Joomla can do ? Some real examples

Corporate Web sites or portals
Online magazines, newspapers, and
publications
E-commerce and online reservations
Government applications
Small business Web sites
Non-profit and organizational Web sites
Community-based portals
School Web sites
Personal or family homepages

Who are using Joomla ? (Live Example)

MTV Networks Quizilla (Social networking) - http://www.quizilla.com
IHOP (Restaurant chain) - http://www.ihop.com
Harvard University (Educational) - http://gsas.harvard.edu
Citibank (Financial institution intranet) - Not publicly accessible
The Green Maven (Eco-resources) - http://www.greenmaven.com
Outdoor Photographer (Magazine) http://www.outdoorphotographer.com
PlayShakespeare.com (Cultural) - http://www.playshakespeare.com
Senso Interiors (Furniture design) - http://www.sensointeriors.co.za

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Prerequisites to
Install Joomla
PHP (Coding Language)
4.2.x or above: http://www.php.net
MySQL (Database)
3.23.x or above: http://www.mysql.com
Apache (Webserver)
1.13.19 or above: http://www.apache.org
Also available bundle (Package) like WAMP or
XAMPP (for Windows) or LAMP (for Linux)
Download Joomla from

Basic Structure of Joomla

Front-end
Viewable by users
Back-end
Editable by administrator
Database
Stores information

Simple steps for

Installation of Joomla
Simple Download, Unzip, Install

Installation
Screen 1

Screen 2

Screen 3

Final Installation Screen

Administration Module

User Name
Password

Main Admin Panel

Hierarchy of Module
Category Manager
Content Items Manager

Content
Static Content

Section Manager
Frontpage Manager
Archive Manager

Category Manager

Create a New
Category

Section Manager

Create a New Section

Content Items Manager

Create a New Content

Static Content Manager

Create a New Static

Content

Media Manager

Change the Template

Add New Template

Website for Joomla

Templates
http://www.joomla24.com/

Components

Add New Component

Website for Joomla

Components
http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions

Modules

Add New Modules

Website for Joomla

Modules
http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions

Lets start work with Joomla