PALS Newsletter

Topics in this Newsletter Alma and Primo VE March 2021 release In-Depth: CLiC Migration Member Highlight: Nathan Rinne, Concordia University, St. Paul MnPALS Virtual Conference | April 5 – 9, 2021 Meeting of the Minds Book a Consultation with PALS Support Click here to see the full newsletters.

PALS Newsletter

Topics in this Newsletter Alma Highlights In-Depth: ELUNA NERS enhancement process Member Highlight: Rachel Milani, Hibbing Community College Celebrate! CDI Anniversary MnPALS Virtual Conference | April 5 – 9, 2021 Click here to see the full newsletters.

Registration Open – Lake Superior Libraries Unsymposium

The ninth annual Lake Superior Libraries Unsymposium is going virtual this year! The 2021 ‘unconference’ will be held Friday, January 8, 2021, from 1-4 pm. The online meeting platform Unhangout will be used to brainstorm and vote on discussion topics before breaking out into small groups for discussion. The Unsymposium is free and open to…

Building Resources in Islandora 8

In Islandora 8 traditional objects such as video files, audio files, PDFs, and photographs become Drupal resource nodes. Resource nodes are different from the “regular” Drupal nodes we described in our Drupal nodes post. Regular Drupal nodes include content on a site such as a page, poll, article, or blog entry. These nodes make up the…

Islandora Objects

Everything in an Islandora repository is an object. In Islandora, an object is a collection of properties describing something. Since Islandora 7 was built on top of Fedora an object in Islandora 7 is essentially a Fedora object. In Islandora 8, Drupal, and not Fedora, is the primary source of all aspects of an Islandora…

PALS Newsletter

Topics in this Newsletter Alma Highlights In-Depth: Working with Ex Libris Support Member Highlight: Erica Nutzman, Minnesota State Law Library Book a consultation with PALS Support Click here to see the full newsletters.

Drupal Nodes

Drupal nodes are an integral part of how a Drupal 8 site works. Understanding them will help understand how an Islandora 8 site functions. All content on a Drupal site is stored and treated as nodes. Regular Drupal nodes include any individual content on a site such as a page, poll, article, or blog entry. The content…

PALS Newsletter

Topics in this Newsletter Alma Highlights In-Depth: Work Days changing to an online conference Member Highlight: Bekky Vrabel, Winona State University Book a consultation Click here to see the full newsletters.