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Avalon user survey
Please fill out ASAP if you haven’t already!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdezBQ4iHsrEewHFRH7H8slaI1ThRSdbakI6zqrPTyMUwnWLg/viewform
roadmap items can be left blank or marked “not sure” as needed
MSU theming demo from Sruthin
dml.test.lib.msu.edu
still in the process of ingesting content
really wanted Avalon to look very similar to their main website
heavily customized the look and feel of the main menu
also customization on search results page - theming of facets matches other uses of facets on MSU site, search results
Changed “select” and “selected items” to “bookmark” and “bookmarked items” and using a bookmark icon, rather than trying to select with a checkbox and then trying to find an action or submit button to actually do something
Also themed the playlist page
Challenge: how to merge updates from Avalon with custom local theming
made a them within the blacklight themes folder and all their .scss files are within that folder. These will live independent of upstream changes
still had to modify template files that come from Avalon, for example, calling MSU footer instead of Avalon footer. Probably changes like this sprinkled into 6 or 7 template files. This will require a merge of local changes when upstream files change
The goal was to touch the least amount of files possible
What would make this easier for MSU?
ArchivesSpace is an example - can install custom theme as a plugin, so all custom code is in a plugin that sites on top of ArchivesSpace code, with that done in a config file. All they need to change is one setting in a config file.
ArchivesSpace also uses Ruby on Rails / Solr, so similar stack
No set date for go live yet, but at least hoping for end of semester
Use of PBCore
Anyone use PBCore as part of their workflows for AV materials?
Interest in export as PBCore (in bulk) from Avalon? Other bulk export?
PBCore survey from GBH - not related specifically to Avalon, but general questions about future development / educational opportunities for PBCore.
Updates/questions from other institutions
Future agenda items?
Demo of LTI integration with course management system
Potential conversation around upgrade process for institutions that have been using Avalon for awhile (how to handle code customizations, etc.)
Bulk metadata editing discussion - what are the needs for this in Avalon? Are there tools in the community that could be re-used to help?
Summary of survey responses
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