the subject guide management tool formerly known as "pirate source"

Sample Pages & Screenshots

There are two sides to SubjectsPlus: The public screens, and the Admin interface. Examples of the public screens can be seen on the Ithaca College Library Website:

Public Interface: Default

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Without altering the stylesheet, the SubjectsPlus results screen will look something like this.



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The A-Z Database list starts out looking something like this. (The A-Z list is a subset of all SubjectsPlus resources. It's meant to list just the subscription databases, but that's up to you.)



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The staff list looks something like this. There are four different views: By department, alphabetical, librarians organized by subject specialty, and subject librarians A-Z.

Admin Interface (Subject Specialists)

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Shot of the screen where records are added/edited and subject and source associations are made.





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Shot of the introductory screen for adding/editing sidebar content.




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You can select which items are "Best Bets" that will appear in a javascript popover when users first visit the page. (You can also turn this feature off.)



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You can easily add RSS feeds to your subject guide sidebar.



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You can upload files to be linked from the sidebar, or link to outside resources.



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You can link to useful call number ranges and/or subject headings in your catalog(ue).


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And then, you can add freetext you want. (Requires installing FCKEditor for the wysiwyg option.)


Admin Interface (SubjectsPlus admin)

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People with SubjectsPlus admin privileges can add/edit/delete users, and control access to modules. Contact information (email, phone, title, department) is also managed here.


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You can manage which librarian is responsible for which subject. (This will put their contact info and picture in the sidebar for that subject page.)



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You can define the source types, and how they will be weighted. (I.e., should some source types appear higher on the page than others.)