EXT: TAB Media¶

Credits¶

The extension tab_media is based on the extension ee_library written by Norman Seibert.

The differences are listed in the changelog.

What does it do?¶

• Saving of media data (title, author, publisher, etc.) along with further information like call number, market context, thematic area, keywords and comments.
• Support during the input of book information by automatic loading of the title, author, publisher, the short description and further data by means of the ISBN (International Standard Book Number)
• Overview and search function for easy finding of special media and contents
• Frontend reservation and borrow function
• List of the own borrowed and reserved media

Screenshots¶

Output of the plugin Search

Output of the plugin Add Medium with automatically reserved form fields

Reservation and borrow function with information on the current status

FE-output of the plugin Conferred Media

FE-output of the plugin Prebooked Media

The Plugins¶

Complete List

Here all stored media is listed, if these are not set up to hide. By default ten items are displayed, however the number can be changed. To reach the detailed single record page of a medium, just use the arrow on the right in the info column.

Search

The search contains the same functions as the complete list, however it extends the plugin by a search function to enable the search for a text or word, the media type, the market context or the status.

Single Record

This view shows more detailed information about the medium.

In addition, you have the possibility to reserve or borrow the medium, to add yourself to the distribution list or to undo these actions again.

Use the link „back to list“ to return to the last visited page.

FE-User: Conferred Media

Here you can see which media is borrowed by yourself at moment. Furthermore you can change the status from here again.

FE-User: Prebooked Media

Here you can see which media you reserved.

FE-User: Distribution List

Here you can see to which distribution lists you subscribed.

Add Medium

This plugin lets you add new books into the database quickly.

After inserting the ISBN, it loads the book information from www.amzon.de and tries to extract the following data: title, subtitle, author, language, publisher, edition, publishing year and the short description.

These are then automatically entered into the form, so that they are still variable and can be extended by the user.

To save media of the types magazine, document and file the plugin can be used too.

Background-Coloring

The current status of a medium is signaled with traffic light colors on the respective table row.

These color settings come from the included default CSS style (tab_media).

- Red means: conferred

- Yellow means: prebooked

- Green means: available

The Backend¶

The first database entries, where to start?

Before a medium can be registered, the basis must be prepared. So at first you have to create some market contexts, call numbers and thematic areas.

Here is an example to create a new call number:

First we create a new record in the SystemFolder (see the configuration section).

Then we can choose between market context, call number and thematic area:

Now we enter a name and save the settings.

Please repeat this process for the other records.

Afterwards the contents of the SystemFolder may look like this:

Create a medium

Now we can create the first medium:

• Create a new record in the SystemFolder.
• Choose the type book.
• Fill the following form fields like this: