RSS Feeds - Change to IRT scripts

What's New Column - RSS Feeds

RSS feeds on the home page:

• What's New Blog latest entry and the 
• Spotlight on ... latest two entries

We have been using an external script from FeedRoll to bring these into the right column on the Library Home Page.  Although this has been working just fine, there is often a lag time before the items display.

Upon consulting Maria Youngman and Robert Ferguson from IRT, I learned that Maria had developed some scripts from earlier ones by Robert to do news feeds on the Copyright site.  Using these as a base, I was able to change and modify these to suit our needs.

1. Two separate javascripts were needed.
1. app.js
1. Modifications:  ** After much experimentation...**
1. comment out the for statement and closing bracket
2. change the variable entry from [ i ] to [ 0 ]
3. Note: This enabled the display of only the latest blog entry.
2. appSpot.js 
1. Modification:   ** After much more experimentation and help from EVC IRT folks.**
1. change the for statement to delete the indeterminate variable increment
2. insert a direct counter in the for statement  -- i < 2; i++
3. Note: This enabled the display of the 2 latest blog entry.
2. Links to the scripts had to be added to the bottom of the footer-LS.php includes file.
3. Changes were needed for the whatsnewcol.txt includes file.
1. Remove the feedroll scipts. Note: change related page in wiki.
2. Replace with new javascripts.
3. Organize and style to fit script output.  Do a little cleanup for that column.

CSS Clean-up Project

Changing to a CSS class - Is it worth it?

When there are multiple inline styles on a word or phrase, it may be worth it to change to a Span class. Example: <span class="strong em">.

Theoretically, we should always do this even with one word changes.

For example, even if we had something like <b>someword </b> and it would appear wordier (more characters) to have <span class="strong">someword </span>, we should remove the inline deprecated html.

HTML should provide content structure; CSS should provide style.

Reviewing and Revising Distance Learning and Early College Web Pages

At a meeting with Ashley Carr (Distance Learning Steward) and Kristyn Pittman (Early College Facilitator) we discussed the following:

Pages on the LS Web Site need revision and/or deletion.  We reviewed all pertinent pages for needed changes and made some decisions about what to revise or delete.

CENTERS

Library Services For ACC Center Students
http://library.austincc.edu/gen-info/Services/dlservices-centers.php [update - Margaret ✔]

• archive (_X-dlservices-centers.php)
• check for links from other pages
• Create a redirect to the Distance Learning Page
• Remove wording to "centers" where necessary, example
• See Additional Resources

DISTANCE LEARNING
--- Ashley Carr final review of all pages ---

Library Services For Distance Learning Students 
http://library.austincc.edu/gen-info/Services/dlservices-about.php [update - Ashley ✔]
Document Delivery to Distance Learning Students
http://library.austincc.edu/help/FAQs/faq-doc-delivery.php [update - Margaret ✔]
Document Delivery Form
http://library.austincc.edu/help/AskDL.php [update - Margaret ✔]
DL Brochure
http://library.austincc.edu/gen-info/Services/includes-svc/DL-Brochure.pdf [update - Ashley, mp ✔]

EARLY COLLEGE
--- Kristyn Pittman final review of all pages ; mp makes changes ---

A major change is the wording from Early College Start to Dual Credit

• Review and revise all instances in pages content and See Additional Resources

Library Services For Early College Students
http://library.austincc.edu/gen-info/Services/dlservices-ecs.php [update - Margaret]
Document Delivery to Distance Learning Students
http://library.austincc.edu/help/FAQs/faq-doc-delivery.php [update - Margaret ✔]
Document Delivery Form
http://library.austincc.edu/help/AskDL.php [update - Margaret ✔]
High School Librarians
http://library.austincc.edu/gen-info/Services/DLservices-ECS-Librarians.php [update - Margaret ✔]
ACC Library Services And High School Librarians
http://library.austincc.edu/gen-info/Community/HSLibrarians-comm.php [replace with High School Librarians - Margaret] side bar link changed [update - Margaret ✔]
Life After High School
http://library.austincc.edu/gen-info/Community/life-comm.php [no changes at this time]
EC Brochure
http://library.austincc.edu/gen-info/Services/includes-svc/EC-Brochure.pdf [update - Margaret ✔]

Web Page Changes to Secure Certificate on LSProxy

[More information about SSL and needed changes can be found at http://lswebdesign.blogspot.com/2015/06/security-certificate-ssl-lsproxy.html]


Folders to do global replace  http://lsproxy... with https://lsproxy...

Folder	# Files	Done
root	1	6/12/15
/includesEres	5	6/12/15
/includesAUP	0	6/12/15
/includesChallenge	0	6/12/15
/includesCommunity	0	6/12/15
/includesDIR	0	6/12/15
/includes-GenInfo	0	6/12/15
/includesLaptop	0	6/12/15
/includes-svc	1	6/12/15
/includesHelp	0	6/22/15
help/bizgame	2	6/12/15
help/chem070407..X	9	6/12/15
help/documents	check
help/FAQs	2	6/12/15
help/InfogameDevelopment	1	6/23/15
help/APA,CSE,MLA,Turb	0	6/23/15
help/Speech	1	6/23/15
/includesLOC	0	6/23/15

Security Certificate (SSL) -- LSProxy

What is SSL:

• An SSL certificate is a bit of code on your web server that provides security for online communications. When a web browser contacts your secured web site, the SSL certificate enables an encrypted connection.
• [https://www.thawte.com/resources/getting-started/ssl-faq/]

Melanie Dickerman has secured a license for a "trusted" security certificate (SSL).  For the encryption to be effective, we need to change the proxied links from http://lsproxy... to https://lsproxy...  This affects several areas of Library Services.  (See Chart.)
To Be Done: Change http://lsproxy to https://lsproxy

Where	Process Owner	Start	Due
ERM	Adrian	9 Jun 15	31 Jul 15
Catalog 856	Adrian / Linda B	9 Jun 15	31 Jul 15
Catalogers change macro	Linda B	9 Jun 15	31 Jul 15
Admin settings permalink DBs	Adrian	9 Jun 15	31 Jul 15
Direct links IL tutorials	IL Team	11 Jun 15	31 Jul 15
LibGuides	Courtney (librarians)	11 Jun 15	31 Jul 15
LivePerson Scripts	Steve	9 Jun 15	31 Jul 15
Misc pages LS Web	Margaret	9 Jun 15	31 Jul 15
config.txt	Margaret	9 Jun 15	After all else

Project progress can be found on the google document created for process owners.