Public library technology

Content for the Public library technology website: information on the technology used in UK public libraries. A Jekyll site using the just-the-docs theme, edited through Decap CMS.

Run locally

Needs Ruby 3 or later.

bundle install
bundle exec jekyll serve

To use the editor locally, run npx decap-server in another terminal and open /admin/.

Where things are

• Pages: one folder per section, each with an index.md and a "Useful resources" page. Child pages set parent to the section title.
• _resources/: links to reports, articles and case studies, with metadata. Listed on the Useful resources page of each section named in topics.
• _procurements/: library system tenders, contract awards and business cases, shown as a table.
• _suppliers/: library system suppliers, shown as a table under Library management systems.
• _metatags/: the tag list. Tags name suppliers and a few cross-cutting themes; sections are the main categories.
• _data/brand.yml: brand colour, analytics, banner, sponsors, footer links. Editable in the CMS under Site settings.
• admin/config.yml: CMS setup. A new section is one line plus an index.md.

Placeholder values (analytics, sponsors, contact details, site URL in the CMS config) need replacing.

Content is CC0. See LICENSE.