Try it out! – autocomplete og spellcheck
Sep0
We want to help our users have the best experience possible when doing a search.
While you type you search query you will see different suggestions for queries that match the termes you are writing in the search field as well as a spellcheck that corrects your spelling.
Try to write a search term and miss-spell the word and see the autocomplete and spellcheck appear under the search field.
You can try it on the library websites of Copenhagen or Aarhus municipalities:
København: http://kkb.demo.gnit.dk
Århus: http://aakb.demo.gnit.dk
NB:
- Avoid using ”and”, “or” and “else” in your search query as it will return 0 results.
- Use capital letters in names and titles and you will see a more precise searchresult.
We are working to correct the mentioned problems!
ding.TING is released in a closed beta
Sep0
Today we release a closed beta of ding.TING.
We have finished two websites based on the ding.TING open source project where you can try the functionalities that have been completed:
The libraries of the Aarhus Municipality: http://aakb.demo.gnit.dk
Copenhagen Libraries: http://kkb.demo.gnit.dk
The websites are not yet ready to be released to the general public as ding.TING is as yet not fully completed or rested, but it will give you a good idea of the possibilities in the new concept. At this time ding.TING is a simpe version with a limited amount of content and with some of the planned functionalities, such as search and material- and collection views in an unfinished state..
During september existing functionalities will be optimized and new added on a day to day basis. Starting october we are planning several tests, with a limited amount of test-users, of the core functionalities, especially concerning the library system, usability, performance etc. to reveal errors I løbet af september vil eksisterende funktionalitet blive optimeret og nye løbende tilføjet og fra starten af oktober planlægger vi et testforløb, med et begrænset antal testbrugere, af kernefunktionalitet, der især involverer bibliotekssystemet, brugervenlighed, performance mv., for at afsløre fejl og inexpediencies.
What to expect of the new websites when they are completed
With ding.TING the end-users have the focus and web are concentrating on their needs and optimizing their experience as the seek information, inspiration or just the hottest new book-to-read.
You will no longer experience the seperation of the website and OPAC that is so typical for library websites. On the contrary you will be able to include materials or materialcollections in your posts and place reviews to enrich for example a book, thereby creating relations between different types of information on the site.
Generally there is a great focus on relations between the the types of information to make the context become clear to the users.
Enjoy the ding.TING! 
Status of ding.TING – august 25 2009
Aug0
New functionality
- Indicators of which materialtypes are included in a collection and of their status (home, reserved or out)
- Event calendar
- Hierarcical menu for footeritems
- Userprofile – Choose favorite library
Status of ding.TING – august 20 2009
Aug0
New functionality
- Spellcheck on search
- Autocomplete on search
- Campaign tool that can be placed dynamically based criteria like; search term, library, tag, specific page or all pages
Development in progress
- Login functionality
- Loan status
- User profile
- Basket
- View of a collection of materials (book, DVD, audio book) with the same title
- View of single material
Status of ding.TING – july 10 2009
Jul0
New functionality
1. Pagination has been added to search result
2. Footer has been added with four text areas
3. Search result – Website result has been updated with coloured article type indicators
Next status update is july 31 2009 due to summerholiday
Status of ding.TING – june 22 2009
Jun0
New functionality
- Materialcovers have been added to the searchresult. The webservice presently covers about 100.000 materials. There are still some bugs that have to be worked out.
- Searchresult have been updated with special views for different materialtypes. If for example you search for “Nørrebro Bibliotek” you will see contact information and opening hours in the searchresult.
- Campaigns can now be added to the website based on a set of rules defined by the editors choice. A campaign is a short text or image with a link to a predefined target page and it can be related to a specific page, a search result, a library og where a specific word is found in the content text.
Status of ding.TING – may 15 2009
May0
New functionality
- Blogposts on the frontpage are only visible if they are promoted from the backend
- Slugs (short links) can be defined from backend
- The picture of a library is only visible on the librarys frontpage
- The list of latest comments are visible on blogs
- Simple tag-cloud on blogposts
- The librarylist can be sorted independently from backend
- List of blogposts under each library
Google maps
- Correct links with pretty URLs
- Zoom by scroll has been disabled
- Libraries can be added and removed from map individually
Miscelenous
- More test-data has been added
- Outdated events are not visible on frontpage
- Wireframes have been updated to 1.9
- Minor graphic updates
Search
- TING client has been updated with new functionality
- Work has started on integration to the search interface.
The big picture
May0
For the curious
Blog about the TING koncept: http://gnit.dk Miscellaneous information about the TING koncept.
Ding testsite: http://ding.signaldigital.dk Testsite where you can follow the progress of the development of the ding webproject.
For nerds
Assignments, issuee tracking and featurerequests: https://libraryding.lighthouseapp.com/ Issue tracker, where new assignments and tickets are updated on a daily basis.
Sourcecode: http://github.com/kdb/ding/tree/master The sourcecode for the ding drupalsite is published as open source to allow anyone to enjoy, learn and contribute.
Status of ding.TING – may 7 2009
May0
Data
- Content has been created for events
- Content has been created for Facilities and services
- Opening hours have been updated and added for each library
New functionality
- Portal-library page type has been completed with menu hierarchy
- Basis functionality has been completed for blogs
- Event-listing nearly complete
So ein Ding müßen wir auch haben…
Apr0
We have finally come up with a name for out project to develop a Drup Drupal website for the Public Libraries of Copenhagen and the Public Libraries of Århus, that are the first proofs of concept for the TING concept (Danish).
We have chosen the name “Ding” which is a composite of “Ting” and “Drupal”.
We still haven’t changed the name in the addresses of our code-repository, but as soon as we have they will be posted here on ding.gnit.dk for all interested parties. Later we will attempt to describe the concept and composition of the site so that other libraries that wish to benefin from our work and experiences can copy the entire site or parts thereof for their own projects.
We hope ding will become the start of a strong open source community based arround the TING concept to the mutual benefit of the danish public libraries and other TING partners.
Github commits
- Repositioned search carousel results. June 10, 2010m sites/all/modules/ting/modules/ting_search_carousel/css/ting_search_carousel.css Repositioned search carousel results. […]Kasper Garnæs
- Fixed site background. June 7, 2010m sites/all/themes/copenhagen/copenhagen.css Fixed site background. […]Kasper Garnæs
- Replaced example text in ting search form with link to OPAC advanced search. Fixes #1344. June 7, 2010m sites/all/themes/copenhagen/copenhagen.css + sites/all/themes/copenhagen/template.php Replaced example text in ting search form with link to OPAC advanced search. Fixes #1344. […]Kasper Garnæs
- Merge remote branch 'ding/v1.0.x' May 12, 2010m sites/all/modules/alma/alma_user/alma_user.forms.inc m sites/all/modules/alma/alma_user/alma_user.module Merge remote branch 'ding/v1.0.x' […]Mikkel Hoegh
- Cache Alma accounts numbers after normalisation. May 12, 2010m sites/all/modules/alma/alma_user/alma_user.forms.inc m sites/all/modules/alma/alma_user/alma_user.module Cache Alma accounts numbers after normalisation. Closes #1337. […]Mikkel Hoegh
Ding feed
- Mikkel Høgh: The day of release 0.3. I wish the construction workers outside would be a bit more quiet. June 22, 2009Ding: Mikkel Høgh The day of release 0.3. I wish the construction workers outside would be a bit more quiet. June 22, 2009 - Comment - Like […]FriendFeed
- Michael Anker: Thinking about one page that summarizes the entire process of DING. Cant be that hard ;-) May 26, 2009Ding: Michael Anker Thinking about one page that summarizes the entire process of DING. Cant be that hard ;-) May 26, 2009 - Comment - Like […]FriendFeed
- Michael Anker: Working on a XAMP and Git GUI, combo to get a local install of Ding on my machine. May 26, 2009Ding: Michael Anker Working on a XAMP and Git GUI, combo to get a local install of Ding on my machine. May 26, 2009 - Comment - Like […]FriendFeed
- rasmusluckow: wooot, så har jeg en lokal installation af DING! May 22, 2009Ding: rasmusluckow wooot, så har jeg en lokal installation af DING! May 22, 2009 - Comment - Like […]FriendFeed
- rasmusluckow: Nu kan alle skrive i denne gruppe... May 22, 2009Ding: rasmusluckow Nu kan alle skrive i denne gruppe... May 22, 2009 - Comment - Like […]FriendFeed