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Hi Ken, We've recently completed a project to manage the hours of operation for the UNC Chapel Hill libraries. It's a Wordpress plugin because that suits our environment, but if that doesn't work for you, you might still be able to use the code. You can find it here: https://github.com/UNC-Libraries/Hours-of-Operation/ You can see the public side of it in action here: http://library.unc.edu/hours/ The map display is modeled on the UBC libraries Hours project, which we were using previously. I'd be happy to answer any questions you might have about it. Steve Segedy Core Applications Development UNC Chapel Hill Libraries On 07/01/2015 04:16 PM, Ken Irwin wrote: > Thanks Ron, > > Ithaca was actually already on my radar -- we're looking at moving to SubjectPlus to manage some of our library website, and some of our librarians have particularly looking at Ithaca's site for ideas. > > So far, none of the suggestions folks have had quite match what I'm looking for, but your solution may have the advantage of being simpler than many of the others -- and written in a language I use. > > Do you have some code you'd be willing to share for the hours tool? > > Thanks > Ken > > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ron Gilmour > Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2015 9:13 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Hours of Operation on Website - management tool > > Hi Ken, > > The solution that we're using at Ithaca College Library meets some, but not all, of your criteria. You can see the end result here <https://ithacalibrary.com/services/hours.php>. > > The ugly part is the back end, which is a hand-authored XML file that I create a couple times a year based on what our circulation manager tells me. I guess with a little instruction he could do it himself, but I haven't gone there. I'm attaching a sample XML file in case you're interested. (PHP fills in default values, so hours are only listed for days on which the hours deviate from normal.) > > We used to use a solution backed by Google Calendar, but that got all weird when we started staying open overnight. > > Let me know if you'd like more info. > > Ron Gilmour > Web Services Librarian > Ithaca College Library > > > On Wed, Jul 1, 2015 at 9:01 AM, Ken Irwin <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Hi folks, >> >> I'm hoping to find some sort of web-based app that can manage the >> library's hours of operations, including: >> >> * Displaying today's hours >> >> * Displaying an upcoming schedule of hours >> >> * Updatable though a GUI interface by non-techy library staff >> >> * Able to update our Google Places account hours (which, I note, >> currently lists our school-year hours as our open hours today), >> perhaps on a daily basis >> >> * Preferably a stand-alone thing that can provide data on an ad >> hoc basis (as opposed to a CMS-specific thing like a WP plugin or a >> Drupal >> module) >> >> * PHP preferred but not necessary >> >> * OSS / free preferred but not necessary >> >> I feel certain that someone else has already wanted this enough to >> create it. Anyone have a solution they're happy with? >> >> Thanks >> Ken >>