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All content added to the Tisch site has a content type in Drupal. This section lists the content types we currently use on the Tisch site. Details about adding each content type are in the Adding new content section.
Alert – use for critical info, like library-wide closures for snow days and other emergencies.
Basic page – the bulk of our site, use for most pages that use free-form text about a general topic. New basic pages can be created by any Tisch staff member. Some extra assistance may be needed with unique layouts or embedding specialized content (including automatically generated list of other types of content – like hours, staff, etc).
- Example of a basic page: Newspapers
- Example of a basic page with specialized content embedded: Staff directory
Database – listings of our subscriptions. Primarily created automatically through Alma records. Add in only databases that don’t exist in Alma (otherwise, your content may get overridden). In the future there may be the option to add in custom descriptions.
Event – use for public social events (like a book talk) and for workshops. These should be created in LibCal and brought over automatically into the site. See more details about this on the Details for adding specific types of content page.
Explore Tisch & exhibits – use for:
- documentation of physical exhibits curated or located within Tisch library.
- content to highlight in the Explore Tisch Library section of the homepage and in similar sections on the Music, SMFA & DDS homepages. These features spotlight collections, projects, recommendations, student work, etc. and are meant to be of more long-lasting interest (vs. a news story, which are more timely updates).
- Creating lists for the Featured Books & Media (“booklists”) section of the site, which appear under the Exhibits menu and also in the Explore Tisch section.
Hours – use for listing hours for the Today’s hours blocks (there are separate entries for DDS, SMFA and music). Training specific to this content type will be given to those needing it.
News – use for brief announcements about services, changes to the library, information about awards, etc. If you find yourself writing a lot in a news story, you may want to also create a “basic page” piece of content about it, and then link to that page from the news story.
A few sentences of this new story will show up on certain pages, like the news page and the home page.
Staff – each non-student library employee has a piece of staff content listing their info. This info (and image) is pulled into different areas of the site, including the staff directory.
Subject guide – curated guides based on a limited list of subjects. Liaisons choose the top resources to list, including databases and relevant LibGuides. Each subject guide also displays the info and image of a relevant liaison.
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