DDB’s CMS – and more

easySuite consists of different digital distribution platforms that all work smoothly both together and separately. It also means that the platforms can be acquired individually or collectively.

easyOPAC and easySite
easyScreen
easyMobile
easyEmail

easyOPAC consists of a number of services. Collectively the platforms and services create a complete solution for digital dissemination.

Article Exchange
Startup and Implementation MasterKey
Hosting – Including Monitoring, Backup and Security
Development and Upgrading
Continuous Support and ServiceCenter
Editorial- and Innovative Development with Continuous Information Updates Collaborate on Open Source Based Library Development

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Based on DDB* CMS with improved design and additional functionality.

>a easyOPAC and easySite are based on Drupal and the Danish national solution, DDB CMS, with the related paradigms, including Open Source and Open Data.

easyOPAC og easySite are based on the same core solution. easyOPAC offers in addition to that from  easySite, a completely integrated OPAC-function for libraries.

* Danskernes Digitale Bibliotek (The Danes’ Digital Library)

The easySite-system offers the following basic functionalities to be utilized when needed:

• Front-page and sub-page editing with drag’n’drop
• Article system with workflow (approval flow)
• Publishing- and off-publishing date
• WYSIWYG editing
• DAMS (Digital Asset Management System) common picture and file archive
• BPI/Article Exchange – possibility to share own / collect other libraries’ articles
• Article lists – automatic display of articles based on taxonomies (date, etc.)
• Material lists – display of base posts in lists
• Events and event calendar (display events and possibly ticket ordering)
• Opening hours. Displays opening hours for all branches on the front page and the year-specific opening hours of in each branch-specific page
• Library-specific homepage, with map, addresses including year-specific opening hours
• Hybrid app, which makes your app solution available for App Store and Google Play

As an integrated solution, easyOPAC can offer additional services.

• User-/visitor-login
• Visitor status, visitor core information edit
• Search function, with advanced search
• Result list with works display (all material types of the specific posts are displayed bundled)
• Mail display with status (home/not home), with alignment
• Bookmarks (requires LMS support)
• Possibility to edit/change loans and reservations
• Search access for external sources

Adding editorial content to the site is simple, and it is easy to share content towards the easyScreen, easyMobil og emailKanon platforms.

easyOPAC has a standard design, that in addition to its advanced functionalities, is both inviting and easy to use without major changes.

By using easyEmail, your library can select a limited content from your home page and the system will send out the chosen content as a newsletter. That means that you can produce your weekly newsletter with a few clicks. By using easyEmail statistic system, your library can get an overview of the interests of it’s receivers. In that way, you’re able to get an insight of what kind of messages the receivers want to see more of or less of, and also what kind of articles that are unnecessary to send out.

easyEmail supports an unlimited number of newsletters.

With easyEmail, your library can easily and affordably offer a quality mail service that will help you keep your users in touch with the library and make them the best ambassadors for your library.

easySuite is based on the Open Source system DDB CMS, with several additional features and operated by Inlead – all in a formilized relationship with the customers.

Inlead works closely with DBC and DDB  in relation to the product.

By participating in the easySuite collaboration your library can take a shortcut to a complete Open Source based library solution without spending unnecessary resources.

With easySuite it is possible to produce editorial content (articles, etc.) and publish the content on four different platforms in one process. This is about:

• OPAC/website
• Big- or touchscreen
• Mobile devices
• Newsmail

easySuite is a collaboration that, beyond pooling financing and developing digital services, focuses on key elements such as sharing of editorial production, innovation, continuous information and educating the library staff.

easySuite is based on a formalized cooperation between the participating libraries and Inlead.

easySuite is a part of the DDB cooperation. Through this cooperation the participants are able to create solutions far more advanced than a simple library could achieve individually.

Inlead’s concept takes into account the differences in library sizes and designs. It is possible to participate as a development partner with high ambitions and individual resources, alternatively, your library can choose a passive role, within which the library benefits form the other parties’ contributions.

From this point on, customers can use easySuite as the only point of contact.

The library will be regularly informed about new initiatives in Drupal/DDB CMS platforms and other products with relevance to the library and receive digital information flows in the sector from domestic and foreign development.

We invite libraries to enter into a formal partnership in which each library has influence on the cooperation in the annual General Assembly. Here, there will also be elected a board and a representation constituting the general management of the cooperation.

The cooperation’s primary objective is to ensure that the libraries generates maximum value for their investments and simultaneously assures that the collaboration provides maximum benefits for each respective library, by cooperating on:

• Content production
• Digital development
• Education

The starting point for the cooperation is that all libraries use the same software. This entails Drupal based CMS systems such as DDB CMS.

Similar bigcreen- and mobile management systems on the system level is convenient, however, it is not a requirement to participate in the easySuite cooperation.

At the technical level, collaboration on e.g. the editorial content production, distribution and editorial activities would simplify the cooperation.

As a result of the rapid changes in the digital sector, cooperation is an important element to assure education and knowledge sharing.