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== The LibX 2.0 Platform ==
[http://libx.org LibX] is a popular browser plugin for Firefox and Internet Explorer that has been adopted and customized by hundreds of libraries. Through its intuitive configuration interface, LibX can be customized by librarians even without programming skills. LibX can give libraries a presence on web pages to which they would not have access otherwise, allowing them to contextualize those web pages in a manner that is useful to and relevant for their users. As libraries compete with other online resources, extending the library's presence onto those sites becomes crucial.
== Aims and Overview ==
This preconference is interested at developers who wish to use the LibX platform to extend the reach of their services, or who wish to provide existing services in new contexts.
First, we'll give an under-the-hood overview of how LibX works internally and how it maintains its configuration information. We'll briefly review how maintainers build and configure editions.
Second, we'll present our architecture that allows the creation and publication of LibApps. We'll present the abstractions that explain how such applications are created and published.
Third, we'll demonstrate a number of LibApps and show in detail how they are developed.
Lastly, we'll provide a collaborative space for participants to develop and deploy a LibApp of their own.
== Participants ==
* Godmar Back (Virginia Tech)
* LibX Team members
[http://libx.org LibX] is a popular browser plugin for Firefox and Internet Explorer that has been adopted and customized by hundreds of libraries. Through its intuitive configuration interface, LibX can be customized by librarians even without programming skills. LibX can give libraries a presence on web pages to which they would not have access otherwise, allowing them to contextualize those web pages in a manner that is useful to and relevant for their users. As libraries compete with other online resources, extending the library's presence onto those sites becomes crucial.
== Aims and Overview ==
This preconference is interested at developers who wish to use the LibX platform to extend the reach of their services, or who wish to provide existing services in new contexts.
First, we'll give an under-the-hood overview of how LibX works internally and how it maintains its configuration information. We'll briefly review how maintainers build and configure editions.
Second, we'll present our architecture that allows the creation and publication of LibApps. We'll present the abstractions that explain how such applications are created and published.
Third, we'll demonstrate a number of LibApps and show in detail how they are developed.
Lastly, we'll provide a collaborative space for participants to develop and deploy a LibApp of their own.
== Participants ==
* Godmar Back (Virginia Tech)
* LibX Team members
