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The MIT Libraries Parent Theme is a custom Wordpress theme that forms the foundation of libraries.mit.edu. It was developed at the Libraries' from mockups produced by Lightning and Trumpet.

Requirements

The theme is designed for a recent Wordpress installation, but should be backwards-compatible with older releases. We use it atop a multi-site network, but this should be required.

Some internal dependencies are found in the /libs directory, and include FontAwesome icons,

The theme makes use of a handful of external projects. Generally speaking, these are contained under the /app directory, although others may be squirreled away elsewhere.

Features

• Allows for the flexible display of library hours throughout the site, harvested from a Google Spreadsheet.
• Displays site-wide alerts, as well as location-specific alerts, as needed for events such as library closings or other "alert/emergency" use cases.
• Contains a search interface on the home page that directs patrons to multiple enterprise systems (internally, we allow patrons to search our Aleph ILS system, EBSCO Discovery System, WorldCat, and a handful of other targets).
• Links to featured staff profiles and library guides on the front page.