This module allows your users to add a mixed document and link library to spaces and user profiles. Libraries are organized in categories, which may selectively be marked public. Only publishers/admins may add content to public categories.

Optionally, a global public library can be added to the top menu. This library contains all public material of the site grouped by originating space.

Features

• Create collections (categories) and collaboratively add documents and links
• Fancy icons clearly depicting the file types (mime) and links
• Reorder categories and items using drag and drop
• New library content will be posted to the space/user stream
• Communicate about library content with other users (comment, like)
• Verify links using an extended connection test, courtesy of Sebastian Stumpf (per-space config option)
• Show selected categories and their contents in a space-wide sidebar widget (per-space config option)
• Require publisher/admin rights also for adding non-public content (per-space config option)
• Enable global public library (per-site config option)
• Add custom disclaimer text to the global public library (per-site config option)

Internationalization (i18n)

This module is currently available in

• English (en)
• German (de)

Todo

• Clean up the !$*@%** mess handling the file upload. File dialog should immediately open when clicking the "add document" button. It should either only allow to upload a single file or it should handle multiple uploaded files gracefully by creating one document record per file. After uploading the file(s), a form should ask for titles, dates and description per document.
• Uploaded files need to stay bound to the not-yet persisted record in case the record doesn't validate.
• When we remove a file from a document it is immediately deleted even if we don't save the document afterwards. Find a better way to do this. Best option would be to disallow deletion completely and only allow swapping/updating the file.
• Think of a smart way to swap/update the file associated with a document. Do we need a new wall entry for that?
• Move items between categories in a space, preferably by drag and drop.
• Move items to a foreign library/category a user has access to.
• Create a context sensitive activity sidebar. In global public library, it should only display activity concerning public content of the currently selected space. In a user/space library, it should only display activity concerning any library content. Stop using the current activity widget or fix the broken links on non-stream pages.
• Reference library items from a new post.
• Support notifying selected users/groups about a new library item.
• i18n of the DeadLibraryLinkValidator failure message.

Acknowledgement

Author: Matthias Wolf

This module is based extensively on the work of Sebastian Stumpf in his Link List module.