Attend by Communico is a calendar that can be integrated directly into Aspen Discovery.
To begin, have a library Admin go to System Administration > Modules, find the Events module and make sure Enabled? is clicked. Then click save.
Then, make sure you set corresponding permissions. Select your role from 'Role to Edit' or the role you wish to add the Events permissions to, and scroll to find the Events menu or search for the word Communico.
Assign the permission Administer Communico Settings - Allows the user to administer integration with Communico for all libraries. and click save.
You should now see the Events module appear in the Aspen Administration menu.
Click into Communico Settings
Click Add New
If you are unsure about your Client Key or Client Secret, reach out to Communico.
LibCal by SpringShare is a calendar that can be integrated directly into Aspen Discovery.
To begin, have a library Admin go to System Administration > Modules, find the Events module and make sure Enabled? is clicked. Then click save.
Then, make sure you set corresponding permissions. Select your role from 'Role to Edit' or the role you wish to add the Events permissions to, and scroll to find the Events menu or search for the word LibCal.
Assign the permission Administer Springshare LibCal Settings - Allows the user to administer integration with Springshare LibCal for all libraries and click save.
You should now see the Events module appear in the Aspen Administration menu.
Click into Springshare - LibCal Settings
Click Add New
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To get these credentials in LibCal:
On the application, select all the Read access options under Scope.
Library Calendar by Library Market is a calendar that can be integrated directly into Aspen Discovery.
To begin, have a library Admin go to System Administration > Modules, find the Events module and make sure Enabled? is clicked. Then click save.
Then, make sure you set corresponding permissions. Select your role from 'Role to Edit' or the role you wish to add the Events permissions to, and scroll to find the Events menu or search for the word Library Calendar.
Assign the permission Administer Library Calendar Settings- Allows the user to administer integration with Library Calendar for all libraries. and click save.
You should now see the Events module appear in the Aspen Administration menu.
You should now see the Events module appear in the Aspen Administration menu.
Click into Library Market - Library Calendar Settings
Click Add New
Note: The other fields such as Client Secret and Admin login information are legacy settings and are no longer necessary. All you need to fill in are the credentials outlined above.
Once your events begin to be pulled in via your event integration, events will begin to show up in related library catalog searches in the Explore More box.
You will also notice that in your Aspen search bar, you know have an Events field in your dropdown menu so users can also search directly in Aspen for events.
There are also a number of facets available to narrow your events.
These facets come directly in from your calendar product and cannot be adjusted within Aspen.
Once your calendar integration with LibCal, Library Market or Communico is set up, a calendar is generated at {YourLibraryURL}/Events/Calendar that you can add as a menu link or share elsewhere.
Once you find an event you're interested in, you can click Add to Your Events
If an event requires registration, then the button will display as Add to Your Events and Register and this will pop up the registration page, as well as save the event to Your Events.
Once you locate an event, you can click on a variety of places to be taken to a detailed events page within Aspen.
You can click on:
The page will have detailed information about the event including description, audience, program type, related images, date, time and location.
Once you click to Add to Your Events, the event information will be hyperlinked in Account > Your Events as well.
You can quickly locate events that you have saved in a couple of different ways:
Access this section of the account directly at https://{YOUR ASPEN URL}/MyAccount/MyEvents
In Aspen, you can sort Your Events by:
The default view is Upcoming Events.
To remove events, go to Account > Your Events and click on the Remove button.
You will also notice in Aspen Administration > Events that you have an option for Indexing Log. Here you can check the Events connection and keep track of any errors. Like with the other logs in Aspen, you can click Show Notes to find out more details about the indexing.
Don't have a paid integration but want to embed a free Google calendar on your Aspen calendar? Follow these steps.
Make sure your Google Calendar is set to public, so that it will be visible in Aspen.
Aspen needs the iframe embed code like in this example:
In Aspen:
Create a Custom Page. See Instructions here.
Within a cell, go to the Source Type > iFrame
Copy and paste the iFrame code from Google.
When you save, the calendar will embed into the cell and show on your Aspen page.
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