We user Xerxes too to serve up our databases A-Z list but as we have so many databases (900 or so.....) that it takes a really long time for the page to load, as the way Xerxes is currently designed, it loads the whole A-Z list at once. So if you have a large number of databases, be warned that providing them through Xerxes may result in your users waiting awhile...
Nadaleen Tempelman-Kluit Discovery and Digital Access Librarian Bobst Library, New York University n...@nyu.edu (212) 998-2469 ----- Original Message ----- From: Naomi Dushay <ndus...@stanford.edu> Date: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 4:29 pm Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] A to Z lists To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU > if you put the info in a Solr index, you could use Blacklight on top. > > On Feb 16, 2011, at 1:18 PM, Michele DeSilva wrote: > > > Hi Code4Lib-ers, > > > > I want to chime in and say that I, too, enjoyed the streaming > > archive from the conference. > > > > I also have a question: my library has a horribly antiquated A to Z > > > list of databases and online resources (it's based in Access). We'd > > > like to do something that looks more modern and is far more user > > friendly. I found a great article in the Code4Lib journal (issue 12, > > > by Danielle Rosenthal & Mario Bernado) about building a searchable A > > > to Z list using Drupal. I'm also wondering what other institutions > > > have done as far as in-house solutions. I know there're products we > > > could buy, but, like everyone else, we don't have much money at the > > > moment. > > > > Thanks for any info or advice! > > > > Michele DeSilva > > Central Oregon Community College Library > > Emerging Technologies Librarian > > 541-383-7565 > > mdesi...@cocc.edu
