We use Serials Solutions to manage our databases on the backend. For our
website A-Z and category browse, custom PHP scripts use the XML API to
generate HTML pages for individual entries and the various lists -- a
cron job refreshes the content daily. Our university used to offer a
Google search appliance that would regularly index the directory for
search, but they discontinued it, so we purchased a subscription to
Google site search. Here's our A-Z databases list
<http://www.usc.edu/libraries/databases/list_az.php?nav=0-9>.
--Joyce
On 2/16/2011 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
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Joyce Ouchida
Senior Web Developer
USC Libraries
phone: 213-821-2298
e-mail: jouch...@usc.edu
