Transition to a unified system: using Perl to drive library databases and enhance Web site functionality

Libraries need to routinely redesign their Web sites, and using a database to manage the content will improve the process considerably. This case study describes how a Perl-driven database improved Web site organization and patron access, made subsequent revisions much easier, and allowed non-HTML s...

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Published in:Electronic library 2001-01, Vol.19 (3), p.168-179
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Academic Libraries
Access to Information
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Assistive Technology
Case Studies
Content Analysis
Distance Education
Educational Technology
Exact sciences and technology
Higher Education
HTML
Information and communication sciences
Information and communication technologies
Information retrieval
Information science. Documentation
Information technologies: storage media, equipment
Internet
Librarians
Libraries
Library Personnel
Library technology
Literature Reviews
Online databases
Perl
Programming
Revision Processes
Sciences and techniques of general use
Southern Illinois University
Usability
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Web Site Design
Web Sites
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Access to Information
Applications (e.g. Digitizing,...)
Assistive Technology
Case Studies
Content Analysis
Distance Education
Educational Technology
Exact sciences and technology
Higher Education
HTML
Information and communication sciences
Information and communication technologies
Information retrieval
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Information technologies: storage media, equipment
Internet
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Library Personnel
Library technology
Literature Reviews
Online databases
Perl
Programming
Revision Processes
Sciences and techniques of general use
Southern Illinois University
Usability
Users (Information)
Web Site Design
Web Sites
Websites
World Wide Web
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