Transition to a unified system: using Perl to drive library databases and enhance Web site functionality
Jody Condit Fagan
(Jody Condit Fagan is Assistant Professor and Social Studies Librarian at Morris Library, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, USA. E‐mail: jfagan@lib.siu.edu)
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Abstract
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 savvy staff to update content.
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Citation
Condit Fagan, J. (2001), "Transition to a unified system: using Perl to drive library databases and enhance Web site functionality", The Electronic Library, Vol. 19 No. 3, pp. 168-179. https://doi.org/10.1108/02640470110395026
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 2001, MCB UP Limited