[Web4lib] Skills for Library 2.0 Leaders

[Piero Cavaleri]

For those interested in AJAX application for bibliographic database, we are
going to experiment a Singol Page Application with AJAX for the searching of
an Italian LIS journal, "Biblioteche oggi".
Our library is collaborating with the journal publisher for experimenting
new ways for presenting bibliographical databases.
You can see the application at the address:
http://www.biblio.liuc.it/scripts/bibloggi/

I'm sorry but the application is only in Italian, because the journal's
target are the Italian librarians.
You can search the database using different ways without changing page, can
reload your precedent searches and save any citation for sending all, when
you want, to your e-mail address. For searching authors ("Ricerca rapida
autori") it uses auto search on key entered (more then two characters).
The application don't use any javascript library, but only procedural
programm written by our people. On the server side it runs on MIIS/asp and
MySQL.
We are working with another version using "prototype", Json and object
oriented programming on the client side and Apache/php on the server, but
until now it's slower.

For seeing the full-text of the articles the application opens another
window because they are on the publisher's website. There is one year
embargo for consulting the full-texts.

Piero Cavaleri

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Kemper" <siansleep at gmail.com>
To: <web4lib at webjunction.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 6:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Web4lib] Skills for Library 2.0 Leaders


Good point, Piero. While I haven't dabbled with AJAX, I know that it
can certainly enhance web usability. For example, Gmail uses AJAX,
making web page refreshes faster, with no need for the browser itself
to refresh. Help info, drop-down menus, could appear on screen without
the need to have pop-ups. Just one click, and the information appears.
Another click, the information fades away. I can see the
possibilities--don't know the coding, sadly--but I can some of the
potential. Does anyone know of a quick and dirty AJAX tutorial or
tool? (I would suspect Adobe or Microsoft would be working on
something like this...)

David

Archivist, Web Services
IMF Archives

On 5/2/07, Piero Cavaleri <pierocavaleri at liuc.it> wrote:
> Dear Greb,
> I think you have to consider also AJAX and related techonology.
> Web2 or Library2 is not only building communities with the user (here in
> Italy the most part of users don't use personalized parte of libraries'
> sites), but also redesigning the interface of OPACs, bibliographic
database
> and all the libraries search application for giving our user more
> information on "Singol page application".
> Using AJAX and similar is non easy if you want to respect the standard
about
> the accesibility, but it'll allow us to offer richer interfaces of search
> applications.
> The easier way for understanding AJAX is a general resource like
Wikipedia.
> For trying it on your web site, look at a good book, for example "Ajax in
> action" by David Crain and Erica Pacarello, Manning, 2005, and use a
> Javascript library like "prototype".
>
> Piero Cavaleri
> Librarian
> Biblioteca "Mario Rostoni"
> Università Cattaneo
> Castellanza (VA) Italy
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Greb, Jennifer" <jgreb at tulsalibrary.org>
> To: <web4lib at webjunction.org>
> Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 4:43 PM
> Subject: [Web4lib] Skills for Library 2.0 Leaders
>
>
> Hi, All,
>
> I'm curious to know what you all (the experts) think are essential
> skills for librarians who might be coordinating "Library 2.0" technology
> in their libraries.  I think that the ability to present trainings,
> build teams, make plans, etc, are essential, but I'm especially
> interested in knowing about the technical skills needed.  Does one just
> need to know how to use RSS, wikis, blogs, and so on, and contract with
> vendors or others to make it work with the library website, or do you
> think such a staff person needs to know ColdFusion, PHP, and other very
> technical skills?
>
>
>
> On a secondary note, what job titles have you heard of that would
> describe such a position?  I've heard Internet Librarian, Virtual Branch
> Manager, and various others...
>
>
>
> Thanks so much!
>
>
>
> Jennifer
>
>
>
> Jennifer Greb, Coordinator
>
> Ruth G. Hardman Adult Literacy Service
>
> Tulsa City County Library
>
> 918.596.7958
>
> jgreb at tulsalibrary.org
>
>
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