[Web4lib] Make a shelf list searchable online?

[Walker, David]

> And won't ship the framework until the second 
> half of this year.

I'm sorry, I read one of the websites wrong.  Version 1.0 was just released two days ago, although earlier beta versions of the framework have already been released.

--Dave

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David Walker
Library Web Services Manager
California State University
http://xerxes.calstate.edu
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From: Walker, David
Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 9:55 AM
To: Kozlowski,Brendon; web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: RE: [Web4lib] Make a shelf list searchable online?

> "ASP.NET MVC Search".  For a bit more understanding
> of what MVC is:

I would maybe not recommend that, actually.

If you do run that search in Google, you'll notice that Microsoft is just _now_ (like literally in the past two days) releasing a MVC framework for ASP.Net.  And won't ship the framework until the second half of this year.

If you really did want to start a project today, ASP.Net's existing WebForms model is probably the one you would want to use -- and, frankly, is probably good enough for a project of this scale.

As a former ASP.Net programmer myself:  In my opinion, Microsoft is about eight years too late in rolling a true MVC ( and particularly a Front Controller pattern) framework for ASP.Net.  The WebForms model always seemed to mix concerns horribly.

--Dave

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David Walker
Library Web Services Manager
California State University
http://xerxes.calstate.edu
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From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org [web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Kozlowski,Brendon [bkozlowski at sals.edu]
Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 6:29 AM
To: web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: RE: [Web4lib] Make a shelf list searchable online?

Bruce,

As it sounds like none of you have any programming experience, it's a rather steep road you have ahead of you.  Since you have an ASP.NET enabled server, you'd more than likely want to use what's available to you; to that end, here is a tutorial, and a free eBook from the same author.  The first example shows how to create a browsable interface to a storefront.  The eBook - I'm not entirely sure what it creates, but it goes through the entire process from start to finish.
http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/11/13/asp-net-mvc-framework-part-1.aspx <http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/11/13/asp-net-mvc-framework-part-1.aspx>
http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2009/03/10/free-asp-net-mvc-ebook-tutorial.aspx <http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2009/03/10/free-asp-net-mvc-ebook-tutorial.aspx>

I don't believe either of the examples provides a search capability, but I'd imagine GoG (Good 'ol Google) would have a nice result list of options for you with regard to "ASP.NET MVC Search".  For a bit more understanding of what MVC is:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model-view-controller <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model-view-controller>

Honestly, the examples I gave above may be unnecessarily complicated for the requirements at hand, but I'm unsure where to look for a specific example tailored for your exact needs (plus, I'm not an ASP.NET programmer).

Good luck!