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Implementing a Web-Accessible Database.

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Draffan, E. A. B.; Corbett, Robbie – Electronic Library, 2001

Discusses the development and implementation of the United Kingdom's National Internet Accessibility Database (NIAD), how the design of the database was based on ease of use by both its target audience in higher education and those working on the database, and the approaches taken to ensure the successful implementation of the NIAD. (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Database Design, Databases, Foreign Countries, Higher Education

Library Subject Guides: A Content Management Case Study at the Open University, UK

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Wales, Tim – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2005

Purpose: To share the experiences and challenges faced by the Open University Library (OUL) in developing a content management (CM) system for its subject guides. Design/methodology/approach: A summary of multi-format subject guide production at the OUL is provided to justify the decision to develop a new system for their production using a…

Descriptors: Open Universities, Information Management, Academic Libraries, Case Studies