Web Services Department
primary responsibilities:
- JOSIAH
Coordinate software installation, maintenance and upgrades; Monitor system performance; Maintain system codes and manage user accounts and security; Customize web opac. - SFX & MetaLib
Install, configure, and test software and upgrades; Customize user interfaces; Configure resources, write and modify parsers. - LIBRARY WEB
Day-to-day management of Library Web; Convert static HTML pages to database driven applications. - WEB DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS
Integrate proprietary systems to the extent possible; Collaborate with other departments to develop software tools that benefit users. Integrate Library services with campus-wide services. Evaluate emerging technologies and utilize standards-based and open source solutions whenever possible.
we can help:
- Report problems or make suggestions to libweb@brown.edu
- Track your requests at http://blogs.brown.edu/project/bulws
- Need a blog for your group or task? Contact Lori_Jargo@brown.edu
- Need a wiki for your group or task? Contact Birkin_Diana@brown.edu
current projects:
- Josiah - LDAP Integration
- Josiah "My Millennium"
- Redesign & Restructure Library Web
- Data Farm
- Electronic Theses & Dissertations
- Electronic Resource Management Implementation
- Integrate Digital Collections & Repository in MetaLib
- Direct OCRA Request from Josiah and SFX-enabled Databases
- Usability Testing Program
recently completed projects:
- JOSIAH Request Function & Interface with Annex Software
- MetaLib Implementation & Public Launch
- Upgrade to SFX Version 3
- SFX & Google Scholar
- OCRA Video Reserves
- Liberation Database
training & presentations
[Please Note: Sessions will be repeated upon demand]
- Wikis (10/20/05)
- Release 2005 is coming! (10/6/05)
- Blogs & RSS: A Gentle Introduction (9/29/05)
- Quicker, Easier, More Fun: Shortcuts & Macros in Josiah/Millennium (9/22/05)
who we are:
- Bonnie Buzzell, Senior Knowledge Management Librarian
Rockefeller Library, Box A, Room 102, 863-3599 - Birkin Diana, Unix Programmer
Rockefeller Library, Box A, Room 104, 863-2664 - Yvonne Federowicz, Senior Library
Associate Specialist
Rockefeller Library, Box A, Room 104, 863-2664 - Lori Jargo, Web Services Librarian
Rockefeller Library, Box A, Room 102, 863-3599 - Jean Rainwater, Department Leader
Rockefeller Library, Box A, Room 102, 863-3599