David Walker California State University San Marcos

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Doing More with Metasearch The Metalib X-Server
David WalkerCalifornia State UniversitySan
Marcos
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Using the Metalib X-Server

• XML Server / Gateway
• Application Programming Interface (API)

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Metalib
Databases
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Your Application
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Using the Metalib X-Server

• Custom Metalib interface
• Building other types of systems
• Part of a complete Web services infrastructure

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Advantages

• Build a more usable interface
• Much simpler model for interface development
• Interface changes immune to system upgrades

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Advantages (contd)

• Build other types of systems
• Integrate library content into other campus
  systems
• Centerpiece of a web services oriented
  infrastructure

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Questions?

• David Walker
• California State University, San Marcos
• dwalker_at_csusm.edu
• http//public.csusm.edu/dwalker