Automating Online Delivery of Database Content

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Automating Online Delivery of Database Content

• Xinq XML Inquirean open-source XML-based
  alternativeAusWeb 2005
• Monica Berko and David Wong
• National Library of Australia

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What drove us?

• Need to archive database-driven web sites (Deep
  Web Working Group - IIPC)
• Australian Medical Pioneers Index
• Health Education Rural Remote Resources
  Database see screenshots
• Need to archive legacy databases and provide
  basic online search and browse
• Requirement for a prototyping tool
• Solution needed to be open source

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Useful By-Product

• Technique for online delivery of structured
  content. Sample candidates
• News and Events Web Site
• Conference Web Site see screenshots

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Case Study Staff Directory
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person
organisational unit
Given Names
name
Family Name
linemanager
Username
Parent Unit
status
category
Functional Description
Organisational Unit
Contact
method
Special Role
value
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Where to now ?

• Within 1 month
• Complete Xinq Configuration Editor
• Support for more data types
• Better support for complex properties
• Within 3 months - Xedit
• find/customise/develop Schema to UI generator for
  data entry/update
• develop standard web application for online
  update
• develop generator for creating above
• Xinq/Xedit admin interface for push-button
  deployment

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End

• Project Page
• http//www.nla.gov.au/xinq
• Source Forge Entry
• http//sourceforge.net/projects/xinq/

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