Australian Literature Gateway

From: Daniel Pitti (dpitti@virginia.edu)
Date: Wed Nov 28 2001 - 13:58:51 EST

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    All,

    You might find the Australian Literature Gateway of interest. AusLit was
    produced (and is maintained) by the Australian Defence Force Academy at the
    University of New South Wales with funding from the Australian Research
    Council. It is notable because it is the first implementation of the IFLA
    Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (1998), which implements
    the work-expression-manifestation-item model.

    While it will eventually only be available by subscription, it is free for
    a trial period at http://www.austlit.edu.au

    The manual for creating records can be found here:
    http://www.austlit.edu.au/common/manual/WorksContents.html

    In addition to the implementation of the IFLA model, it is also noteworthy
    for its use of standards and innovative technology.

             · Java 1.3 programming language and runtime
             · Tomcat (current production release) open source servlet
    environment
             · Apache (current production release) open source web server
             · Xerces-J 1.3 open source XML parser
             · Xalan-J 2.1 open source XSL processor
             · Oracle 8i database
             · OCLC Z39.50 Java library for interrogating holdings
    information from · NLA's Kinetica service
             · Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 web client used for data
    maintenance

    They are exploring the use of Topic Maps for "event modeling."

    We are currently considering inviting Marie-Louise Ayers (and perhaps two
    assistants, one a programmer, and the other a librarian) to visit UVa.

    Please have a look.

    Daniel

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    Daniel V. Pitti Project Director
    Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities
    Alderman Library University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia 22903
    Phone: 434 924-6594 Fax: 434 982-2363 Email: dpitti@Virginia.edu
    http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu
    AREA CODE IS NEW EFFECTIVE JUNE 2001



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