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Designing a Digital Databases Page VALA 2004 CONCURRENT SESSION 12: Access to Information Thursday 5 February 2004, 11:55 - 12:30 David Groenewegen Digital Resources Librarian, Monash University Library http://www.lib.monash.edu.au Simon Huggard Systems Manager, Monash University Library http://www.lib.monash.edu.au

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• VALA2004-Session-12-Groenewegen-Paper (589.4 kB)
  

Abstract

During 2003 Monash University Library engaged in a major redesign of the library databases web site. The basis of this was a program which used MARC records from Monash’s Endeavour Voyager catalogue to generate online electronic journal subject lists. The new databases page was intended to make for easier updating, and to allow us to respond to known user issues. In theory this was straightforward. In practice a number of issues were raised. The paper looks at how Monash resolved these issues, while commenting on the relationship between metadata and technology. Some future directions will also be discussed.