North Carolina Architects and Builders
User interface and search system for digital publication
Overview
Originally conceived as a print publication, the North Carolina Architects and Builders: A Biographical Dictionary project is the first product of the Office of Digital Publishing. DLI developed the interface, search system, and back end data processing infrastructure.
How We Did It
The project features a faceted search interface powered by solr, an open source search tool. Solr is used to index and search XML documents that contain the project data. The project uses XSLT to render many of its project pages. jQuery and YUI help to provide a contemporary user experience.
Results
Recognition
- Ryan, J., and Wust, M. (2009). "North Carolina Architects & Builders: A Biographical Dictionary", Preservation North Carolina Annual Conference, October 29, 2009.
- Casden, J., Ryan, J., and Wust, M. (2009). "New Ways of Exposing Digital Library Content: "WolfWalk" and "North Carolina Architects & Builders", North Carolina Library Association 2009 Conference, October 9, 2009.
- Bishir, C., Ryan, J., and Wust, M. (2009). "North Carolina Architects & Builders: A Biographical Dictionary", Issues in Libraries and Higher Education, North Carolina State University Libraries, June 16, 2009.
- Bishir, C., Ryan, J., and Wust, M. (2008). "North Carolina Architects & Builders: A Biographical Dictionary", Preservation North Carolina Annual Conference, October 9, 2008.
Team
Niqui O'NeillFormer Digital Technologies Development Librarian
Markus WustFormer Digital Research and Scholarship Librarian
Jason CasdenFormer Associate Head, Digital Library Initiatives
Cory LownFormer NCSU Libraries staff member
Brian DietzLead Librarian for Collections Stewardship and Discovery
Gwynn ThayerAssociate Head and Chief Curator, Special Collections Research Center
Catherine BishirFormer Curator of Architecture Special Collections
Dharini BaskaranFormer University Library Technician